Newbury on The Race Labhttps://theracelab.co.uk/tags/newbury/Recent content in Newbury on The Race LabHugoen-gbSat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000Ten Years of Beaten Favourites: The Greatwood Gold Cup's Curse Continues at Newburyhttps://theracelab.co.uk/news/2026-02-28-greatwood-gold-cup-favourites-curse-newbury/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/news/2026-02-28-greatwood-gold-cup-favourites-curse-newbury/<p>Vincenzo is 5/2 favourite for Saturday&rsquo;s Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury. He was runner-up in the race last year, he&rsquo;s won two of his last four starts, and Sam Thomas&rsquo;s stable is flying. The obvious pick.</p> <p>Which is precisely the problem.</p> <h2 id="a-decade-of-market-misery">A Decade of Market Misery</h2> <p>SmartForm data reveals that no market leader has won the Greatwood Gold Cup since <strong>Sound Investment in 2015</strong> — a run of ten consecutive beaten favourites that includes some short-priced casualties:</p>Newbury Race Previews — Saturday 28 February 2026https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-28/newbury/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-28/newbury/<p>7 races at Newbury today on Good to soft ground.</p> <h2 id="1335--simple-boost-tokens-now-at-betvictor-conditional-jockeys-novices-handicap-hurdle-gbb-race">13:35 — Simple Boost Tokens Now At BetVictor Conditional Jockeys&rsquo; Novices&rsquo; Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)</h2> <p>Hurdle Handicap | 2m | Class 4 | 8 runners</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>#</th> <th>Horse</th> <th>Age</th> <th>OR</th> <th>Forecast</th> <th>Trainer</th> <th>Jockey</th> <th>Form</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Queenie St Clair</td> <td>6</td> <td>109</td> <td>4/7</td> <td>Nick Scholfield</td> <td>Freddie Keighley</td> <td>07-6131</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Treasure Planet</td> <td>4</td> <td>116</td> <td>5/1</td> <td>P F Nicholls</td> <td>Jay Tidball</td> <td>415</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Eddie My Eagle</td> <td>6</td> <td>112</td> <td>6/1</td> <td>Dan Horsford</td> <td>Philip Armson</td> <td>2-2421</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sutherland</td> <td>6</td> <td>112</td> <td>14/1</td> <td>T Ellis</td> <td>Finn Lambert</td> <td>9/36-520</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Unjeu Royal</td> <td>5</td> <td>110</td> <td>14/1</td> <td>T Lacey</td> <td>Cameron Iles</td> <td>1P-928</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Smoke Trail</td> <td>5</td> <td>120</td> <td>20/1</td> <td>L Russell &amp; M Scudam</td> <td>Gregor Walkingshaw</td> <td>61-133</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Ocean Conquest</td> <td>5</td> <td>114</td> <td>33/1</td> <td>N &amp; W Twiston-Davies</td> <td>James Turner</td> <td>25-11P0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Locquirec</td> <td>5</td> <td>112</td> <td>50/1</td> <td>O Greenall &amp; J Guerr</td> <td>Ben Smith</td> <td>2-4366</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Ones to watch:</strong></p>Newbury Race Previews — Friday 27 February 2026https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-27/newbury/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-27/newbury/<p>6 races at Newbury today on Good to soft ground.</p> <h2 id="1400--west-berkshire-mencap-conditional-jockeys-handicap-hurdle">14:00 — West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys&rsquo; Handicap Hurdle</h2> <p>Hurdle Handicap | 2m4f | Class 4 | 13 runners</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>#</th> <th>Horse</th> <th>Age</th> <th>OR</th> <th>Forecast</th> <th>Trainer</th> <th>Jockey</th> <th>Form</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Guchen</td> <td>6</td> <td>112</td> <td>3/1</td> <td>K Bailey &amp; M Nicholl</td> <td>Aamilah Aswat</td> <td>3-85841</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Our Dylan</td> <td>10</td> <td>109</td> <td>5/1</td> <td>K Woollacott</td> <td>Callum Pritchard</td> <td>26-0131</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Karma Police</td> <td>6</td> <td>109</td> <td>6/1</td> <td>Harry Derham</td> <td>Ben Sutton</td> <td>1/2-363</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Couldntmakeitup</td> <td>6</td> <td>104</td> <td>6/1</td> <td>J Nash</td> <td>Gavin Brouder</td> <td>6U3493</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Activist</td> <td>7</td> <td>107</td> <td>6/1</td> <td>D Pipe</td> <td>Rian Corcoran</td> <td>1-054P2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Calme Olympien</td> <td>7</td> <td>112</td> <td>12/1</td> <td>Tim Vaughan</td> <td>Alex Chadwick</td> <td>4473-14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Osterberg</td> <td>6</td> <td>98</td> <td>12/1</td> <td>M Keighley</td> <td>Harry