July 31 / 15.20 Newton Abbot

15.20

Good

attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5255.38
  • 2m 0f 167y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

5/1 (Won)

Form: P-4512 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Dual C&D winner, more recently when getting up close home in amateur riders' race last month; also ran well here when second a fortnight ago; goes on any ground; probably won't be far away.
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2

24th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:57 Newton Abbot

Clearance

12st 0lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: Michael Blake

Six-time course winner, all on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); left behind a couple of poor efforts earlier in the year when a respectable fourth over 2m5f here in May but refused to line up when withdrawn here three weeks ago; well handicapped on old form and hard to dismiss if in the mood.

6/1

7

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:05 Newton Abbot

Clearance

10st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Michael Blake

Six-time course winner on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); woeful in two starts away from this track in the spring but he'd dropped to a dangerous mark when a respectable fourth here (about 2m5f, good; winner's won since) last month; will appreciate a strong gallop on this drop back in trip and can rarely be ruled out here.

10/1

7

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:05 Newton Abbot

Clearance

10st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Michael Blake

Six-time course winner on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); woeful in two starts away from this track in the spring but he'd dropped to a dangerous mark when a respectable fourth here (about 2m5f, good; winner's won since) last month; will appreciate a strong gallop on this drop back in trip and can rarely be ruled out here.

10/1

Form: 125-13 D BF

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Managed only third when odds on at Worcester last month but made all at Ffos Las two starts ago and, after only six hurdle runs, is not yet fully exposed; sports first-time cheekpieces here; raced mainly on good/good to firm ground.
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2nd

1

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Nibras Gold

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Dual 1m4f Flat winner (made all) and Summer Hurdle third last year, and jumped perfectly well when second on two of three chase starts in summer 2024; record of 62121 when returning from breaks of over 200 days.

7/1

9th

8

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

17:45 Market Rasen

Nibras Gold

10st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

Dual Flat winner for new stable in the spring before reverting to hurdling with commendable third behind Cavern Club in C&D Summer Hurdle (good) in July; only 1lb higher today and ought to be right in the thick of things.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3-132 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat-racer who has taken pretty well to hurdling this year; went up 4lb for close second at Market Rasen three weeks ago and probably won't be favoured by any rain here but still a likely contender.
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5th

11

29th May 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

18:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sisterandbrother

10st 8lb

T: Joey Ramsden

Has made a bright start for his current yard and made it two wins from his last three runs in 1m4f handicap at Beverley two days ago; also took this in 2024, so he's a player under a 4lb penalty.

5/1

1st

1

(4)

27th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 23y

Class 6

16:50 Beverley

Sisterandbrother

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Joey Ramsden

Gained his first win for this stable at Doncaster (1m4f, good) this month and ran well at Southwell (1m3f, AW) six days ago; still fairly treated off this 2lb higher mark and has good claims.

5/2

2nd

7

(5)

21st May 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:23 Southwell (AW)

Sisterandbrother

10st 2lb

J: Mr Fletcher Yarham

T: Joey Ramsden

Hit traffic when not beaten far over C&D late last month and duly justified favouritism at Doncaster on Saturday; no penalty for that apprentice race win and is shortlisted under the experienced Fletcher Yarham.

9/4

Form: 1/85-1 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Suited by the drop back to 2m when scoring at Perth this month and now 3-7 over hurdles; bled from the nose on that recent outing, which is a worry, but a 3lb rise does not look excessive and he seems versatile regarding ground.
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4th

1

31st Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

15:20 Newton Abbot

Zabeel Champion

12st 0lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Jonjo O’Neill

prominent, mistake 4 out

9/2

1st

2

6th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:48 Perth

Zabeel Champion

12st 0lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Jonjo O’Neill

Formerly smart on the Flat; defied a similar mark to this in a better race at Haydock (1m7f, good) in April 2022, since when he's been lightly raced; perhaps failed to stay 2m5f when last seen (in first-time cheekpieces); could easily be in the thick of it.

15/8

Form: 6-061P D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Joined Peter Bowen after winning small-field selling hurdle for an Irish yard in June; pulled up on this month's stable debut but bounced back with hard-fought Flat win ten days ago (first-time tongue-tie) and enters calculations on this hurdling return; raced mainly on good ground but once placed on yielding to soft on the Flat.
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12

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:35 Stratford

Supposedtobe

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in rear

14/1

12

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:35 Stratford

Supposedtobe

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in rear

14/1

2nd

5

13th Oct 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Ffos Las

Supposedtobe

11st 5lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in touch with leaders early, prominent 3rd

7/2

Form: 6242-4 BF

Last run: 78 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in an Irish bumper last summer and has made the frame on all three subsequent starts for Christian Williams, most recently when fourth in Plumpton maiden hurdle (2m, good) in May; that form is modest, but he should have some improvement to come in handicaps.
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2

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

Up For Appeal

11st 9lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Christian Williams

2m5f good-ground winner last summer off 6lb higher; hardly consistent though and never went a yard at Warwick last month; now tries cheekpieces.

14/1

8th

7

5th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Warwick

Up For Appeal

11st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Christian Williams

Scored at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last June and was in contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) in December but last season's record was rather mixed and we haven't seen him since a poor performance in January.

10/1

8th

7

5th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Warwick

Up For Appeal

11st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Christian Williams

Scored at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last June and was in contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) in December but last season's record was rather mixed and we haven't seen him since a poor performance in January.

10/1

Form: P43-2P D

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Generally disappointing since winning chasing debut in October and was pulled up when last in action but had a wind op last month and now switches back to hurdling on a very tempting mark; has form on soft ground but good ground probably suits best.
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7th

6

31st Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

15:20 Newton Abbot

Ridgeway

10st 11lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

prominent, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3 out, soon lost position and dropped to rear

6/1

6

10th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

16:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Ridgeway

11st 4lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, in rear, struggling when not fluent 3 out

10/1

2nd

1

22nd May 2023

Good

2m 3f 34y

Class 4

19:15 Market Rasen

Ridgeway

12st 2lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, midfield, some headway when not fluent 5th, pushed along and went second after last (usual 4 out), ridden and no extra run-in

6/4

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Payout
Straight Forecast £47.14

Selections

POSTDATA:

Sisterandbrother

SPOTLIGHT:

Ridgeway

TOPSPEED:

Zabeel Champion

Telegraph:

Supposedtobe

Daily Mirror:

Clearance

The Times:

Sisterandbrother

The Guardian:

Sisterandbrother

Daily Mail:

Sisterandbrother

D Express:

Sisterandbrother

The Sun:

Sisterandbrother

The Star:

Sisterandbrother

Daily Record:

Sisterandbrother

RP RATINGS:

Ridgeway

WEST COUNTRY:

Zabeel Champion