November 29 / 12.45 Newbury

12.45

Good To Soft

Coral Racing Club Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £11264.49
  • 2m 0f 92y
  • Class 3
  • 10 runners
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Coral Racing Club Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1113-F D BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Record of 3-4 as a juvenile hurdler last season featured a Grade 2 win; still going well in second place when taking a heavy fall four out in Carlisle graduation chase (2m, good; odds-on shot) on reappearance; remains of major interest, assuming that tumble hasn't left its mark.
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1st

2

5th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

17:00 Aintree

Kalif Du Berlais

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

jumped well, made all, soon pestered, increased tempo after 3 out, just over 2 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden run-in, ran on

100/30

1st

2

5th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

17:00 Aintree

Kalif Du Berlais

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

jumped well, made all, soon pestered, increased tempo after 3 out, just over 2 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden run-in, ran on

100/30

4th

4

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 10y

Class 1

14:35 Sandown

Kalif Du Berlais

11st 3lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Acts on heavy; overall record is 5-7; Grade 2 winner over hurdles; campaigned only at about 2m but he is bred to be suited by this new trip; has form figures of F11 since switched to fences, the wins in novice handicaps, latest at Cheltenham where he easily beat a subsequent scorer; improving 5yo who is a big player on the figures.

3/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 435112 D BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Solid record (over 2m-2m4f) since switched to fences, winning at Uttoxeter and Wetherby then creditable second at Wincanton; certainly an in-form contender but this looks a slightly stiffer assignment.
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5th

3

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Tedley

11st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Launched chasing career with two wins in the autumn (2m/2m3f. good to soft/good) and generally remained in good form until end of last season; looked a non-stayer over 2m7f on latest outing and now drops back in trip with usual cheekpieces refitted; recent 3lb drop gives him a decent chance.

6/1

5th

3

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Tedley

11st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Launched chasing career with two wins in the autumn (2m/2m3f. good to soft/good) and generally remained in good form until end of last season; looked a non-stayer over 2m7f on latest outing and now drops back in trip with usual cheekpieces refitted; recent 3lb drop gives him a decent chance.

6/1

5th

2

21st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Tedley

11st 9lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Has done well since switched to this discipline (winning twice) and his blowouts have come in strong races, latterly in the 2m4f Greatwood Gold Cup here three weeks ago; more exposed than some in here and he's unraced past 2m5f, but can be competitive off this mark.

6/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 110-31 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Raised 4lb for a success at Carlisle (2m4f, good) where his task was made easier by the fall of main market rival; however, has a respectable strike-rate (5-10 overall) and may progress further.
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2nd

1

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Asta La Pasta

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Dual chase winner last season (2m4f/2m), both times by wide margins in small fields; suited by good ground but ran poorly when last in action and still needs to prove he can cope with this career-high mark.

5/1

2nd

1

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Asta La Pasta

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Dual chase winner last season (2m4f/2m), both times by wide margins in small fields; suited by good ground but ran poorly when last in action and still needs to prove he can cope with this career-high mark.

5/1

9th

7

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 2

14:35 Plumpton

Asta La Pasta

10st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

raced wide, towards rear

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 3116-2 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Grade 2 winner as a novice hurdler last term and finished only 1l behind a solid rival at Uttoxeter (2m, good) on the switch to chasing; remains open to further improvement and is one to consider.
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2

16th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 2

15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Personal Ambition

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Won three-runner novice chase by 17l at Newbury (2m, soft; first-time blinkers) in February but that form is tricky to evaluate, and he was pulled up in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham in March; still needs to prove he can handle his current handicap mark and that he's fully effective on the forecast good ground.

4/1

15

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Personal Ambition

10st 11lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

He's had jumping issues and should have won a Grade 2 novice chase at Ascot in December 2024 (2m3f, good to soft; bad mistake at final fence); beat just two rivals when getting off the mark in this sphere at Newbury (2m, soft) recently but that was still a very encouraging effort in first-time blinkers (retained); could make a bold bid if minimising the errors.

14/1

1st

3

17th Feb 2026

2m 0f 92y

Class 3

14:15 Newbury

Personal Ambition

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Three-time hurdle winner; 0-6 over fences but highly tried on occasions and unlucky not to win a Grade 2 at Ascot last season; disappointed in that same race two months ago but new headgear could help him turn things around.

100/30

Form: 4/2F1-

Last run: 264 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Unlucky on penultimate hurdles start and subsequently gained compensation at Kelso (2m5f, soft); point winner who should make a chaser; possibilities provided he copes with this drop back in distance.
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8th

3

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 2

15:30 Ayr

Myretown

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Prone to making a bad blunder and arrives with something to prove following heavy defeats on his last two starts; however, he hasn't been devoid of promise this season and he'll be a major player if tapping back into the promise shown when romping to victory at last season's Cheltenham Festival.

11/1

13th

14

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Myretown

10st 13lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Mistakes were costly on first two runs this term and he was pulled up at Haydock (extended 3m4f, good to soft) 24 days ago; not easy to fancy on the back of that but stamina may well have been an issue and he was hugely impressive when making all by 11l in this race last March (good to soft); might take plenty of catching, even now 15lb higher, if rediscovering that same dominant form.

