September 20 / 14.40 Newton Abbot

14.40

Good

Devondale Electrical Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4955.32
  • 2m 0f 167y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Devondale Electrical Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
2-14 on the Flat, the latest win gained for this stable at Goodwood (1m6f, soft; RPR 77) last month; will be fine on the faster ground here and will be a danger to all if she takes adequately to hurdling.
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2nd

4

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 10y

Class 3

19:30 Huntingdon

Kitty Foyle

11st 9lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Returned from break with wide-margin win in three-runner contest at Wincanton (3m, good) last month; the value of that form is open to question (leader crashed through rail and ran out in home straight) but she remains unexposed over this sort of trip and the handicapper has been pragmatic in raising her 4lb.

4/1

1st

2

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 4

14:20 Wincanton

Kitty Foyle

11st 6lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Flat/hurdle winner; headed to Kempton last time unproven over this far but saw it out fine to finish third of the nine runners (on good ground); solid chance off 1lb higher.

9/4

3rd

2

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:05 Stratford

Kitty Foyle

11st 12lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Won a Flat handicap (1m6f, soft) and a novice hurdle (2m1f, good) last autumn; mixed record under both codes since then but she's been highly tried in last four hurdle runs and was third in a Listed race at Taunton last December; now returns to jumping after a short break and needs watching in market on handicap hurdle debut; tongue-tie added.

11/4

7/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 43-564 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Weakened into fourth (behind Pure Gold) when warm favourite for last month's stable/hurdle debut at Worcester (2m, good) but her Irish bumper promise in the spring offers hope she can do much better; tongue-tie added today.
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10

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

14:25 Cheltenham

Leloopa

10st 9lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Landed valuable series final for mares at Kelso (2m, good to soft) in March but was just a respectable third of five at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft) last month and needs subsequent wind surgery to help her kick on again.

14/1

4

9th Sep 2025

Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

15:58 Newton Abbot

Leloopa

11st 3lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Went up 10lb for winning by 8l at Kelso in March and finished well beaten next time at Uttoxeter; could be on a harsh mark now and would prefer drier ground.

13/2

1

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:37 Uttoxeter

Leloopa

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Took form to whole new level when winning valuable series final by 8l at Kelso (2m, good to soft) in March and is now 3-6 over hurdles; returns from 127-day break on 10lb higher mark but good ground also suits; shortlisted.

11/2

5/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5-3 BF

Last run: 136 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made very promising rules debut when fifth of 18 in good-ground Cheltenham bumper in April, having been badly hampered, and the form of her odds-on defeat at Southwell a few weeks later has been very well advertised by the winner since; makes hurdling debut today; leading contender.
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7th

2

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:42 Stratford

Asian Star

11st 13lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

Chasing the last twice and well held; pulled up in her only previous handicap over hurdles but should be on a competitive mark judged on novice form.

7/1

2

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 4

18:00 Stratford

Asian Star

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Low-mileage mare who beat Mary in a Southwell novice hurdle (2m, good) in the autumn; pulled up on handicap hurdle debut the following month (bled from the nose) but ran well for a long way on recent chasing debut and could still have significant potential over fences.

7/2

2

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 4

18:00 Stratford

Asian Star

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Low-mileage mare who beat Mary in a Southwell novice hurdle (2m, good) in the autumn; pulled up on handicap hurdle debut the following month (bled from the nose) but ran well for a long way on recent chasing debut and could still have significant potential over fences.

7/2

Form: 13 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rewarded enterprising ride when winning good-ground Roscommon bumper for Gordon Elliott in July and was placed in Worcester bumper on last month's stable debut; should have a future over hurdles.
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6

8th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:08 Ludlow

Versace Twentyone

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Came good over hurdles over C&D (good to soft) in April and ran well in defeat off today's mark at Stratford (2m2f, good) on latest outing in July; probably won't be far away.

11/2

2nd

2

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

Versace Twentyone

11st 13lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott (2m, good); off the mark over hurdles in a 2m5f Ludlow novice handicap in April (good to soft) but has been a bit disappointing since.

8/1

4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:55 Worcester

Versace Twentyone

11st 6lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

3l ahead of Rockola when obliging at Ludlow in April (2m5f, good to soft); last-time 15l Aintree fourth off 4lb higher represents her best ever form effort going left-handed, but needs more again here.

12/1

Form: 5-832

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat racer who was placed on the last two of her four hurdling starts, both times over 2m on good ground; her form isn't anything to get too excited about but she has each-way claims again here.
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4th

6

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

16:18 Perth

Pure Gold

11st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lisa Harrison

Couldn't fault her momentum last year, rising from a mark of 88 at Uttoxeter in July to 102 when scoring readily at Hexham (2m, good to soft) in October; found life tougher in better races (Wetherby and Cheltenham) thereafter; this is equally tough, but she could strip fitter for C&D comeback run.

