May 14 / 17.05 Newton Abbot

17.05

Good

Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £3079.8
  • 3m 1f 170y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

Form: 510UF- D

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.
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1

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:42 Ludlow

Bardenstown Lad

12st 6lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Warwick Ryan-Beswick

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase about this time last year before predictably struggling at lengthy odds in the feature hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree; badly let down by his jumping in calmer waters afterwards and this 11yo now has much to prove.

16/1

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

Form: P3/1-P

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Point winner in February before outclassing his sole rival in a hunter chase at Exeter (3m, good); 50-1 and ran accordingly at Cheltenham's recent hunter chase meeting; at least he's in some sort of form and should make presence felt.
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2

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Knockmoylan

12st 2lb

J: Mr William Biddick

T: H Ryall

Point winner in February before outclassing his sole rival in a hunter chase at Exeter (3m, good); 50-1 and ran accordingly at Cheltenham's recent hunter chase meeting; at least he's in some sort of form and should make presence felt.

4/1

2

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Knockmoylan

12st 2lb

J: Mr William Biddick

T: H Ryall

Point winner in February before outclassing his sole rival in a hunter chase at Exeter (3m, good); 50-1 and ran accordingly at Cheltenham's recent hunter chase meeting; at least he's in some sort of form and should make presence felt.

4/1

7

2nd May 2025

Good

2m 4f 127y

Class 5

20:05 Cheltenham

Knockmoylan

12st 1lb

J: Mr William Biddick

T: H Ryall

held up in rear, midfield 12th, weakened after 2 out, soon pulled up

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4P/38-

Last run: 245 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden hunter chase in Ireland but that was two years ago and it's been a struggle in four 3m points this year (hooded for the last three); tongue-tie now returns.
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3

28th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

16:48 Newton Abbot

Ballydesmond

12st 0lb

J: Mr Michael Treneer

T: Mrs D J Treneer

Hunter chase winner in Ireland but was struggling in points before another modest effort here two weeks ago.

25/1

3

28th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

16:48 Newton Abbot

Ballydesmond

12st 0lb

J: Mr Michael Treneer

T: Mrs D J Treneer

Hunter chase winner in Ireland but was struggling in points before another modest effort here two weeks ago.

25/1

3

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Ballydesmond

12st 0lb

J: Mr Michael Treneer

T: Mrs D J Treneer

Won a maiden hunter chase in Ireland but that was two years ago and it's been a struggle in four 3m points this year (hooded for the last three); tongue-tie now returns.

20/1

Form: 4/7/

Last run: 1466 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beat three rivals in a point last month (3m, good to firm) but that was his first success in that scene at the 21st attempt.
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4

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Cockspur Balla

12st 0lb

J: Mr Peter Summers

T: Mrs Rebecca Vanstone

Beat three rivals in a point last month (3m, good to firm) but that was his first success in that scene at the 21st attempt.

12/1

4

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Cockspur Balla

12st 0lb

J: Mr Peter Summers

T: Mrs Rebecca Vanstone

Beat three rivals in a point last month (3m, good to firm) but that was his first success in that scene at the 21st attempt.

12/1

Form: 0/7PP-

Last run: 269 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Quite useful for Henry De Bromhead, winning over hurdles and fences; however, he hasn't been pulling up any trees in this year's points.
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1st

2

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 4f 205y

Class 4

20:20 Stratford

Gateau De Miel

11st 9lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

His second success over fences came at this track (2m6f, good) last June; has been beaten in hunter chases/points since and makes stable debut; may be better suited by 3m but not out of this.

2/1

4th

2

7th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 54y

Class 4

17:10 Exeter

Gateau De Miel

12st 2lb

J: Mr Thomas Stanley

T: Myles Osborne

18-1 when pulled up in Macklin's race here last month and only third of four runners in subsequent point.

25/1

6

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

17:13 Exeter

Gateau De Miel

12st 2lb

J: Mr Thomas Stanley

T: Myles Osborne

Won Class 4 Stratford handicap (2m6f, good) last June and returned from layoff with creditable second in Wincanton hunter chase (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago; that form puts him on the premises here and he stays 3m perfectly well but he's far too inconsistent to rely upon.

10/1

Form: P/F8/4

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Guaranteed stayer but he's nothing like as good as he was and questionable what he achieved when second in his final point, after which he was tailed off at Cheltenham.
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6

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:35 Stratford

Montanna

12st 0lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: Edward William Walker

Comprehensively outstayed some largely unprepossessing rivals at Newton Abbot 16 days ago (3m2f, good) for a first rules success since August 2021; trip and ground fine again, but this assignment demands more.

33/1

6

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:35 Stratford

Montanna

12st 0lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: Edward William Walker

Comprehensively outstayed some largely unprepossessing rivals at Newton Abbot 16 days ago (3m2f, good) for a first rules success since August 2021; trip and ground fine again, but this assignment demands more.

33/1

6

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Montanna

12st 0lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: Edward William Walker

Guaranteed stayer but he's nothing like as good as he was and questionable what he achieved when second in his final point, after which he was tailed off at Cheltenham.

11/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £18.70
Straight Forecast £21.34
Trifecta £62.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bardenstown Lad

Telegraph:

Knockmoylan

RP RATINGS:

Bardenstown Lad

POSTDATA:

Bardenstown Lad

The Times:

Bardenstown Lad

The Guardian:

Bardenstown Lad

Daily Mail:

Bardenstown Lad

D Express:

Bardenstown Lad

The Star:

Bardenstown Lad

Daily Record:

Bardenstown Lad

Daily Mirror:

Knockmoylan

The Sun:

Knockmoylan