Result · Newbury · Saturday 29 November 2025

1:40 Newbury result: French Ship wins the 'Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 22m4f118y hurdleGoing Soft15 ranTime 5m 8.63sWinner's prize £21,784

Winner

5yo gelding · 11-8
Jockey Harry Cobden · Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Owner Wayne Clifford Ian Gosden · By French Navy (GB) out of Starlit Cantata (GB)

11/4Starting price

French Ship won the 1:40 at Newbury on Saturday 29 November 2025, beating Guard Duty by 1¾ lengths. Ridden by Harry Cobden for trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, the five-year-old was sent off at 11/4 and covered the 2m4f118y on soft ground in 5m 8.63s. Lud'or was a further 1¾ lengths back in third at 9/4. Non-finishers: Dargiannini (pulled up), No Ordinary Joe (pulled up), Personal Ambition (pulled up).

1:40 Newbury full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	French Ship (GB) 5yo · 11-8	Harry Cobden Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	—	11/4	136
2	Guard Duty (GB) 8yo · 11-6 · h	Gavin Sheehan Emma Lavelle	1¾ l	14/1	134
3	Lud'or (FR) 5yo · 11-8	Caoilin Quinn Tom Symonds	1¾ l	9/4FAV	136
4	Torquay Road (IRE) 6yo · 10-3	Jordan Gainford Cian Collins	17 l	66/1	117
5	Santos Blue (GB) 8yo · 11-9 · t · claim 5lb	Mr Ben Sutton Olly Murphy	½ l	40/1	142
6	Royal Rambler (IRE) 5yo · 10-13	Jonathan Burke Emma Lavelle	1¼ l	12/1	127
7	Dominic's Fault (GB) 8yo · 10-5	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	5 l	12/1	119
8	Loverdose (FR) 6yo · 10-5 · p	Harry Kimber Robert Walford	¾ l	17/2	119
9	East India Express (IRE) 6yo · 11-7	Freddie Gordon Nicky Henderson	8½ l	16/1	135
10	Benign Dictator (IRE) 8yo · 10-6	Joshua Bryan Olly Murphy	¼ l	100/1	120
11	Kepler's Law (GB) 6yo · 10-11	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	11 l	18/1	125
12	Sonigino (FR) 8yo · 11-2 · t · claim 5lb	Miss Olive Nicholls Paul Nicholls	15 l	33/1	135
PU	Dargiannini (IRE) 10yo · 11-13 · t · Pulled up	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	—	33/1	141
PU	No Ordinary Joe (IRE) 9yo · 11-7 · t · Pulled up	Kevin Brogan Faye Bramley	—	50/1	135
PU	Personal Ambition (IRE) 6yo · 11-2 · Pulled up	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	—	6/1	130

Newbury 1:40 returns

Tote win£3.75Per £1 stake

Tote place£1.60 £3.90 £1.50Per £1 stake

Exacta£50.701st and 2nd in order

CSF£42.06Computer straight forecast

Tricast£107.111st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£222.101st, 2nd and 3rd in order

1:40 Newbury result: FAQs

Who won the 1:40 at Newbury on Saturday 29 November 2025?

French Ship, ridden by Harry Cobden and trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, at a starting price of 11/4.

Did the favourite win?

No. Lud'or, the 9/4 favourite, finished third, 3½ lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

5m 8.63s over 2m4f118y on soft ground.

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