Newbury
14:30
BetVictor Simple Things Juvenile Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.40 £1.40 £1.60 Exacta: £12.70 Trifecta: £41.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - good jump and prominent 2nd - led narrowly 3 out - 2 lengths ahead and ridden run-in - idled and reduced lead final 110yds - faced challenge and rallied towards finish - always doing enough
3 F Good Lucy Wadham 147 lbs 3/1 Won
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2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hit 5th - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied and went second inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish(op 16/5 and tchd 10/3)
3 G Poor Gary & Josh Moore 154 lbs 5/2F 0.3
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3rd
Disputed lead at slow pace - led 2nd - headed 3 out - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(op 9/2)
3 G Poor Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 4/1 5
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4th
In rear - headway before 3 out - went third after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
3 G Poor Ben Pauling 160 lbs 9/2 4
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5th
Always behind - tailed off(op 33/1)
2 G Poor Tom Ward 154 lbs 22/1 23
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6th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - lost position 2nd - not fluent and weakened 3 out - hampered 2 out - tailed off(op 7/2 tchd 6/1)
3 C Poor Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 11/2 1
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7th
Disputed lead at slow pace - prominent 2nd - lost position 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 14/1)
3 G AVG Jack Jones 154 lbs 25/1 19
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8th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - soon dropped to rear - not fluent 5th - detached and struggling 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 28/1)
3 G Poor Clive Boultbee-Brooks 154 lbs 33/1 13
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99th
Took keen hold - in rear - jumped left 1st - headway after 5th - pressed leaders when fell 2 out
4 G Poor Georgina Nicholls 151 lbs 50/1 -
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