Newbury
13:15
William Hill Proper Prices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £1.40 £1.20 Exacta: £8.10 Trifecta: £8
Non-Runners: Bradshaw (unsuitable ground), Everest (self certificate), Noble Don (self certificate, lame)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Rubber Ball (GB) 5 G AVG Neil King 162 lbs 7/2 Won Raced in second - outpaced and lost second after 3 out - rallied and went second again before 2 out - challenging after last - led narrowly final 110yds - kept on well towards finish(op 9/2)
2nd 2 Tutti Quanti (FR) 4 G Good Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 11/8 1 Travelled strongly - jumped slightly left throughout - led - faced challenge after last - headed final 110yds - soon no extra(op 13/8 tchd 6/4)
3rd 3 Kientzheim (FR) 4 F Good Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 6/5F 4 Took keen hold early - raced in third - not fluent 3rd - briefly went second after 3 out - pressed leaders last - no extra run-in(op 10/11)
4th 4 Atomic Level (IRE) 6 G Poor Chris Gordon 156 lbs 100/1 28 Always behind - tailed off(tchd 125/1)
5th 6 Strong As Steel (GB) 5 G Poor James Evans 156 lbs 125/1 2.25 Raced in last - no chance after 4 out - tailed off(op 100/1)