28 Feb 2026 14:10 Newbury
Winner: £21,000 (Penalty: £10,926); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Rubber Ball (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
19-047P / 6 |
Jump (44) | J M Quinlan | N B King Peter Beadles |
11/8 | |
| led, briefly headed after 1st, going okay and pressed for lead 2 out, soon ridden, 2 lengths clear approaching last, kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 5½ L |
Melon (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) |
1614-38 / 5 |
Flat (518), Jump (43) |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | O Greenall & J Guerriero Rockerfellers |
3/1 | |
| midfield, in touch 3 out, ridden and pressed winner 2 out, kept on same pace and not fluent last, no match for winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 18 L |
Marche D'aligre (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
420-229 / 5 |
Flat (628), Jump (42) |
Isabelle Ryder | Jamie Snowden Billam Roe Swindell… |
11/1 | |
| took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden after 3 out, went third 2 out, soon outpaced by leaders, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
Brentford Hope (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
446313 / 9 |
Flat (1302), Jump (35) |
Megan Fox | Harry Derham The Optimists Syndicate |
6/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in midfield, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace and went fourth approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Doctor Blue (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
153-216 / 6 |
Jump (61) | Dylan Johnston | S Thomas Walters Plant Hire… |
9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 5th, ridden and chased winner 3 out, lost second before 2 out, soon faded | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 10 L |
The Four Sixes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
11-161P / 8 |
Jump (15) | K Brogan | O Murphy McNeill Family… |
18/1 | |
| wore hood to post, prominent, briefly led after 1st, not fluent 5th, soon dropped to rear and ridden, mistake 3 out, tailed off 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Last Kingdom (FR) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
27148-P / 5 |
Jump (21) | H Cobden | Faye Bramley Mr John P McManus |
40/1 | |
| never travelling in rear, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Brave Knight (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6) |
037131 / 6 |
Flat (231), Jump (51) |
Non Runner | P F Nicholls Owners Group 128 |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||