BetVictor Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Div II) (GBB Race)

16:05 Newbury Thu 05 Nov 2026 2m69y Class 4 Good to Soft 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Newgrove

MEDIUM Advised 6/4 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Newgrove (SR 156, 6/4) is the standout on every meaningful metric in this NH Flat field. His SR of 156 sits 8 points clear of the next best (Twin Horns at 148) and the market has held firm at 6/4 with no drift — a confident yard signal from Dan Skelton (22% career strike rate, 2,743 runners) with Harry Skelton in the saddle (27%, 1,757 runners), arguably the most potent NH Flat combination in Britain right now. His Form:1- shows a winning debut, and in a division where all distance and going fits are unknown (?), that sole piece of form evidence is decisive. The 5lb weight advantage over Twin Horns (11-2 vs 10-9) is marginal but adds to the case. Each-way alternative: Twin Horns. Main danger: Brazilian Blue — Brazilian Blue (SR 145, 8/1, Mkt:in29%) is the most aggressively backed runner outside the top two and carries the same SR as Radiant Walk despite the stronger market move, suggesting Honeyball's yard has genuine confidence ahead of this debut.

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Full result

Winner: Radiant Walk (IRE) at SP 16/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Radiant Walk Harry Derham · Paul O'Brien 9/1
2 Newgrove Fox #1 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 5/6
3 Brazilian Blue Fox #3 Anthony Honeyball · Jonathan Burke 18/1
4 Hector Le Prince Dan Horsford · Jack Tudor 33/1
5 Treble Three Fox #4 Paul Nicholls · Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
6 Geissler Nicky Henderson · Nico de Boinville 7/1
7 Cheerio For Now Emma Lavelle · Charlie Todd 28/1
8 Mister Realistic Lucy Wadham · Sean Bowen 9/1
9 Twin Horns Fox #2 Ben Pauling · Ben Jones 14/1
10 Vernon Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Sean Houlihan 50/1
11 Power of Authority Sheila Lewis · Tom Bellamy 125/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Newgrove 6/4 🥈 2ND
2 Twin Horns 8/1 9TH
3 Brazilian Blue 8/1 🥉 3RD
4 Treble Three 5/1 5TH