July 03 / 14.45 Newton Abbot

14.45

Good

Sun Racing Free Tickets With Sun Club Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3960.75
  • 2m 2f 110y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Sun Racing Free Tickets With Sun Club Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.20
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 54-255

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
0-24; went close in this new headgear combination here in May but he's back on the slippery slope and out of the weights this time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

6

28th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

15:35 Newton Abbot

Saucats

10st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Joe Tickle

Course winner here (2m2f, good) in July and placed on three of his five starts since, but there have also been two heavy defeats, including when beaten 36l over C&D last time; needs more from 4lb out of the weights.

10/1

7th

11

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:30 Newton Abbot

Saucats

10st 3lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Joe Tickle

Eventually made his breakthrough here (2m2f, good) in July, his 25th start over hurdles; placed on three of four subsequent starts and can given another good account today but may find others better handicapped.

12/1

3rd

8

5th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:15 Stratford

Saucats

10st 12lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Joe Tickle

Belatedly off the mark at Newton Abbot (extended 2m2f, good) in July; two good runs there followed but he was beaten a long way out on that track a fortnight ago; has something to prove after that.

9/1

OUR TIP

15/8

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 801-23

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Three runs after wind surgery and all the better for it; maiden winner in March and just over a length off the winner on handicap debut at Worcester 22 days ago (2m4f, good); solid.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

4

28th Sep 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

16:10 Newton Abbot

Kittys Glance

11st 2lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

1-6 over hurdles, with that win coming at Huntingdon (extended 2m3f, good) in March, and has reached the frame in all four handicaps since, latest when a good second at Stratford (2m6f) last month (Kom Tu Voudras fell early); likely to be in the mix.

4/1

2nd

5

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

18:06 Stratford

Kittys Glance

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Won Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) in March and was placed in her first two handicaps, latterly when second at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last month; could have untapped potential over this new trip; respected.

5/2

2nd

1

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Kittys Glance

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Three runs after wind surgery and all the better for it; maiden winner in March and just over a length off the winner on handicap debut at Worcester 22 days ago (2m4f, good); solid.

15/8

Form: 05-58

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f) who hasn't offered much at all over hurdles, including his handicap debut here last time when tried in a tongue-tie; went off 25-1 that day.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

22nd Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:07 Fontwell

Hawa Jumeirah

10st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Helen Nelmes

Well held at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good to firm) last month and now 0-7 over hurdles but was third over that C&D on consecutive outings in July (good/good to firm) and has possibilities if judged on that form.

10/1

6th

10

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

15:40 Newton Abbot

Hawa Jumeirah

10st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Helen Nelmes

Dual Flat winner who has produced two encouraging placed efforts over C&D of late; has a bit to find with some of these but should be thereabouts.

10/1

3rd

9

13th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

15:42 Newton Abbot

Hawa Jumeirah

10st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Helen Nelmes

Dual Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f) who had shown little over hurdles until stepped up in trip when a near 6l third behind Saucats over C&D ten days ago; meets that rival on 4lb better terms and enters calculations if building on that performance.

14/1

Form: 6374-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Three Flat wins in 2023; 0-10 over hurdles but was only reeled in late on under James Robottom here three weeks ago (2m1f, good); clear claims off 1lb higher.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

28th Sep 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

16:43 Newton Abbot

Ask Peter

10st 4lb

J: Mr William Higgs

T: Anthony Honeyball

Went close in a 2m1f course handicap in June and ran respectably when third the following month, but she's now 0-14 over hurdles and has a lesser effort to forgive last time; stamina to prove over the furthest she's been, although pedigree offers some hope.

11/2

6th

5

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

14:37 Newton Abbot

Ask Peter

11st 0lb

J: James Robottom

T: Anthony Honeyball

Went close in low-grade C&D (good) handicap in June and didn't run badly when third of five over C&D (good to firm) three weeks ago but is 0-13 over hurdles now and faces tough task at these weights.

20/1

3rd

6

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:42 Newton Abbot

Ask Peter

11st 1lb

J: James Robottom

T: Anthony Honeyball

12-race maiden over hurdles but has some solid placed form, most recently when a neck second over C&D in June (Linden Line 1l back in third); disappointed next time and was comfortably held in a C&D maiden under James Robottom last time, but she's a major threat if returning to her best.

7/2

Form: U43P-4

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
17 defeats include eight over hurdles and latest fourth in a 2m Huntingdon handicap was remote.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Adaay Dancing

10st 5lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Max Comley

17 defeats include eight over hurdles and latest fourth in a 2m Huntingdon handicap was remote.

10/1

4th

7

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

19:00 Huntingdon

Adaay Dancing

10st 12lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Ran quite well when fourth of seven at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) in February, her second start for Max Comley, but looked out of sorts at Hereford last month and is now 0-7 over hurdles.

20/1

Form: 7-23

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Low-grade winner on the AW who has shown some aptitude for hurdling, making the frame in run-of-the-mill 2m maidens at Hereford (good) and Huntingdon (good to firm); not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but should feature in a weak race.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

7

(11)

9th Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Backer Bilk

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Luke Dace

Registered sole success in Lingfield event early last year; showed signs of a revival there last time (second run for new stable); ties in with Minerality on that effort.

10/1

4th

2

(3)

25th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:02 Lingfield (AW)

Backer Bilk

9st 11lb

J: George Wood

T: Luke Dace

Has shown better form over hurdles than on the Flat in 2026 but may benefit from the return from this scenario, having gained sole success over C&D; second start for new yard.

12/1

8th

10

(10)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 5

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Backer Bilk

9st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Luke Dace

Sole win from 15 starts came at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) last February when trained by Jim & Suzi Best; 0-5 for his previous stable (Flat/hurdles) and has a hood applied on his first outing for Luke Dace.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £19.10
Straight Forecast £16.59
Trifecta £113.40

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