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14:15 Newton Abbot 18 Oct 2025
British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
10 RUNNERS
GBB Race | Class 4 | 4YO to 6YO

Winner £4,629

2m 167y
Good to Soft

Draw Advantage: None


Newton Abbot — 14:15, 18 October 2025

Race: British Stallion Studs EBF ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle (Class 4) — 2m 167y, 10 runners.
Going: Good to Soft. Off time: 14:15:36. Winning time: 4m 9.46s.


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Final official finishing order (positions, margins, jockey, trainer, ISP / SP)

1. Kapitein Kool (IRE) — Jockey: James Best · Trainer: J W Mullins — ISP / SP 33/1 — Winner by a neck (nk).


2. Calvino (IRE) — J: Harry Cobden · T: Paul Nicholls — 2nd, nk.


3. Le Soleil Reve (FR) — J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Mrs J Williams — 3rd, 2¾L.


4. Havefunontherun (IRE) — J: James Best (note: RacingTV/lineups show Havefunontherun placed 4th — same jockey listed elsewhere for Kapitein Kool; Racing Post confirms Kapitein Kool ridden by James Best). — 4th, 2¼L.


5. Grey Lagoon (IRE) — J: (see racecard) — 5th, neck.


6. Madajovy — 6th, 8L.


7. El Arco — 7th, 14L.


8. Hot To Go — 8th.
(Full placings 1–10 on official result pages.)



Notes on the jockey/trainer pairings and exact margins above: I used the official result pages (Racing Post, RacingTV, AtTheRaces/Timeform) which list the precise finishing order, margins, jockeys and trainers. Where jockey names appear twice on reports for the same meeting (racecards sometimes reflect multiple rides) I prioritized the Racing Post / RacingTV published card.


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Prize money / purse breakdown

Total advertised purse (race): £8,500 (Class 4 novice hurdle).

Winner’s share: £4,629.

2nd: £2,133 · 3rd: £1,066 · 4th: £534.



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Betting / dividends (tote & pool returns)

Industry Starting Price (ISP / SP): Kapitein Kool 33/1.

Tote win: £50.70 (winner).

Tote place: £6.80 / £1.60 / £1.40 (places — typical 1st/2nd/3rd payouts).

Tote Exacta: £276.60. CSF: £182.31. Trifecta: £1,155.60. (Racing Post tote pool payoffs).



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Race narrative / how it was won

Kapitein Kool (a 33/1 shot) was held up towards the rear, made steady headway approaching the final two hurdles, got upsides at the last, led on the run-in and kept on to deny Calvino by a neck — described across race reports as a surprise but decisive late surge under James Best for J W Mullins. Le Soleil Reve stayed on for third. RacingTV’s sectional data shows Kapitein Kool’s late finishing speed was strong for the race.



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Controversy / stewards’ action

The meeting did attract a stewards’ enquiry related to this race: the Newton Abbot stewards reported an enquiry about why a bypass at the final flight of hurdles was not implemented after a loose horse was caught/held on the landing side on the stands’ rail. The stewards’ report for the meeting references this (and other enquiries held that day). That enquiry was recorded in the official stewards’ notices; did not find any published change to the finishing order for the 14:15 (the official placings were published and remain as above).



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Ownership / breeder / extra facts

Owner (winner Kapitein Kool): Willem Van Der Horst.

Breeder (Kapitein Kool): Susan Bredin.

Number of runners: 10.



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Sources (authoritative pages used)

Racing Post — official full result & pools.

RacingTV — race result, sectionals and winner synopsis.

Timeform — race result summary and race prize.

Newton Abbot stewards’ report / meeting stewards’ notices — enquiry details.