13:50 Newbury

Saturday 21 March 2026

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Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 33.15s

1^st

Storming George

612-0

10/3

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led, headed before 3rd, led narrowly before 4th, shaken up after 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon ridden, went clear after last, readily op 4/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Glancing Jack

511-9

12/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in rear, midfield after 7th, made headway when pushed along before 2 out, went second before last, kept on but no match for winner op 10/1

3^rd

1 ½

Thewoodcorner

410-4

11/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, pushed along and lost position after 7th, outpaced and not fluent 3 out, making no impression 2 out, rallied and made some headway before last, soon went third, kept on but never going pace to challenge tchd 5/2

4^th

3 ½

Red Oak

611-11

9/1

T: James OwenJ: S Bowen

Midfield, pushed along after 3 out, made some headway on outer after 2 out, soon no impression, faded flat op 10/1

5^th

Diamond Koda

711-2

8/1

T: N KentJ: James Bowen

Lacked fluency throughout, front rank, pushed along after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out op 10/1

6^th

6 ½

Doctors Hill

611-5

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Held up in rear of midfield, made headway on outer after 7th, went second before 3 out where not fluent, ridden next, no extra and weakened before last tchd 11/2

7^th

1 ¾

Kapitein Kool

511-9

12/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Paul O'Brien

Held up in rear, always behind, lost shoe

8^th

4 ¼

The Boss Bear

611-4

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cannon

Midfield, awkward 2nd, not fluent 5th, dropped to rear after 7th, weakened after 2 out tchd 22/1

9^th

Fresh Perspective

611-12

8/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: J J Burke

Mounted in chute, wore hood to post, close up, led before 3rd, headed before 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake 7th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Grand Vendetta⁴⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £2.90, £1.50EX:£43.70Trifecta:£170.40Tricast:£124.55SF:£42.08Swingers:£7.80, £3.30, £4.60

Forecasts

Thewoodcorner (11/4), Storming George (10/3), Doctors Hill (6/1), Grand Vendetta (7/1), Diamond Koda (8/1), Fresh Perspective (8/1), Red Oak (9/1), Glancing Jack (12/1), Kapitein Kool (12/1), The Boss Bear (20/1)

A fair winner on the Flat in France, THEWOODCORNER has made a bright start over hurdles for new connections, opening his account at Chepstow prior to seemingly finding the sharper test not suiting so well when second at Huntingdon 3 weeks ago. He remains capable of better and earns the vote now handicapping in receipt of his handy 4-y-o allowance. Top weight Storming George and Grand Vendetta are others fancied to play leading roles.

THEWOODCORNER (FR)
STORMING GEORGE (IRE)
GRAND VENDETTA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Kalium

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Alan Johns | T: Tim Vaughan

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,090.002nd: £5,103.003rd: £2,552.004th: £1,277.005th: £636.00