17:15 Newbury 21 Mar 2026
Castle Windows Newbury Anniversary Novices' Hurdle
GBB Race | Class 3 | 4YO plus
Winner £9,258 - 8 ran
made all, stumbled and almost unseated 4th, shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, faced challenge flat, kept on well
raced in second, not fluent 1st, shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, made challenge flat, not pace of winner
midfield, went third before 3 out, still going well 2 out, switched right approaching last, outpaced flat, ran on
tracked leaders, lost third before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last
midfield, not fluent 3rd, making no impression when mistake 3 out, untidy 2 out, weakened
held up in rear, hung right when ridden after 3 out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden along 3 out, no chance when not fluent 2 out


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Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good | 5 | John Barbour | 6 | 11 0 | - | 3142 | 31 days | F O'Brien (56 miles) | Jonathan Burke | 1/ 3 | 4:03.50 | |
| 2024 | Good to Soft | 11 | Goodwin | 6 | 11 6 | - | 31-213 | 70 days | C Gordon (28 miles) | Freddie Gordon | 3/ 1 | 4:04.62 | |
| 2023 | Soft | 7 | Love Is Golden | 5 | 11 7 | - | 410813 | 31 days | G & J Moore (63 miles) | Niall Houlihan | 4/ 11 | 4:09.50 | |
| 2022 | Good | 10 | Malakahna | 4 | 10 11 | - | 115241 | 14 days | Ian Williams (87 miles) | Tom Buckley | 9/ 4 | 3:54.60 | |
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 9 | Lord Baddesley | 6 | 11 6 | - | 25-12U | 106 days | C Gordon (28 miles) | Tom Cannon | 6/ 1 | 3:55.61 | |
| 2019 | Good to Soft | 12 | Humble Hero | 5 | 11 0 | - | 348622 | 65 days | D Skelton (75 miles) | Harry Skelton | 5/ 2 | 3:59.90 | |
| 2018 | Soft | 6 | Pacific De Baune | 5 | 11 6 | - | 2-17 | 56 days | N J Henderson (1 miles) | Nico De Boinville | 4/ 11 | 4:15.75 | |
| 2017 | Good to Soft | 5 | Sir Antony Browne | 5 | 11 6 | - | 13-12 | 27 days | A King (20 miles) | Wayne Hutchinson | 8/ 11 | 3:53.50 | |
| 2016 | Good | 15 | Ozzie The Oscar | 5 | 11 6 | - | 31 | 19 days | P Hobbs & J White (108 miles) | Richard Johnson | 6/ 4 | 3:57.60 | |
| 2015 | Good | 8 | Puisque Tu Pars | 5 | 11 0 | - | 10-27 | 136 days | G & J Moore (63 miles) | Jamie Moore | 10/ 1 | 3:54.20 | |
| 2014 | Good to Soft | 12 | Sign Of A Victory | 5 | 11 0 | - | 41411 | 22 days | N J Henderson (1 miles) | B J Geraghty | 4/ 9 | 4:02.70 | |
| 2012 | Good | 8 | Claret Cloak | 5 | 11 6 | - | 1251 | 29 days | Miss E C Lavelle (19 miles) | Noel Fehily | 5/ 6 | 3:51.60 | |
| 2011 | Good | 7 | Current Event | 4 | 10 7 | - | 926 | 125 days | P F Nicholls (70 miles) | Ruby Walsh | 15/ 8 | 4:03.60 | |
| 2010 | Soft | 15 | Outside The Box | 6 | 11 0 | - | 0618 | 105 days | Noel T Chance (14 miles) | Richard Johnson | 20/ 1 | 4:08.50 | |
| 2009 | Good | 6 | Riverside Theatre | 5 | 11 6 | - | 13-121 | 54 days | N J Henderson (1 miles) | B J Geraghty | 4/ 9 | 3:49.00 | |
| 2008 | Soft | 7 | Quizzene | 6 | 11 0 | - | 0270-24 | 50 days | A King (20 miles) | R Thornton | 5/ 2 | 4:15.40 | |
| 2007 | Good to Soft | 18 | Special Envoy | 5 | 11 6 | - | 334167 | 11 days | P & M Bowen (190 miles) | Paddy Brennan | 11/ 8 | 3:53.50 | |
| 2006 | Good to Soft | 23 | Midas Way | 6 | 11 0 | - | 202560 | 197 days | P R Chamings (19 miles) | Paddy Brennan | 9/ 1 | 4:04.25 |