May 29 / 14.58 Newton Abbot

14.58

Soft

Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £9849.06
  • 3m 1f 170y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1222P- CD

Last run: 185 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Pulled up when last seen at Exeter in November but he had posted a sequence of good runs at this track previously and these conditions won't faze him; can show his form when fresh.
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11th

2

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

17:10 Chepstow

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12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Didn't run badly when third of five in Newton Abbot chase (3m2f, good) in May and today's switch back to hurdling won't be a problem but his record in recent years is mixed; others preferred.

14/1

3rd

2

28th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:48 Newton Abbot

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11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast.

11/4

3rd

2

28th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:48 Newton Abbot

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11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast.

11/4

7/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1314U-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Two wins in small-field handicaps earlier this year, over 2m5f on soft and 2m6f on heavy; jumped poorly when well beaten at Uttoxeter on penultimate start and unseated rider back there latest; now has to get back on track.
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3rd

4

2nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

15:40 Doncaster

Hauraki Gulf

11st 3lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Deborah Cole

pressed leader, weakened after 2 out

4/1

9

1st Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 98y

Class 1

15:07 Sandown

Hauraki Gulf

10st 5lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Deborah Cole

Scored twice over fences early last year (once on heavy); 0-10 over hurdles but runner-up in eight of those, including at Warwick (3m2f, soft) on latest start when he blundered at the final flight but looked booked for second anyway; this race looks too tough.

16/1

9

1st Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 98y

Class 1

15:07 Sandown

Hauraki Gulf

10st 5lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Deborah Cole

Scored twice over fences early last year (once on heavy); 0-10 over hurdles but runner-up in eight of those, including at Warwick (3m2f, soft) on latest start when he blundered at the final flight but looked booked for second anyway; this race looks too tough.

16/1

Form: 4/U22-

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Not the force of old but still runner-up off today's mark in consecutive races towards end of last season (2m6f, heavy/3m1f, soft); unlikely to be far away.
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2

23rd May 2025

Good

3m 4f 165y

19:37 Downpatrick

Champagne Court

12st 0lb

J: Mr A P Kennedy

T: A J Kennedy

Veteran won six races between 2018 and 2022 when trained by Jeremy Scott; still has an appetite for racing, twice runner-up in points for this rider in April; one length in front of Grange Soldier at Dromahane last time.

20/1

2

23rd May 2025

Good

3m 4f 165y

19:37 Downpatrick

Champagne Court

12st 0lb

J: Mr A P Kennedy

T: A J Kennedy

Veteran won six races between 2018 and 2022 when trained by Jeremy Scott; still has an appetite for racing, twice runner-up in points for this rider in April; one length in front of Grange Soldier at Dromahane last time.

20/1

7th

2

31st Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

16:30 Newton Abbot

Champagne Court

11st 13lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

in touch with leaders

10/1

Form: F2PP9- D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
All his chase wins have come at Chepstow but he has form elsewhere and this is a softer race than at Cheltenham last month; however, he did bleed that day and there's no denying he has a point to prove.
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5th

8

11th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

15:50 Chepstow

Wayfinder

11st 1lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Gained all four chase wins here (good-soft), the latest over today's trip two years ago; very inconsistent in the meantime and not seen since heavy defeat at Newton Abbot in May but both his course record and his record when fresh make him of strong interest today.

6/1

4th

1

29th May 2024

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

14:58 Newton Abbot

Wayfinder

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

All his chase wins have come at Chepstow but he has form elsewhere and this is a softer race than at Cheltenham last month; however, he did bleed that day and there's no denying he has a point to prove.

15/2

9th

12

17th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Cheltenham

Wayfinder

10st 8lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Gained all four chase wins at Chepstow but his third on the Old course here (3m1f, good to soft) in October was right up there with his best form; ran very poorly (albeit on heavy ground) last time and has a point to prove.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: /P113- D BF

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 6lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m5f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham last month (3m1f, good); hard to fault and cheekpieces are now added.
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4th

9

28th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 2

14:55 Uttoxeter

Juniper

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m6f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in April; flopped when tried in cheekpieces at Newton Abbot two months ago and they are now removed; position 10lb out of the handicap here demands a big career best.

20/1

2

29th May 2024

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

14:58 Newton Abbot

Juniper

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Anthony Honeyball

Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m5f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham last month (3m1f, good); hard to fault and cheekpieces are now added.

13/8

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Payout
Exacta £20.60
Straight Forecast £20.74
Trifecta £68.20

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