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          Fri 20 Mar
        

BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Newbury · Friday, 20 Mar · 15:00 · 2m 69y · Class 3 · TURF

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Status

15:00

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

HELNWEIN (IRE

🥈 Second

ACROSS EARTH (IRE

🥉 Third

FAIVOIR (FR

Betting forecast

8 runners

01 · 🏆

Helnwein

1.83

5/6

02 · 🥈

Across Earth

4.50

7/2

03 · 🥉

Cornish Storm

5.50

9/2

Nowmelad

9/1

Faivoir

10/1

Spirou

20/1

Chief Sunday

20/1

Gentleman Joe

40/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Helnwein (G) FAV Strong-travelling sort held his form well last term, finishing runner-up in the Swinton at Haydock and returned better than ever when runner-up in the Greatwood on reappearance. Far from disgraced be…	2/2252U-	Thomas Bellamy A King	8	77.1kg	1.83 5/6
—	2	—	Faivoir (G) Won the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 2023. On an ever growing losing run but retains more ability aged 11 than a cursory glance at this season's exploits might suggest, doing best of those…	6/83873	Miss Heidi Palin D Skelton	11	76.2kg	11 10/1
4th	3	—	Gentleman Joe (G) Fairly useful Flat/hurdles winner for Henry de Bromhead but was below form on first outing for current yard on the level at Newcastle last month. Much better needed now reverting to hurdling.	426-900	J M Quinlan M Crawley	8	72.6kg	41 40/1
5th	4	—	Cornish Storm (G) P Improved again to make it 2 from 2 since cheekpieces were applied 8-runner handicap at Warwick (2m, soft) 41 days ago, albeit benefiting from a good ride. Needs to pull out more from a 6 lb higher ma…	029115	Ben Jones W S Kittow	7	71.7kg	5.50 9/2
—	5	—	Nowmelad (G) Fell Produced a career best when finding only one too good for a third successive start in 6-runner handicap (5/2) at Hereford (2m, soft) in January. Respected off same mark.	46222F	Lee Edwards Henry Oliver	7	70.8kg	10 9/1
1st	6	—	Spirou (G) Fair form when third in 14.5f maiden on second of 2 starts on Flat and confirmed the promise of his hurdling debut with victory in 9-runner juvenile at Bordeaux in 2023/24. Not seen out since but in …	21/1	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	6	70.3kg	21 20/1
3rd	7	—	Across Earth (G) Returned an improved model this season, resuming winning ways in cosy fashion in 2m handicap at Sandown in December, ridden more patiently than usual. Beat all bar the one who'd had an easy lead at H…	033194/	Caoilin Quinn G & J Moore	5	69.9kg	4.50 7/2
6th	8	—	Chief Sunday (G) T Failed to take to chasing as well as might have been expected but wasn't discredited back in this sphere when seventh of 13 in 2½m Lingfield handicap in January. Ran poorly at Ffos Las on most recent…	P756P9-	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	6	66.7kg	21 20/1

Betting forecast: Helnwein (5/6), Across Earth (7/2), Cornish Storm (9/2), Nowmelad (9/1), Faivoir (10/1), Spirou (20/1), Chief Sunday (20/1), Gentleman Joe (40/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	8450.0 GBP
P2	3888.0 GBP
P3	1944.0 GBP
P4	973.0 GBP
P5	485.0 GBP