July 05 / 14.15 Newton Abbot

14.15

Good

St Austell Brewery Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4805.18
  • 2m 5f 122y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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St Austell Brewery Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner of his second start in points (2m5f, good) before unseating early when favourite for a restricted in May; makes some appeal on hurdle debut, especially if strong in the market.
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4th

19

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Yellow Car

11st 7lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Found 2m3f too sharp a test three runs back but progressive otherwise this season at up to 3m and he had Ma Shantou and Jig's Forge behind when digging deepest in a Grade 2 at Doncaster last time (3m, good to soft); this demands a whole lot more and he has plenty to find with Jet Blue on their clash here in December.

33/1

1st

7

25th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

14:05 Doncaster

Yellow Car

11st 0lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

towards rear but in touch with leaders

14/1

25/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 47-8

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has only shown a modest level of form in two bumpers and on May's hurdle debut (2m3f, good); needs to find significant improvement for this step up in distance to figure here.
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2

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Full Monty

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Maiden hurdle winner last summer; had to settle for second when well backed for recent chasing debut at Worcester (2m4f, good) but that was his first run for nearly seven months and he was nicely clear of the third; only 1lb higher here and will be hard to beat if combination of refitted tongue-tie and first-time cheekpieces has any positive effect.

5/2

2nd

5

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Worcester

Full Monty

11st 11lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Low-mileage 7yo who won a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last summer; safely held in two handicap hurdles in the autumn, though, and makes his chasing debut after a 205-day absence.

9/1

5

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Worcester

Full Monty

11st 11lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Low-mileage 7yo who won a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last summer; safely held in two handicap hurdles in the autumn, though, and makes his chasing debut after a 205-day absence.

9/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 22P-72

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in four maiden hurdles for Ben Pauling (2m3f-2m4f) last year; struggled in two 3m handicaps for new stable this spring (cheekpieces added last time) but back near best with tongue-tie fitted in a Market Rasen novice latest and he's a strong contender if repeating the effort.
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4th

4

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Taunton

A Definite Getaway

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

A dual winner (at about 3m) last April but he's not been seen since coming in a well-held third of five in 3m2f handicap chase at Newton Abbot ten months ago; he needs to hit the ground running.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two points under Callum Pritchard; returned from a break with an encouraging fourth over C&D on last month's hurdle debut and looks capable of playing a role here.
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4

1st Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 5

15:50 Wincanton

All Night Parking

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won two points in spring 2024 but he's failed to complete in last four runs including in hurdle handicaps (125-1) in his last two starts; still lightly raced in this sphere but he has a lot to prove back up in trip; cheekpieces added.

100/1

3

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:16 Taunton

All Night Parking

11st 12lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won two points in spring 2024; modest form as a novice over hurdles that summer but failed to complete in two points last spring and it was the same story on handicap debut over C&D (125-1) two weeks ago.

66/1

5

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

All Night Parking

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won a couple of points in spring 2024; didn't run too badly in three qualifying runs over hurdles for Carroll Gray in the summer of that year but off since failing to complete in two points last spring.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Maiden point winner in April and placed in a restricted since but 1-10 overall; makes hurdle debut having joined Ben Pauling and he'll need to improve to figure here; still worth a check in the market.
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11th

1

21st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

16:25 Musselburgh

Top Man Tom

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Quickly made his mark in handicaps for this yard with two front-running wins over C&D (good to soft/soft) this winter, latterly ending 12l to the good; up to this 11lb higher mark in a much better race when only fifth of 11 back over C&D on latest outing but he is back down in class today.

10/1

5th

12

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Top Man Tom

10st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Sandy Thomson

disputed lead, prominent after 5th, weakened after 2 out

9/1

5th

12

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Top Man Tom

10st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Sandy Thomson

1-10 in points; however, he's now 2-6 over hurdles after front-running wins over C&D (good to soft/soft) on last two starts, last time easily stretching clear from approaching three out and ending 12l to the good; up another 11lb in a much better race, but it's hard to pin down just how good he is.

9/1

Form: 7-F437

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
AW winner over 1m4f but 0-11 over hurdles; respectable efforts off low marks in handicaps at Ludlow (3m, good) and Newton Abbot (2m2f, soft) but up against it on these terms.
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6th

9

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

17:10 Stratford

Lions Vigil

10st 2lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

AW winner but 0-12 over hurdles and he's not bred for chasing; this looks a big ask from out of the weights.

