October 18 / 17.55 Newton Abbot

17.55

Good To Soft

Jodie Standing’s Point-To-Point Recruits Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2904.92
  • 2m 0f 167y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Jodie Standing’s Point-To-Point Recruits Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
11,000gns foal; ninth foal; half-brother to five French Flat winners (one useful); dam French Flat winner, half-sister to a Listed winner; stable has very respectable bumper strike-rate (12%); market helpful.
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9th

5

11th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

15:00 Hereford

Hobbsons Day

11st 3lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Fair second (led) in small-field Newton Abbot bumper (good to soft) in October but that form's taken some knocks and he was tailed off at Doncaster 18 days ago; needs to bounce back on this switch to hurdles.

16/1

6th

6

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

15:48 Doncaster

Hobbsons Day

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Alastair Ralph

Half-brother to five French Flat winners (one useful); not beaten far when second of four at Newton Abbot (dictated steady pace; 11-4) in October, then left Tom Lacey; that form's not easy to assess.

7/2

1

18th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:55 Newton Abbot

Hobbsons Day

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

11,000gns foal; ninth foal; half-brother to five French Flat winners (one useful); dam French Flat winner, half-sister to a Listed winner; stable has very respectable bumper strike-rate (12%); market helpful.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
70,000euros 3yo; eighth foal; closely related to a French 2m2f hurdle winner, half-brother to two other French winners (Flat/hurdle); dam unraced sister to high-class jumper Nickname; with a good stable; no surprise if he poses a threat on debut.
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2

18th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:55 Newton Abbot

Not Now

11st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

70,000euros 3yo; eighth foal; closely related to a French 2m2f hurdle winner, half-brother to two other French winners (Flat/hurdle); dam unraced sister to high-class jumper Nickname; with a good stable; no surprise if he poses a threat on debut.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to fairly useful Irish hurdler Ms Agartha Yeats; dam useful 2m hurdler; close second of three in soft-ground Irish point in March, after which he joined top stable for £95,000; must be considered.
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2nd

10

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Aintree

Soldier Reeves

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Improved for the step up to 2m5f when storming home for fourth at 150-1 in the Turners at Cheltenham (good to soft) last month; he doesn't have the Cheltenham hill this time and his stablemate Bossman Jack would probably have beaten him at the Festival had he jumped the final flight proficiently, but this 5yo is unexposed at this sort of distance and could be a contender.

7/1

4th

18

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Soldier Reeves

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Made a winning debut over hurdles here (about 2m, soft; first-time tongue-tie) in November; readily brushed aside by Hurricane Pat at Sandown the following month, however, and probably flattered to get closer to that rival when soundly beaten at Haydock last time; up in trip with work to do.

50/1

3rd

3

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:25 Haydock

Soldier Reeves

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Built upon point/bumper promise (including on good to soft ground) to win on hurdle debut at Cheltenham (2m, soft) in November; another good run when Listed runner-up at Sandown (2m, soft) since and he's 5lb better off with the winner Hurricane Pat, although that rival had plenty in hand.

10/1

Form: 3

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam a bumper-winning sister to a Listed bumper winner; made fairly encouraging debut when third of five over C&D (good to soft; hooded) last month but does not set a daunting standard of rules form.
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4

18th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:55 Newton Abbot

Peaky Girl

10st 9lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alan Jones

Second foal; dam a bumper-winning sister to a Listed bumper winner; made fairly encouraging debut when third of five over C&D (good to soft; hooded) last month but does not set a daunting standard of rules form.

20/1

3rd

3

9th Sep 2025

Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

17:00 Newton Abbot

Peaky Girl

10st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Alan Jones

Second foal out of a bumper winner and sister to Listed bumper and 2m/2m2f hurdle winner Joanne One; hooded for debut but stable has had a couple of bumper winners in recent seasons and Sean Bowen is booked (2-7 for the yard).

13/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
110,000euros 2yo; second foal; sister to a French 2m2f hurdle winner; dam smart 2m-2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful jumper Sail Away and a bumper winner; looks the part on paper.
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2nd

5

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Warwick

Great Dance

11st 2lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Chester Williams

Bumper winner (good to soft) in October and not disgraced in a Huntingdon Listed contest in December when close behind Babs; encouraging hurdle debut when a close third at Taunton (2m, good) and again ran well when fourth in a 2m5f Haydock Listed contest (first-time tongue-tie) last month; strong claims eased in class and trip.

5/2

4th

4

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

Great Dance

11st 2lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Chester Williams

Won a weak bumper at Newton Abbot on debut but was then well held in a Listed race and the form of her close third on hurdle debut at Taunton is nothing to shout about (2m, good); bred for this far but she'd be a surprise winner; tongue-tie added.

33/1

3rd

9

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:40 Taunton

Great Dance

10st 13lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Chester Williams

Won a four-runner Newton Abbot bumper in October (2m1f, good to soft; form not worked out); not disgraced when 11l ninth of 14 in a mares' Listed event at Huntingdon last time (2m, good); quite interesting now going hurdling.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.80
Straight Forecast £6.29
Trifecta £7.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Soldier Reeves

SPOTLIGHT:

Great Dance

Daily Mail:

Not Now

Telegraph:

Hobbson's Day

D Express:

Great Dance

Daily Mirror:

Great Dance

The Star:

Not Now

The Times:

Soldier Reeves

The Guardian:

Soldier Reeves

The Sun:

Soldier Reeves

Daily Record:

Soldier Reeves