Atkins</td> <td>007313</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Caliach Point</td> <td>6</td> <td>109</td> <td>14/1</td> <td>B Pauling</td> <td>Beau Morgan</td> <td>44-P27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>El Curamach</td> <td>8</td> <td>102</td> <td>14/1</td> <td>R Potter</td> <td>Dylan Johnston</td> <td>54/1-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Boston Savr</td> <td>5</td> <td>98</td> <td>20/1</td> <td>J &amp; A O&rsquo;Neill</td> <td>Benjamin Macey</td> <td>889</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Super Freddie</td> <td>5</td> <td>109</td> <td>25/1</td> <td>N &amp; W Twiston-Davies</td> <td>Toby McCain-Mitche</td> <td>9-237</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Hackney Hill</td> <td>8</td> <td>109</td> <td>25/1</td> <td>P F Nicholls</td> <td>Jay Tidball</td> <td>6/860-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>No Mean Feat</td> <td>7</td> <td>82</td> <td>33/1</td> <td>S Hodgson</td> <td>Paddy Hanlon</td> <td>P2253-4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Ones to watch:</strong></p>Newbury Race Previews — Tuesday 17 February 2026https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-17/newbury/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-17/newbury/<p>6 races at Newbury today on Hurdle: heavy-soft in places; chase: soft-heavy in places ground.</p> <h2 id="1415--olbg-chasing-excellence-novices-chase-gbb-race">14:15 — OLBG &lsquo;Chasing Excellence&rsquo; Novices&rsquo; Chase (GBB Race)</h2> <p>Chase | 2m | Class 3 | 4 runners</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>#</th> <th>Horse</th> <th>Age</th> <th>OR</th> <th>Forecast</th> <th>Trainer</th> <th>Jockey</th> <th>Form</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Quebecois</td> <td>7</td> <td>139</td> <td>1/2</td> <td>P F Nicholls</td> <td>H Cobden</td> <td>321-242</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Personal Ambition</td> <td>7</td> <td>133</td> <td>7/2</td> <td>B Pauling</td> <td>Ben Jones</td> <td>23P-4P5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Old Cowboy</td> <td>6</td> <td>130</td> <td>5/1</td> <td>G &amp; J Moore</td> <td>Freddie Mitchell</td> <td>132-31F</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Leading Choice</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> <td>25/1</td> <td>Nicky Martin</td> <td>Sean Houlihan</td> <td>2136/49-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Ones to watch:</strong></p>Newbury Race Previews — Saturday 07 February 2026https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-07/newbury/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-07/newbury/<p>7 races at Newbury today on Soft-heavy in places on hurdle course ground.</p> <h2 id="1300--william-hill-racing-epic-boosts-novices-hurdle-gbb-race">13:00 — William Hill Racing Epic Boosts Novices&rsquo; Hurdle (GBB Race)</h2> <p>Hurdle | 2m | Class 3 | 10 runners</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>#</th> <th>Horse</th> <th>Age</th> <th>OR</th> <th>Forecast</th> <th>Trainer</th> <th>Jockey</th> <th>Form</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sober Glory</td> <td>6</td> <td>139</td> <td>11/10</td> <td>P Hobbs &amp; J White</td> <td>H Cobden</td> <td>111-141</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Kadastral</td> <td>6</td> <td>126</td> <td>5/2</td> <td>D Skelton</td> <td>Harry Skelton</td> <td>21-21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Fantasy World</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> <td>9/2</td> <td>N J Henderson</td> <td>N de Boinville</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Kocktail Bleu</td> <td>6</td> <td>122</td> <td>7/1</td> <td>C Gordon</td> <td>Freddie Gordon</td> <td>F23-152</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Last Round</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>25/1</td> <td>B Pauling</td> <td>Kielan Woods</td> <td>P2-4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Typhoon Warrior</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>25/1</td> <td>D Skelton</td> <td>Brendan Powell</td> <td>443</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Air Apparent</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> <td>66/1</td> <td>J W Mullins</td> <td>Charlie Deutsch</td> <td>74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Laplander</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> <td>66/1</td> <td>T Ward</td> <td>R T Dunne</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Famous Shoes</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>100/1</td> <td>N P Mulholland</td> <td>James Bowen</td> <td>9F</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Gulf Coast Highway</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>100/1</td> <td>N P Mulholland</td> <td>Bradley Harris</td> <td>4-80</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Ones to watch:</strong></p>