25/1

6th

7

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

14:15 Newton Abbot

Lions Vigil

11st 4lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

AW winner over 1m4f but 0-11 over hurdles; respectable efforts off low marks in handicaps at Ludlow (3m, good) and Newton Abbot (2m2f, soft) but up against it on these terms.

50/1

Form: 12666- C

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won two good-ground bumpers here last June then ran respectably at Worcester on hurdles debut; form dipped in October and beaten 21l on April's Chepstow (2m, good) reappearance; may well improve on that but still has something to prove back from another break.
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1st

1

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

18:15 Warwick

Corporal Jackjones

12st 1lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Miss Poppy Skipper

More than 5l too good in a Stratford novice hunter in March (2m5f, soft) despite whacking the last, and no shame since when second at Lower Machen giving the prolific Fumet d'Oudairies 3lb; could argue he's marginally more compelling at sub-3m trips, but among the likeliest even so.

2/1

1st

2

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 205y

Class 5

17:20 Stratford

Corporal Jackjones

11st 12lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Miss Poppy Skipper

Dual bumper winner; has won three points, two of them this season; has since finished runner-up to a 1-3 shot in a Leicester hunter chase (2m4f, soft; first two well clear); chance.

10/11

Form: 642

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well held in a bumper and on hurdle debut but took a marked step forward when narrowly beaten by a previous winner over C&D (good; 40-1) ten days ago; hard to gauge the form of that race with the favourite departing early but he's well bred and needs considering given his connections; tongue-tie added.
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2

6th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

17:15 Ffos Las

Eileens Milan

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Went close in Newton Abbot novice hurdle (2m5f, good) for Paul Nicholls last summer but quickly became very disappointing for him; drying ground might aid his cause on today's stable/chase debut but he has a lot more to prove than some of these.

12/1

2

6th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

17:15 Ffos Las

Eileens Milan

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Went close in Newton Abbot novice hurdle (2m5f, good) for Paul Nicholls last summer but quickly became very disappointing for him; drying ground might aid his cause on today's stable/chase debut but he has a lot more to prove than some of these.

12/1

8

6th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 150y

Class 4

16:50 Wincanton

Eileens Milan

11st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Well beaten on his last three starts, the last two being his first handicaps (2m5f, soft); something to prove but he was second in a good-ground 2m5f novice hurdle at Newton Abbot last June, and the return to better ground may help; stamina in pedigree and with leading yard; no forlorn hope.

8/1

Form: 004/0-

Last run: 397 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Modest maiden hurdler/pointer when trained in Ireland, well held since a short-head winner of a fast-ground, five-runner maiden point in May; others are preferred.
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3

21st Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 137y

Class 4

15:25 Exeter

Share A Moment

11st 2lb

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

Only 1-14 in points; six-race maiden over hurdles and with a basement handicap mark.

20/1

10th

11

21st Aug 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Share A Moment

10st 2lb

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

Belied 40-1 odds when very respectable fourth over C&D (good) on rules return in June but is effectively 3lb higher today and, on balance, others look stronger.

16/1

9

4th Jun 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

15:35 Newton Abbot

Share A Moment

10st 2lb

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

Fast-ground point winner whose two attempts over hurdles have offered little encouragement.

25/1

Form: 72/3F/ BF

Last run: 715 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Placed in a couple of handicaps in April/June 2022 but has not been seen since falling (held at the time) upped to 2m4f at Worcester in July of that year; probably best watched returning from a 715-day absence.
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3

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

14:15 Newton Abbot

Come Dancing

11st 4lb

J: James Davies

T: Oliver Signy

Placed in a couple of handicaps in April/June 2022 but has not been seen since falling (held at the time) upped to 2m4f at Worcester in July of that year; probably best watched returning from a 715-day absence.

40/1

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Payout
Exacta £89.50
Straight Forecast £81.71
Trifecta £302.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

A Definite Getaway

WEST COUNTRY:

Eileen's Milan

Telegraph:

Eileen's Milan

The Star:

Eileen's Milan

Daily Record:

Eileen's Milan

RP RATINGS:

A Definite Getaway

POSTDATA:

A Definite Getaway

The Times:

A Definite Getaway

The Guardian:

A Definite Getaway

Daily Mail:

A Definite Getaway

D Express:

A Definite Getaway

Daily Mirror:

A Definite Getaway