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18.40

Good

Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4302.34
  • 3m 2f 105y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 441-P4

Last run: 65 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Ran no more than okay on his return to hurdles at Uttoxeter two months ago but that was over 2m4f and returning to further is probably no bad thing; can deal with this mark.
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2nd

2

8th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:25 Ffos Las

Jens Boy

12st 0lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Absent since below-par third at Southwell in November; awarded the race at Newton Abbot (3m2f; now 4lb higher) two starts earlier; heed the market signals on return to action.

3/1

3rd

4

29th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

15:05 Southwell

Jens Boy

11st 10lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th

5/1

2nd

2

11th Oct 2022

Good To Firm

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

14:45 Hereford

Jens Boy

11st 7lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

led, pushed along 2 out, 3 lengths ahead home turn, idled and headed last, rallied final 110yds, kept on

6/4

4/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: -43432 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Comes here in solid form and he stays well, but the handicapper probably has his measure right now with him still 8lb above his last winning mark.
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7

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Worcester

Presenting Yeats

11st 3lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Richard Hawker

Quirky customer who is often reluctant to jump off; won at Stratford (3m2f, good) in April, after a break, and is now back on the same mark, but recent efforts were below that level and he's never easy to predict.

16/1

7th

8

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:27 Newton Abbot

Presenting Yeats

10st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Richard Hawker

Has struggled to recapture the form that saw him successful at Stratford (3m2f, good) off 2lb lower in April; not one to dismiss lightly but recent efforts temper enthusiasm.

20/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: -13F41 CD

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 6lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Not as good as he was but he got back on the scoresheet over C&D in July off only 3lb lower; was helped by an easy lead there and this might not pan out quite so favourably; clearly a contender if it did.
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2

23rd Apr 2023

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 5

15:15 Stratford

Our Three Sons

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Charlotte Fuller

Won twice in long-distance handicap hurdles last summer; on the same mark as for the second of them and he has run well fresh in the past; not dismissed completely.

13/2

3rd

3

30th Aug 2022

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

18:40 Newton Abbot

Our Three Sons

11st 6lb

J: Page Fuller

T: Charlotte Fuller

led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, no extra approaching last

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 33-P73

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Hasn't progressed but the first-time blinkers did her no harm when a close third to Our Three Sons over C&D (good) last time; the headgear will need to work again but must have a chance.
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4th

2

30th Aug 2022

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

18:40 Newton Abbot

Get The Appeal

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, made challenge home turn, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out

4/1

Form: 555U86

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won back-to-back hurdles last October but there's not been a lot to shout about in handicaps since then; has tried other headgear and now goes in cheekpieces.
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5th

6

31st Oct 2022

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Mister Allegro

10st 10lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Sarah Bowen

Won a couple of good-ground juvenile hurdles last October for Anthony Honeyball but he's been disappointing since and was out the back on his recent stable debut at Uttoxeter; mark continues to fall but has plenty to prove on this return to chasing.

25/1

9th

4

2nd Oct 2022

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:53 Uttoxeter

Mister Allegro

11st 10lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: Sarah Bowen

led narrowly, headed before 6th, soon pushed along and lost ground quickly, dropped to rear 2 out, got well behind approaching last

16/1

5th

7

30th Aug 2022

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

18:40 Newton Abbot

Mister Allegro

11st 0lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Anthony Honeyball

held up in rear, headway 9th, disputing fourth when ridden home turn, weakened before 2 out (vet said gelding was showing signs of post race heat stress)

20/1

Form: 5/243-

Last run: 421 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Competitive in 2m5f-3m handicaps for Ben Pauling last summer but has changed stables during his long absence and a watching brief advised.
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1st

6

30th Dec 2022

Good

3m 2f 57y

Class 5

15:15 Taunton

Leading Knight

10st 9lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ryan Chapman

Maiden; placed twice over hurdles for Ben Pauling and not beaten far at Hereford in October, on second start for this yard; wind surgery since and perhaps can find some more on chasing debut.

14/1

5th

10

31st Oct 2022

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:20 Hereford

Leading Knight

10st 7lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ryan Chapman

Competitive in 2m5f-3m handicaps for Ben Pauling last summer but after a lengthy absence he was laboured at Newton Abbot on stable debut in August; record now 0-12; needs to leave that latest form well behind.

20/1

6th

8

30th Aug 2022

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

18:40 Newton Abbot

Leading Knight

10st 6lb

J: David Noonan

T: Ryan Chapman

held up in rear, hampered 9th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

16/1

Form: 113322 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
All the better for the visor going on since May, winning twice here over 2m2f and solid in defeat since then; seemed to prove his stamina for 2m7f last time at Worcester but has even further to go now.
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5

26th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

17:00 Fontwell

Kapitaliste

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

2-38 under rules, both wins at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) in May 2022; placed a few times off higher marks last year and probably needed the run when fourth of seven behind Sandy Brook at Plumpton (3m1f, good) a fortnight ago; now 10lb better off; could go well.

13/2

5

26th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

17:00 Fontwell

Kapitaliste

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

never going well, jumped left on occasions, prominent, dropped to last after 8th, weakened after 10th, pulled up before 3 out

13/2

4th

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:40 Plumpton

Kapitaliste

11st 10lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Alexandra Dunn

midfield, not fluent 6th, not fluent 7th, lost ground before 4 out

4/1

Form: 7-4312

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Only win came in a four-runner handicap hurdle at Ffos Las in June (2m6f, good; several flights omitted); ran well back on good ground here ten days ago when in first-time cheekpieces and gives the impression that a thorough stamina test will benefit; tempting.
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7th

6

(4)

25th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ffos Las

Loved Out

9st 10lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Evan Williams

Went very close over hurdles here (2m4f, good) in May but he's been pulled up over fences and hurdles in his last two runs; overall record now stands at 1-28 and he has plenty to prove back in this sphere.

10/1

0

2

20th Jul 2023

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:55 Worcester

Loved Out

11st 12lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Touched off at Ffos Las in May (winner has won twice since) and of obvious interest on that effort; not quite so good next two and didn't seem to take to chasing at Newton Abbot latest; yard in rampant form on Monday.

7/1

1

27th Jun 2023

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:40 Newton Abbot

Loved Out

12st 0lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

didn't jump with fluency, in rear, went third 13th

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £30.20
Straight Forecast £25.88
Tricast £78.58
Trifecta £127.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Get The Appeal

RP Ratings:

Presenting Yeats

SPOTLIGHT:

Loved Out

Telegraph:

Our Three Sons

Daily Mirror:

Kapitaliste

LAMBOURN:

Jen's Boy

Daily Record:

Loved Out

The Sun:

Presenting Yeats

The Star:

Presenting Yeats

The Times:

Get The Appeal

The Guardian:

Get The Appeal

Daily Mail:

Get The Appeal

Daily Express:

Our Three Sons