Newbury
15:55
William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.10 £1.90 £3.40 Exacta: £33.60 Tricast: £297.81 Trifecta: £262
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced in second - lost position briefly halfway - going best and led narrowly 4 out - went clear approaching last - shaken up and went further clear run-in - easily(tchd 7/1)
4 F Good Nicky Henderson 151 lbs 11/2 Won
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2nd
Towards rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders before 5 out - going easily and prominent 4 out - went second before 2 out - kept on well but no match for winner (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake five fences out)(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
4 G AVG Jane Williams 154 lbs 4/1 14
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3rd
Soon midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 13th - went third after 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G AVG Tom Lacey 145 lbs 14/1 6.5
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4th
Led - headed but challenging 4 out - jumped left 3 out - soon no extra and weakened gradually(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
6 G AVG Emma Lavelle 152 lbs 6/1 5
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5th
Squeezed out start - towards rear early - headway and prominent on outer after 2nd - weakened gradually from 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
6 G AVG Ben Pauling 164 lbs 7/1 18
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6th
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 12th - some headway before 4 out - weakened 2 out (trainer said - regarding poor form shown - he stopped quickly and was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places going - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet said gelding had sustained a wound to his right-hind leg)(tchd 7/2)
5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 148 lbs 100/30F 4.25
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7th
Raced wide - never better than midfield(op 14/1)
5 G AVG Joe Tizzard 157 lbs 16/1 5
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99th
Mistake 1st - always behind - pulled up after 3 out(op 20/1)
7 G Good Mickey Bowen 161 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - pulled up before 12th (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places going - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 28/1)
6 G Good Alan Jones 152 lbs 22/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - bad mistake 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 9/2)
5 G Good David Pipe 154 lbs 13/2 -