12/1

5th

9

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

16:10 Perth

Pure Gold

11st 5lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lisa Harrison

Has won three races this season, the second over this C&D in September; up in the ratings and off since November; may be better for the run.

20/1

9

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Wetherby

Pure Gold

10st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lisa Harrison

Better than ever since joining this stable, winning three of her last four races; easily beat four rivals at Hexham (2m, good to soft) four weeks ago and an 8lb rise should not stop her being competitive again.

5/1

Form: 85296

Last run: 4 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Ahead of A Little Something when second in modest Stratford bumper in July and bettered disappointing hurdle debut when respectable sixth at Worcester (2m, good; first-time hood) on Monday but others look stronger.
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9th

7

14th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

19:10 Fontwell

Lady Henrietta

10st 12lb

J: Elliott England

T: Ben Pauling

Absent since struggling to cope with 3m on heavy ground in January but made all under Elliott England at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in December and was placed on good ground in the autumn; no surprise if she features.

6/1

8

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:50 Ffos Las

Lady Henrietta

11st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Ben Pauling

Dictated the pace and stuck on well in five-runner race at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in December, opening her account at the 15th attempt; creditable third of ten here (2m6f, heavy) three weeks ago when she made Sean Bowen work hard and Pipas Lescribaa was second, but there's a 3lb swing in the weights today and this new trip now looks well worth a go; each-way chance.

5/1

2nd

6

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

17:05 Stratford

Lady Henrietta

10st 6lb

J: Elliott England

T: Ben Pauling

No wins in 12 but shouldn't be long in putting that right after keeping the favourite honest last time at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft); Elliott England rides again off 2lb higher and solid chance.

2/1

Form: 3

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Didn't show a great deal in three Irish points in the spring and was behind Lady Herrietta when well-held third in Stratford bumper in July; significant improvement required on hurdling debut.
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1st

3

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

A Little Something

11st 3lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Pulled up when making chase debut on heavy ground but runner-up twice on good ground since, latterly at Fontwell (2m3f) last month; gets another chance off the same mark here; obvious contender.

13/8

2nd

7

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

19:20 Fontwell

A Little Something

11st 8lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Emma Lavelle

Had heavy ground as an excuse when pulled up on chase debut in February after nine months off and fared a lot better back on a sounder surface when second of six at Ludlow (2m4f, good) 25 days ago; her jumping was a bit iffy but is entitled to get better with experience; enters calculations.

11/2

2nd

3

30th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 11y

Class 5

14:57 Ludlow

A Little Something

11st 3lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Competitive over hurdles last spring and heavy ground was a feasible excuse when pulled up on chase debut at Leicester in February after 281 days off (had lost position when sprawling at the 11th); can be given another chance.

5/1

Form: 56

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to a useful hurdler and made quite promising bumper debut when fifth of 14 at Uttoxeter (good; blinkered) in July; well behind Pure Gold and Leloopa when switched to hurdling at Worcester (no headgear) last month, though, and is now tried in cheekpieces.
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1st

1

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Carlisle

Keppel Queen

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Won a maiden hurdle on stable debut at Warwick (2m5f, good) in October and bounced back from a flop over fences when third of five in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) in January, when jumping to the right; the return to a right-handed track is a likely plus and she's high on the list.

4/1

3rd

4

26th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Keppel Queen

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Showed zero enthusiasm for fences in two attempts, pulling up at Uttoxeter last month, but she might well recover quickly now back hurdling, as in a similar situation in the past; stays 3m2f on soft and has a good run in her off current mark; cheekpieces refitted.

100/30

Form: 8-8

Last run: 123 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Not beaten that far when eighth in good-ground course bumper in the spring but makes no significant appeal on this hurdling debut.
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5

21st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

13:45 Wincanton

Diamond Dusty

10st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Linda Blackford

prominent, dropped to last and struggling after 6th, lost touch from 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out

100/1

5

21st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

13:45 Wincanton

Diamond Dusty

10st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Linda Blackford

prominent, dropped to last and struggling after 6th, lost touch from 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out

100/1

9th

7

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:20 Chepstow

Diamond Dusty

10st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Linda Blackford

Pulled-up 200-1 shot in much weaker race than this on September's hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f).

100/1

Non-runners

Hard As Nails

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Payout
Exacta £22.60
Straight Forecast £24.21
Trifecta £37.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Asian Star

RP RATINGS:

Hard As Nails

POSTDATA:

Kitty Foyle

WEST COUNTRY:

Kitty Foyle

D Express:

Kitty Foyle

Telegraph:

Asian Star

Daily Mail:

Asian Star

The Sun:

Asian Star

The Star:

Asian Star

Daily Record:

Asian Star

The Times:

Hard As Nails

The Guardian:

Hard As Nails

Daily Mirror:

Hard As Nails