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SoftNewton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
- Prize money: £6416.41
- 2m 2f 110y
- Class 5
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: /90-40
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
28th May 2025 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Tailed off in three runs after running okay in a C&D handicap last May on stable debut; absent since September. |
33/1 |
|
12 |
28th May 2025 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Tailed off in three runs after running okay in a C&D handicap last May on stable debut; absent since September. |
33/1 |
|
9th 7 |
20th Sep 2024 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
led, headed 3 out |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 499-65
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
13th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Completed a spring double last year off 8lb higher; struggled for form after returning in December from a break but fared better when back to front-running tactics at Stratford (extended 2m2f; good to firm) a fortnight ago and a repeat of that effort would put him in the mix. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Completed back-to-back wins last spring, including over 2m here, but has been badly out of form since returning from a break in December and failed to justify market support when pulled up at Newton Abbot this month; on a good mark but hard to recommend in current form. |
25/1 |
|
4 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Completed back-to-back wins last spring, including one here, but has been badly out of form since returning from a break in December; now 4lb below his last winning mark, but hard to make a case for in current form. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /P6-41 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
21st Jul 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Had been vulnerable in handicaps this year but she ran better at Stratford two starts ago and there was nothing wrong with her attitude when a narrow winner over C&D (good) in June; has gone back up 4lb but in good heart and likely to go well. |
7/2 |
|
1st 6 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Raced prominently before proving one paced at Stratford last time (2m, good) when just behind Queen Of Steel; that was better, though. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 95PP/4 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 15 |
21st Oct 2024 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
not fluent 1st |
7/1 |
|
7 |
22nd Sep 2024 Good 2m 3f 164y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
About 17l behind Belgarum when third at Fontwell (2m5f, good) on recent chasing debut but significant positives can be drawn from that performance and he's 11lb better off with that rival here; contender if new cheekpieces have any positive effect. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 7 |
30th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Bumper winner; 0-7 over hurdles but returned from long absence with two pretty good efforts this season (2m/2m2f) and it will be interesting to see how he fares over this new trip on chasing debut. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5346-
Last run: 180 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 13 |
27th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Tailed off on handicap debut in January but fared better at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft) last month, where she emerged from the pack to finish best of the rest behind the runaway winner; might have more to offer if today's longer trip suits. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 10 |
21st Jul 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Unexposed after only four runs but she was tailed off on handicap debut at Southwell (2m, good to soft) in January and could be considered only if lively in the betting. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 570-65
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
9th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Did well to be beaten 10l at Worcester (2m4f handicap debut; good) given he refused to settle and perhaps the ground was too soft at Uttoxeter; remains of interest. |
8/1 |
|
8th 11 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Happier for the step up to 2m4f on last month's Worcester handicap debut (good), keeping on late despite initial refusal to settle; grounds to expect better and 2lb drop is most welcome; remains of interest. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4592-5
Last run: 47 days
W: 10st 11lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
6th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
0-23 over hurdles but went very close on stable debut here (2m4f, soft) in July and also ran well when third (albeit well held) at Fontwell (2m5f, good) in August; drops back in trip with cheekpieces refitted here; no surprise if he comes good for Olly Murphy soon. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
30th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
0-22 over hurdles but very nearly made a winning stable debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) six weeks ago and will be fine on the forecast faster ground here; one to consider. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 13 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
0-23 but surely has a race in him, and did record a respectable C&D third (soft) last November; wind surgery since claimed for £6,000 from David Thompson and starts life for Olly Murphy back on a career-low mark. |
7/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 96-8
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Longstanding maiden who didn't run badly on first two starts back from a mammoth absence; out of the weights but not hard to see him hitting the frame in a weak contest, if bouncing back from a poor effort last time. |
14/1 |
|
11th 11 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
20-race maiden who only recently returned from a mammoth absence; beaten about 14l on both occasions and behind Vengeance last time. |
14/1 |
|
8th 12 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all five hurdle starts but returned from 596-day absence with an encouraging fourth at Taunton (2m3f, good) a fortnight ago and has possibilities if that run brought him on. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 987-98
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
C&D winner last November (good to soft; held up), when 15lb lower; also held up when showing marginal improvement to score at Wincanton (3m, good) latest; up another 6lb but looks a leading player. |
11/8 |
|
1st 6 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 150y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Made the breakthrough at Exeter (2m5f, good to soft) in November and he had a near-miss at Taunton (3m, good) the following month; looks interesting on that form but he was laboured at Exeter last month and that took his hurdling record to 1-18. |
8/1 |
|
8th 9 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Came good here (2m5f, good to soft) in November, his 14th hurdling start, and has performed well over 3m at Taunton on all three starts since; ought to be right in the thick of things again. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 863-2U
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
19th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Sole career success came in this race 12 months ago and a recent close fourth here behind Edgewell should have teed him up for his defence; nothing wrong with his mark for all that he's 1lb wrong. |
4/1 |
|
4th 8 |
23rd Jun 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Has modest 1-29 strike-rate under rules but the win was gained over C&D (last summer) and last month's reappearance run was much more encouraging than his eventual 78l defeat suggests; each-way claims at least. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
20th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
1-28 under rules, his win coming over fences off this mark at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last July; has been off since October and needs to hit the ground running. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: F40/8-
Last run: 411 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (9) |
8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 14y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Reliable sort with five wins in the bag; a beaten favourite on his last two starts, his turn may be near once more but he is 2lb higher than his last winning mark. |
13/2 |
|
6th 3 (11) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Easily best known for exploits at Bath, where he's been runner-up three times this season; 0-10 here, admittedly twice runner-up and also third of 15 in May (1m2f) but he may have to settle for another place return. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 6 (1) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Four course wins over 1m2f on fast ground; three solid efforts in defeat this year, again over 1m2f, and he has handled slow ground in the past; unlikely to be far away back at 1m. |
4/1 |
Verdict
Konigin Isabella might use her recent C&D success as a springboard but preference is for INVICTUS DE BRION, who returned from a long layoff with a pleasing fourth at Worcester last month and could still have a better run in him if the addition of cheekpieces has a positive effect. Bushmill Boy is 0-21 over hurdles but still looks interesting on his debut for Olly Murphy, while handicap debutant Get The Value may yet deliver on his bumper promise.[Chris Wilson]
Selections
WEST COUNTRY:
Konigin IsabellaThe Times:
TestflightSPOTLIGHT:
Invictus De BrionPOSTDATA:
Get The ValueRP RATINGS:
Bushmill BoyThe Star:
TestflightTelegraph:
Konigin IsabellaThe Guardian:
Konigin IsabellaDaily Mail:
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Konigin IsabellaThe Sun:
Konigin IsabellaDaily Record:
Konigin Isabella