17:03 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 31 May 2023

All13:5514:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:03

newtonabbotracing.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 2f 110y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:03  |   Winning time: 4m 22.9s
1st
Horse silk
1
9/4f
T: K BurkeJ: Harry Kimber (3)
Pressed leader, led 3 out, jumped left and not fluent last, driven out op 11/4 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
12
14/1
T: D PipeJ: Phillip Armson (3)
Mid-division, jumped right 5th, headway 3 out, went 2nd before not fluent last, stayed on, not quite able to challenge winner op 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
3
611-3
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Led until 3 out, jumped left 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last op 5/1 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
9/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)
In rear, headway after 3 out, switched right after 2 out, jumped left and not fluent last, no impression flat op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
9
3/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan
Mid-division, not much room and lost place 5th, switched outside and headway 6th, mistake when losing place 2 out, no extra op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
11
80/1
T: Alexander GibbonsJ: Mr James Jeavons (7)
Tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 6th, well beaten after next op 66/1 tchd 100/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
7/1
T: C J DownJ: James Davies
Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2
8th
Horse silk
13
14
66/1
T: J TickleJ: David Noonan
Always towards rear op 40/1 tchd 80/1
9th
Horse silk
11
8
22/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division on inside, not fluent 2nd, closed next, lost place 3 out, soon weakened op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
40/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)
Towards rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 6th, behind when bad mistake 3 out, quickly pulled up op 25/1
UR
Horse silk
7
50/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Bryan Carver
Soon mid-division on outside, struggling when mistake and unseated rider 3 out op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
10
40/1
T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Towards rear, pushed along after 5th, closed next, struggling before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 33/1
PU
Horse silk
13
40/1
T: Ella PickardJ: James Best
Towards rear, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Shalott382
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 6
T: G Brown  J: Isabelle Ryder
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.60, £2.90, £2.10EX:£39.40Trifecta:£237.70Tricast:£190.35SF:£33.03Swingers:£8.60, £5.10, £11.30

Forecasts

Charlie My Boy (9/4), Testflight (3/1), Imperial Measure (9/2), Shalott (5/1), Zoran (13/2), Ballygoe (7/1), Only Fools (14/1), Hill Station (22/1), Lady Amy (40/1), Wellwillya (40/1), Dame Prestige (40/1), Inspector Lynley (50/1), Galactic Glow (66/1), Bay Sam Bella (80/1)

Verdict

TESTFLIGHT is still relatively unexposed and shaped really well on his return at Exeter last month. He makes plenty of appeal. Charlie My Boy and Imperial Measure rate the principal dangers.

  1. TESTFLIGHT
  2. CHARLIE MY BOY (IRE)
  3. IMPERIAL MEASURE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Kapitaliste
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 6
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,528.002nd: £2,547.003rd: £1,273.004th: £637.00

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