February 27 / 14.30 Newbury

14.30

Good To Soft

BetVictor Simple Things Juvenile Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £8169
  • 2m 0f 69y
  • Class 3
  • 9 runners
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BetVictor Simple Things Juvenile Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 5

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced for Michael Bell but won a 1m2f AW maiden and was close up in a Goodwood handicap; that Flat form is the best on show here and it was an encouraging start over hurdles when not beaten far in a maiden for mares at Kempton (staying on; good to soft); considered.
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4th

8

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:15 Newbury

Cecilia Star

10st 3lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Flat scorer who has raced twice over hurdles, looking value for a bit more than the neck winning margin in juvenile event over C&D (good to soft) latest having idled in front; interesting contender at the weights.

11/2

1st

9

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Cecilia Star

10st 7lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Lightly raced for Michael Bell but won a 1m2f AW maiden and was close up in a Goodwood handicap; that Flat form is the best on show here and it was an encouraging start over hurdles when not beaten far in a maiden for mares at Kempton (staying on; good to soft); considered.

13/2

5th

16

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:52 Kempton

Cecilia Star

10st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Lucy Wadham

Promising on Flat for Michael Bell (best RPR 84), AW winner at 1m2f; beaten a long way out over 1m6f (good to soft) in October and limited evidence suggests good ground suits best; hurdle debut for new yard.

50/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 115 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
No great shakes on the Flat (1-11) but he did win his final run in that scene over 1m4f at Brighton in September (good to firm; also runner-up on soft); failed favourite backers when second on hurdling debut (Warwick; 2m, good) but the winner has since progressed to better things; absent since November but his yard has won two of the last four renewals of this; player.
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19

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Sandown

Love You Back

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Flat winner whose hurdles form comprises a couple of second-place finishes and a late fall (beaten at the time); even off bottom weight, this looks a difficult task upped in class.

33/1

6

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

14:20 Stratford

Love You Back

11st 0lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Won on the Flat at Brighton in September; has taken well to hurdling, finishing runner-up on both starts, latest when beaten a neck at Newbury (2m, good to soft; 5-2) ten days ago; looks a matter of time before he gets his head in front in this sphere.

2/1

2nd

6

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Love You Back

11st 0lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

No great shakes on the Flat (1-11) but he did win his final run in that scene over 1m4f at Brighton in September (good to firm; also runner-up on soft); failed favourite backers when second on hurdling debut (Warwick; 2m, good) but the winner has since progressed to better things; absent since November but his yard has won two of the last four renewals of this; player.

5/2

OUR TIP

Form: 1-24

Last run: 85 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
A bit underwhelming in his two British runs (good/good to soft) and again he's burdened with a penalty for his win in France; looks very flattered by a BHA mark of 120 but it will be disappointing if he can't do better for his powerful connections.
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2nd

7

29th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 2

15:05 Ascot

Mojito Des Mottes

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Burdened with his French penalty when no closer than about 6l in his qualifying races and wasn't that strong in the finish in any of those; however, may well reveal a higher level of ability after a wind operation; the betting could be instructive.

12/1

4th

2

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Mojito Des Mottes

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

A bit underwhelming in his two British runs (good/good to soft) and again he's burdened with a penalty for his win in France; looks very flattered by a BHA mark of 120 but it will be disappointing if he can't do better for his powerful connections.

4/1

Form: 64

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Maiden who had plenty of chances on the Flat and has been beaten 22l and 64l in two races over hurdles at this track; admittedly, he was never going to mix it with Sober Glory last time, but probably one for handicaps.
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4th

5

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

13:30 Uttoxeter

Laplander

11st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Tom Ward

0-8 on the Flat and he's been well held at biggish prices in three hurdle runs this winter; now switches to a handicap but opening mark looks on the high side and he needs improvement.

9/1

5th

5

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Laplander

11st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Tom Ward

Maiden who had plenty of chances on the Flat and has been beaten 22l and 64l in two races over hurdles at this track; admittedly, he was never going to mix it with Sober Glory last time, but probably one for handicaps.

50/1

4th

10

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:00 Newbury

Laplander

10st 4lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Tom Ward

Inconsistent maiden on Flat and failed to make much of a splash in C&D juvenile hurdle last time; opposed.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Well-bred colt but 0-4 in these colours for Roger Varian and the latest third in a 1m novice at Windsor in August is nothing to shout about; has joined a leading yard for jumps action but that's the principal positive.
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5th

5

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:47 Hereford

Ettore

11st 5lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Third over hurdles at Taunton (extended 2m, good) in March but failed to match that level on starts either side; cheekpieces are now applied for handicap debut and, while his jumping has lacked fluency at times, he's hard to dismiss representing top stable.

9/2

7th

13

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:13 Ffos Las

Ettore

10st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Record of 0-4 on Flat for previous yard; has lacked fluency in two attempts over hurdles (2m) but managed to run well, clear third, at Taunton latest; may take another step forward, especially if jumping better.

11/2

3rd

5

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:15 Taunton

Ettore

10st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Well related (including as half-brother to a useful jumper) but 0-4 in these colours on Flat for Roger Varian, modest form in his closest finish; weak 11-2, 33l sixth of nine in a juvenile hurdle at Newbury (2m, good to soft) for new yard last month, looking best watched for the time being.

7/1

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Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Back from a break to get off the mark on the Flat last month (sixth attempt), albeit in a low-grade 2m handicap on the AW; has the stamina for hurdling and Sean Bowen is booked, but others are still preferred.
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8th

4

(1)

2nd Apr 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

19:48 Southwell (AW)

Rogue Justice

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Jack Jones

Well beaten over hurdles last time; has taken Flat form to a new level since switched to AW, finishing second at Wolverhampton (1m6f) last September then going one better at Chelmsford (2m) in January; open to further progress back in this sphere, provided he takes to new headgear.

11/4

7th

8

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:30 Newbury

Rogue Justice

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jack Jones

Back from a break to get off the mark on the Flat last month (sixth attempt), albeit in a low-grade 2m handicap on the AW; has the stamina for hurdling and Sean Bowen is booked, but others are still preferred.

8/1

1st

3

(2)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Rogue Justice

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Jack Jones

Last of five on handicap debut at Ffos Las (1m4f, good; first-time cheekpieces, kept since) in August but posted an improved effort when second at Wolverhampton (1m6f, AW) 145 days ago, shaping as if this longer trip would suit; off since but needs a second look.

5/2

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Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Best of his four Flat runs was a fourth of nine on the AW (1m4f novice; fair form) when beaten under 5l; has some ability and stable had a recent juvenile hurdle winner, but he's not the obvious answer.
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3rd

12

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Bowling Shane

10st 7lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Limited in four Flat runs and tailed off in three runs over hurdles; plenty to prove on this handicap debut.

14/1

10th

12

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:30 Hereford

Bowling Shane

10st 10lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Limited in four Flat runs and tailed off in both his runs over hurdles.

50/1

Form: 43841

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 117

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W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Payout
Exacta £12.70
Straight Forecast £11.38
Trifecta £41.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cecilia Star

WEST COUNTRY:

Mojito Des Mottes

RP RATINGS:

Innamorato

TOPSPEED:

Love You Back

LAMBOURN:

Ettore

Telegraph:

Mojito Des Mottes

The Star:

Ettore

POSTDATA:

Cecilia Star

The Times:

Cecilia Star

Daily Mirror:

Cecilia Star

Daily Mail:

Innamorato

D Express:

Innamorato

The Guardian:

Love You Back

Daily Record:

Love You Back