June 14 / 19.20 Newton Abbot

19.20

Good

Newton Abbot Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £7340.59
  • 3m 1f 170y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Newton Abbot Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00

Form: 5212-2

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner in early part of last season (3m/2m7f); probably flattered by proximity to idling winner when second of four on last month's chasing debut at Southwell (3m2f, good to soft) but he stuck to his task pretty well there; suited by good/good to soft ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 54y

Class 3

16:55 Chepstow

Broomfields Cave

11st 7lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Chasing record reads 3-6 following this month's 5l defeat of Loup De Maulde at Wincanton (3m1f, good; RPR 128), and although taking him to a new career-high mark the 4lb rise for that doesn't look an overreaction; no track or going issues, and case looks solid once more.

13/8

1st

3

1st Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

15:20 Wincanton

Broomfields Cave

12st 0lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Made it 2-4 over fences when landing a C&D handicap (good to soft) on Boxing Day; flopped at Doncaster (pulled up) last time but that was in the Grimthorpe and he could resume his progress on this drop back in grade; needs a close look.

7/2

11

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 1y

Class 2

14:30 Doncaster

Broomfields Cave

10st 11lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Both chase wins have come in small fields over similar trips to this; he's a strong stayer who might have more to give after only four runs over fences, so commands respect on that alone despite this rise in class.

10/1

Form: 2545-2

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Suffered dip in form after promising chase debut in the autumn but, after a wind op, ran big race and lost out only by a head over C&D (good) last week; back in action before 3lb rise takes effect and has obvious claims if in similar form again; effective on good to soft but genuine soft ground would probably not be ideal.
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2

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:05 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Dual chase winner this season, latterly over C&D (good to soft) in December; just a respectable third at Hereford (3m1f, good) this month and remains on a fairly tough mark but the return to this track is a plus.

4/1

3rd

2

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:45 Hereford

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Has plenty of chasing experience and was a dual winner over fences towards end of 2024, once over C&D on good ground; back up to his career-high mark now but still features prominently in calculations.

2/1

1st

7

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

13:45 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 9lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Opened chasing account at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month and bettered that performance when close second over C&D (good) 18 days ago; more exposed than some of these but likely to be right in the thick of things.

4/1

Form: 4934-2 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Became rather disappointing over hurdles last season but has made the frame in both his chases this spring, more recently when keeping-on second at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) a fortnight ago; gained his hurdle win over 3m1f so today's move back up in trip ought to suit; effective on good and soft ground; likely contender.
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9th

7

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:47 Uttoxeter

Exmoor Forest

11st 9lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Placed in three consecutive chases during the winter (2m7f-3m, good to soft) but this first hurdling start since March 2024 comes after a five-month break, so his fitness must be taken on trust.

12/1

2

18th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:35 Taunton

Exmoor Forest

11st 10lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Creditable third over C&D (good to soft) in December, after a wind op, and probably bettered that performance when filling same position at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) last month; remains on a workable mark and seems likely to be right in the thick of things again.

9/2

Form: BP0-33

Last run: 18 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Failed fully to convince in his two chasing attempts for Richard Spencer but has returned to form over hurdles for new stable this spring and was placed in two Class 2 handicaps last month (2m4f/3m1f); still unexposed over staying trips and is eased in grade here; quite versatile regarding ground; could be hard to beat if he finds some fluency.
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1st

13

1st May 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 160y

16:15 Punchestown

Wonderwall

12st 0lb

J: Mr R James

T: S Curling

Has run only three times since beating Its On The Line at Cheltenham last season; winner of points at Dromahane in November and 19 days ago, that recent display providing reassurance after a disappointingly lifeless Cheltenham defence; leading contender for the stable that has dominated the point-to-point scene this season.

3/1

7th

23

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Wonderwall

12st 0lb

J: Mr R James

T: S Curling

4-4 since bought for £33,000 in July 2024 and he emerged from midfield to win this last year (good to soft; effective on softer), fending off the late charge of Its On The Line; has undergone a similar preparation, arriving here fresh after winning a point in early November; there have been back-to-back winners of this race and a bold defence looks on the cards.

11/2

1st

23

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Wonderwall

12st 0lb

J: Mr R James

T: S Curling

Only three runs over regulation fences but he was third in a Grade 2 in 2022 and fourth in a good novice handicap here in late 2023; signed off for the Bowen yard last summer with respectable runs over hurdles and hasn't been overly pressed to win two small-field points in Ireland for this stable; positive jockey booking and brings each-way hopes provided a 131-day break doesn't come back to bite him.

25/1

Non-runners

Mr Yeats

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £11.60
Straight Forecast £11.98
Trifecta £30.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Langley Hundred

SPOTLIGHT:

Wonderwall

The Sun:

Exmoor Forest

POSTDATA:

Broomfields Cave

TOPSPEED:

Langley Hundred

WEST COUNTRY:

Langley Hundred

The Times:

Langley Hundred

The Guardian:

Langley Hundred

Daily Mail:

Langley Hundred

D Express:

Langley Hundred

Daily Mirror:

Langley Hundred

The Star:

Langley Hundred

Daily Record:

Langley Hundred

Telegraph:

Wonderwall