13:15 Newbury

Saturday 21 March 2026

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Castle Windows Newbury Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 69y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 3m 58.58s
1st
Horse silk
1
Kocktail Bleu
611-6
1/1f
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon
Made all, stumbled and almost unseated 4th, shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, faced challenge flat, kept on well op 11/8 tchd Evens
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
Lisbane Park
511-6
5/2
T: J TizzardJ: H Cobden
Raced in second, not fluent 1st, shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, made challenge flat, not pace of winner op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
Gambino
511-0
11/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, went third before 3 out, still going well 2 out, switched right approaching last, outpaced flat, ran on op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
14
8
Cecilia Star
410-3
7/2
T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon
Tracked leaders, lost third before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
11
7
Padel Bandit
511-0
250/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, making no impression when mistake 3 out, untidy 2 out, weakened op 150/1
6th
Horse silk
6
6
Noble Don
711-0
300/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up in rear, hung right when ridden after 3 out, soon beaten op 250/1
7th
Horse silk
9
5
King Berry
511-0
250/1
T: M ComleyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Always towards rear tchd 150/1
8th
Horse silk
14
4
Giddyupadingdong
611-0
50/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Bradley Harris (3)
In touch, ridden along 3 out, no chance when not fluent 2 out tchd 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £1.40EX:£3.50Trifecta:£10.40SF:£4.32Swingers:£1.10, £1.90, £2.80

Forecasts

Kocktail Bleu (1/1), Lisbane Park (5/2), Cecilia Star (7/2), Gambino (11/2), Giddyupadingdong (50/1), Padel Bandit (250/1), King Berry (250/1), Noble Don (300/1)

Verdict

KOCKTAIL BLEU was runner-up in a Grade 2 at Kempton last time and he'll be tough to beat with a replication of that form. Gambino proved himself above average in a light Flat career and shaped encouragingly behind Constitution Hill on debut for Dan Skelton last time, so is a highly respected hurdles newcomer, with Lisbane Park just preferred to Cecilia Star for third.

  1. KOCKTAIL BLEU (FR)
  2. GAMBINO (IRE)
  3. LISBANE PARK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
John Barbour
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 6
J: J J Burke  |  T: F O'Brien
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Prize Money

1st: £9,258.002nd: £4,265.003rd: £2,132.004th: £1,068.00

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