Newbury
17:05
One Up On Football Now At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Newbury Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £1.60 £1.40 £1.50 Exacta: £22.10 Tricast: £59.04 Trifecta: £86.80
Non-Runners: Champagne Twist (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Wonderful Eagle (GER) 5 G Good Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 158 lbs 5/1 Won Took keen hold - towards rear - headway after 4 out - went second going easily just after 2 out - led when edged right approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 4/1)
2nd 1 Gamesters Guy (GB) 5 G Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 168 lbs 5/2 2.75 Held up in rear - headway on outer from 4 out - led 2 out - soon faced challenge - headed approaching last - kept on run-in(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1)
3rd 9 Shutupshirley (GB) 8 G Good Robert Walford 150 lbs 9/2 7.5 In touch with leaders - outpaced when carried left 2 out - soon rallied and went third - no match for first two
4th 5 Magical King (IRE) 6 G Poor Stuart Edmunds 163 lbs 85/40F 3.5 Led - raced in second just after 2nd - led again 3rd - not fluent and briefly headed 5th - faced challenges 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2)
5th 2 Saint Palais (FR) 7 G AVG Richard J Bandey 168 lbs 11/1 0.1 Prominent - not fluent 7th - weakening when jumped left 2 out - soon lost fourth(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 12/1)
6th 8 Itseemslikeit (GB) 5 G AVG David Pipe 156 lbs 33/1 15 Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind(op 28/1)
7th 6 Ramo (FR) 8 G Poor Venetia Williams 161 lbs 22/1 1.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - led just after 2nd - raced in second 3rd - briefly led 5th - lost ground quickly home turn(op 18/1)
8th 4 Press Your Luck (IRE) 10 G AVG Chris Gordon 162 lbs 50/1 3.25 Always behind(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)