Talking Horses: Thursday’s best bets as jump racing returns to Newbury

Nov 09, 2017

Nicky Henderson’s Countister (2.10) can triumph at Newbury in the novice hurdle, the winner of which will likely end up running at the Cheltenham Festival in March

Jump racing returns to Newbury this afternoon for the first time since March – and for the only time before the ‘Ladbrokes Winter Carnival’ on 1 and 2 December, a meeting that pretty much everyone will refer to as ‘the one that used to be the Hennessy’ for the next 10 years at least.

The Challow Hurdle and Betfair Hurdle are among the other highlights to look forward to over the coming months, but there is plenty to whet the appetite on Thursday afternoon’s card too, starting with the hurdles debut of Claimantakinforgan, third home in last season’s Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, in the opening race.

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