October 21 / 15.35 Newton Abbot

15.35

Soft

Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10075.1
  • 3m 2f 105y
  • Class 2
  • 5 runners
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Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 12413- D

Last run: 184 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Had a productive time over fences last season, winning twice over 3m2f at Fontwell; returns from an absence off a career-high hurdles mark, but she did make a successful reappearance in this sphere last autumn under Freddie Gingell and is another to consider.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

11

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 71y

Class 1

14:55 Cheltenham

Rose Of Arcadia

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Has run well on good ground here and won at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; reappeared with solid third at Exeter (3m, good to soft) last month and she should be fine with today's test (albeit well beaten 12 months ago); 2lb out of the handicap but not discounted for bang-in-form yard.

11/1

5th

11

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 71y

Class 1

14:55 Cheltenham

Rose Of Arcadia

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

prominent, outpaced after 3 out, lost fourth approaching last

11/1

6

22nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 3

16:28 Exeter

Rose Of Arcadia

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Thorough stayer who gained last season's chasing win at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; not quite in same form at Plumpton later that month but has good record when fresh and begins her new campaign on a workable mark; had wind operation in August; good chance.

4/1

9/2

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 3/352-

Last run: 271 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
2m4f Listed winner back in January 2021, last seen finishing a creditable second of 11 over the same trip at Ffos Las (soft) last winter; has stamina to prove on her first run for nearly eight months but impossible to discount.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

25th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 118y

Class 3

14:40 Ascot

Whitehotchillifili

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Harry Fry

raced in second, pressed leader from 7th, led before 2 out, faced challenge approaching last, kept on run-in, headed final stride

9/2

2nd

3

21st Oct 2023

Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 2

15:35 Newton Abbot

Whitehotchillifili

10st 13lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: Harry Fry

raced in fourth, dropped to last 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, rallying and went third home turn, not fluent when went second 2 out, kept on and challenging run-in, no extra final 110yds

9/2

2nd

4

23rd Jan 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Ffos Las

Whitehotchillifili

11st 11lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: Harry Fry

Above-average mare who is a Listed winner; posted a solid handicap effort (one place behind the subsequent Lanzarote winner) at Sandown two starts ago; suited by soft/heavy; has the ability to go well.

8/1

Form: 322226 CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Knocking at the door during the summer but found one too good on four occasions; possibly resented the first-time visor when running poorly over this C&D last time; cheekpieces back on today.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Worcester

Mr Yeats

11st 10lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Stuck on a lengthy losing run and was well behind Boskill Borden here 12 days ago; the first-time tongue-tie needs to make a difference.

16/1

7th

2

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Worcester

Mr Yeats

11st 13lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Struggling before minor late gains at Market Rasen latest (2m5f, good) extended his losing run to 20; first drop into a 0-105 since July 2022 isn't sufficient on its own to persuade this is the day.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 61200-

Last run: 189 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Not quite the force of old but he still won at Huntingdon (3m1f, good to soft) last winter off a mark 2lb lower than today's and he was beaten only 6l when midfield in the Pertemps at the Cheltenham Festival; 7lb claiming rider Dylan Johnston has been among the winners this autumn; leading contender if ready to roll after six months off.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

21st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 5

17:10 Newbury

Itchy Feet

11st 12lb

J: Mr James King

T: Olly Murphy

Grade 1 winner over fences in 2020 and still smart in 2023; now has a bit to prove after finishing tailed off in two staying handicap hurdles following a year on the sidelines; not sure what to expect on this hunter chase debut but, with his CV, he's dangerous to dismiss.

3/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

14:30 Huntingdon

Itchy Feet

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out, tailed off

12/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

14:30 Huntingdon

Itchy Feet

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out

12/1

Form: 2196-2 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Drew 19l clear to win a Sandown slog (2m4f, soft) in the spring, his ninth success over hurdles, and made a pleasing return to action after a summer break when second at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good to soft) two weeks ago; C&D winner in March 2022; makes the most appeal.
Place /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

13:50 Uttoxeter

West To The Bridge

11st 9lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Grand servant to the yard with 11 hurdles wins; did what he's been doing for years by bouncing back to exploit a falling mark on his favoured testing ground at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) in January; most tenacious and impossible to dismiss off 3lb higher.

10/1

1st

1

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 3

14:02 Chepstow

West To The Bridge

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Long in the tooth now and not the force of old but was nudged up only 1lb for last month's clear second in refitted cheekpieces at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) and ought to be better suited by this slower ground.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £19.70
Straight Forecast £23.36
Trifecta £49.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

West To The Bridge

The Guardian:

Rose Of Arcadia

RP RATINGS:

Itchy Feet

WEST COUNTRY:

Whitehotchillifili

The Sun:

Rose Of Arcadia

The Star:

Rose Of Arcadia

The Times:

Itchy Feet

Daily Mirror:

Itchy Feet

TOPSPEED:

West To The Bridge

POSTDATA:

West To The Bridge

Telegraph:

West To The Bridge

Daily Mail:

West To The Bridge

D Express:

West To The Bridge

Daily Record:

West To The Bridge