September 22 / 14.35 Newton Abbot

14.35

Heavy

Colin Willcocks Memorial Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6889.18
  • 3m 2f 105y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Colin Willcocks Memorial Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2434-3

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
0-10 over hurdles but made pleasing return from long absence when third in today's headgear combination at Worcester (2m4f, good to soft) this month and remains 4lb lower than when third in this race last year.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

18th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

14:00 Exeter

Ben Lilly

11st 4lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: David Pipe

Should be well handicapped but he looks cold as ice at the minute and has the most to prove of these.

10/1

11/8

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 1-3114 C

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner over fences for new stable this summer (2m5f/3m2f) and very respectable fourth in competitive Class 3 event on latest outing; seems versatile regarding ground and needs to be taken very seriously off her lower hurdle mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:40 Fakenham

Honey Im Good

11st 0lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Well handicapped on 2024 hurdle/chase form and shaped with a fair but more promise than eventual 40l defeat might suggest at Sedgefield (3m3f, good to soft) in February, after a long absence; ought to be better suited by the forecast faster ground here; interesting.

11/2

6th

5

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

15:52 Sedgefield

Honey Im Good

11st 3lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Evan Williams

Well handicapped on her chase form in 2024; one to watch in the betting on this first run since that November but it's a hefty absence to defy and she's 0-8 over hurdles as opposed to 4-13 over fences.

15/2

2nd

3

4th Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Honey Im Good

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Latest chase success was a 3m3f handicap at Stratford in August (good to firm); fair efforts afterwards and 2m5f looked too sharp at Fakenham five days ago; one of two good chances for Evan Williams.

7/1

Form: -23P24 C

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner over 2m2f last year and returns here after making the frame in two 2m7f races at Worcester (soft/good) this summer; won't be far away if stamina holds out over this trip.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

26th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

17:00 Fontwell

Kapitaliste

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

2-38 under rules, both wins at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) in May 2022; placed a few times off higher marks last year and probably needed the run when fourth of seven behind Sandy Brook at Plumpton (3m1f, good) a fortnight ago; now 10lb better off; could go well.

13/2

5

26th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

17:00 Fontwell

Kapitaliste

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

never going well, jumped left on occasions, prominent, dropped to last after 8th, weakened after 10th, pulled up before 3 out

13/2

4th

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:40 Plumpton

Kapitaliste

11st 10lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Alexandra Dunn

midfield, not fluent 6th, not fluent 7th, lost ground before 4 out

4/1

Form: 611344 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Last of four on recent chasing debut and now quickly switched back to hurdling; may not have much margin for error off current mark but won twice in the spring (2m6f/3m2f) and seems pretty versatile regarding ground; could have a say.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

6

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

20:40 Salisbury

Astroman

9st 5lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Syd Hosie

Beaten a long way over C&D in the spring before a better showing from the front in a 3m2f hurdle round Fontwell; is some way down the pecking order for a yard also responsible for Nadim.

16/1

3rd

1

12th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:43 Fontwell

Astroman

12st 0lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Syd Hosie

led, increased tempo 10th

11/1

Form: 117-98

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Struck form and won consecutive 2m5f races (both on good) in February/March but seems badly to have lost his way since, and the ground is probably not in his favour on this first venture beyond 3m.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

11

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

15:38 Exeter

Caspers Court

10st 10lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

Last win was off 18lb higher in March 2023; returns to a more suitable trip than the 3m last time but ran just the one race of any real note last year and he's an 11yo now.

16/1

5th

11

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

15:38 Exeter

Caspers Court

10st 10lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

led

16/1

6

24th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

16:30 Ludlow

Caspers Court

11st 1lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

Mark has never been more accommodating in seven seasons with these connections, and although winless beyond 2m6f under rules does stay further; diminishing returns since May's Newton Abbot second, however.

12/1

Form: -F4434 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Quirky customer who often looks reluctant to jump off and/or races lazily; suited by this C&D and on a workable mark but comes with significant risk, and has done all his winning on good/good to firm ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Worcester

Presenting Yeats

11st 3lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Richard Hawker

Quirky customer who is often reluctant to jump off; won at Stratford (3m2f, good) in April, after a break, and is now back on the same mark, but recent efforts were below that level and he's never easy to predict.

16/1

7th

8

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:27 Newton Abbot

Presenting Yeats

10st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Richard Hawker

Has struggled to recapture the form that saw him successful at Stratford (3m2f, good) off 2lb lower in April; not one to dismiss lightly but recent efforts temper enthusiasm.

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.00
Straight Forecast £8.86
Trifecta £34.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ben Lilly

The Times:

Honey I'm Good

TOPSPEED:

Kapitaliste

The Guardian:

Astroman

Daily Mail:

Honey I'm Good

Daily Mirror:

Honey I'm Good

The Star:

Honey I'm Good

RP RATINGS:

Ben Lilly

WEST COUNTRY:

Ben Lilly

Telegraph:

Ben Lilly

The Sun:

Ben Lilly

Daily Record:

Ben Lilly

POSTDATA:

Kapitaliste

D Express:

Kapitaliste