Lulamba Joins Elite Company: Can He Follow the Game Spirit-Arkle Trail?

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Lulamba didn’t so much win the Game Spirit Chase as survive it. For three-quarters of the race at Newbury on Saturday, Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten novice looked anything but a 11/8 Arkle favourite. He was off the bridle early, not entirely foot perfect at his fences, and turning in you could have got decent odds about him seeing it out.

Then, between the third and second last, Nico De Boinville squeezed and Lulamba responded like a proper racehorse. The acceleration was instant, the jumps at the final two fences assured, and the six-and-a-half-length margin over Saint Segal at the line barely reflected his superiority.

Game Spirit Chase on The Race Lab

Lulamba Joins Elite Company: Can He Follow the Game Spirit-Arkle Trail?