10/1

33/1

Form: 34-218 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Generally consistent over hurdles but form dipped sharply last time and remains on career-high mark; 0-5 in points and appears to have a difficult task in this field on chase debut.
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4th

3

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

Tapley

12st 0lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

2-10 over fences, the latter win gained over C&D (good) in March; didn't run badly when third of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month and seems likely to be on the premises again.

2/1

3rd

2

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 3

16:52 Newton Abbot

Tapley

11st 6lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

Consistent 9yo who recorded his second win of the campaign at Stratford (extended 2m6f, good) last time, continuing a productive partnership with Isabelle Ryder; this drop back in trip shouldn't inconvenience and, despite a 3lb higher mark, he looks set to give another good account.

3/1

1st

4

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 3

14:47 Stratford

Tapley

11st 3lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

Consistent sort who posted a solid third of six in 2m2f handicap at Kempton two weeks ago; eased 2lb here, so needs considering in his bid for a second success of the season.

3/1

Form: 014P-1 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Held on by half a length from Classic Anthem at Sandown (1m7f, good) returned to fences, taking advantage of odds-on Jeriko Du Reponet's major flop; faces a stiffer task in this deeper field.
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1

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Brookie

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Has proved difficult to place since last win in March 2025 and form has taken a downturn of late; has the worst chance at the weights back up in class.

66/1

13th

3

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Brookie

11st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Pulled up in Ascot handicap in November and tailed off on sole outing since in the Champion Chase last month; it's hard to say what sort of form he's in but this C&D brought out the very best in him when runner-up in the Grade 1 Maghull Novices' Chase (good) 12 months ago; could go well back here.

16/1

8th

1

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:00 Cheltenham

Brookie

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Lacked fluency and ran poorly at Ascot when last seen; ran creditably in C&D handicap the time before but that form is a long way below Champion Chase standard and he's comfortably held by Majborough on Punchestown festival running; has the worst chance on ratings.

125/1

Form: 2137-1 C

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Took well to fences in similar event at Kempton (2m2f, good) last month and the runner-up has boosted the form by going one better since; now 4-8 under rules; respected, with further improvement plausible.
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2

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 2

15:15 Haydock

Idy Wood

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Won over fences last season and has won twice over hurdles since September; now he's on a recovery mission after very quiet runs at Windsor (2m4f) and at the Cheltenham Festival (3m; again on his favoured good ground).

14/1

22th

16

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Idy Wood

10st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Won two chases last season and 2-4 back hurdling this term, with all those wins on good ground but he also scored on soft in his novice days; however, tailed off at Windsor on New Year's Day, unraced beyond 2m5f under rules and needs to resume his improvement.

50/1

11

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 2

15:20 Chepstow

Idy Wood

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

2-5 over fences last season and gamely made all when back over hurdles for last month's reappearance at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good); might have a fitness edge over some of these but is 4lb higher in a much deeper race today.

8/1

Form: 278-42 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Point/hurdle winner; ties in closely with Brookie on Sandown running (chase debut) but this looks a tougher task for both of them; may find better opportunities in this sphere in due course.
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9th

9

26th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 10y

Class 2

13:50 Sandown

Classic Anthem

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jim Boyle

Solid record at Sandown was enhanced when he scored in good style over C&D (good) seven weeks ago, leading three out to get off the mark as a chaser at the fifth attempt; 5lb rise may underestimate that and he could also be open to further improvement; big shout.

3/1

9th

9

26th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 10y

Class 2

13:50 Sandown

Classic Anthem

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jim Boyle

Solid record at Sandown was enhanced when he scored in good style over C&D (good) seven weeks ago, leading three out to get off the mark as a chaser at the fifth attempt; 5lb rise may underestimate that and he could also be open to further improvement; big shout.

3/1

1st

7

8th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 10y

Class 3

16:45 Sandown

Classic Anthem

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jim Boyle

Has a win, two seconds and a third from just six outings at Sandown; ran close to his best when runner-up over C&D in February, keeping on from the rear; solid claims once more.

9/2

Form: P1/52/ D

Last run: 699 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo who has been absent since running well off 5lb higher in 2m4f handicap hurdle here in December 2022; looks well treated but the betting should prove best guide.
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3

5th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 110y

14:58 Thurles

Moulins Clermont

11st 12lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: T Hogan

Two wins over hurdles in Britain; uneven form in three chase starts, best display when second in a small-field Newbury handicap; off for over a year; good claimer booked for his Irish debut.

16/1

5th

3

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:20 Kempton

Moulins Clermont

11st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, bad mistake 4 out

3/1

5th

3

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:20 Kempton

Moulins Clermont

11st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, bad mistake 4 out

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £11.20
Straight Forecast £11.73
Tricast £40.75
Trifecta £51.60

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Kalif Du Berlais

SPOTLIGHT:

Personal Ambition

The Guardian:

Asta La Pasta

POSTDATA:

Idy Wood

TOPSPEED:

Tedley

Daily Record:

Classic Anthem

The Times:

Kalif Du Berlais

Daily Mail:

Kalif Du Berlais

D Express:

Kalif Du Berlais

The Sun:

Kalif Du Berlais

Telegraph:

Personal Ambition

Daily Mirror:

Personal Ambition

The Star:

Asta La Pasta

LAMBOURN:

Idy Wood