September 20 / 15.15 Newton Abbot

15.15

Good

Newton Abbot Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10074.56
  • 2m 4f 216y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Newton Abbot Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00

Form: -3F311 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler; made rather shaky start to chasing career in the spring but recorded convincing wins over C&D (good) and at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last month; needs to be taken very seriously.
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3rd

3

6th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 2

16:15 Fakenham

Glynn

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

led, headed before 3rd, soon lost ground but in touch with leaders, headway before 14th, raced in third and weakening when hit 3 out

2/1

3rd

3

6th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 2

16:15 Fakenham

Glynn

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

led, headed before 3rd, soon lost ground but in touch with leaders, headway before 14th, raced in third and weakening when hit 3 out

2/1

3rd

4

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:15 Haydock

Glynn

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

in touch with leaders, went third 4 out, no extra after 2 out

13/2

Form: -32O11 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Launched chasing career with two disappointing runs last December and has reverted to hurdling this year; aided by cheekpieces when winning two Class 2 handicaps this summer (2m4f/2m5f, good); now needs to prove he can transfer that useful form to fences.
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2nd

3

20th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 3

15:15 Newton Abbot

Lallygag

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

raced in second, bad mistake and lost position briefly 6th, pressed leader going best home turn, sustained duel with winner from 2 out, kept on run-in, no extra towards finish

5/2

1st

4

31st Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 2

15:55 Newton Abbot

Lallygag

11st 1lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent

7/4

1st

7

8th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

15:45 Worcester

Lallygag

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

led, headed but prominent 3rd, led again 3 out, ridden before 2 out

4/1

Form: -11151 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Progressive 7yo who has won four of his five chases this season, with the only defeat being a pefectly respectable run in Market Rasen's competitive Summer Plate; will be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; good chance.
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2nd

2

24th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

16:03 Uttoxeter

Riskintheground

11st 9lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Good ground is the key to him; his form had nosedived but he was running much better when hampered late on at the Cheltenham Festival and then came good at Haydock (2m4f, good), prevailing only narrowly but under a confident ride in a strong race (he also won it the season before when staged at Cheltenham); a 4lb rise seems very generous.

11/8

1st

4

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 1

14:40 Haydock

Riskintheground

11st 4lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Won this race 12 months ago at Cheltenham when 1lb higher so he's dangerously handicapped for his defence; his form had nosedived after winning in a small field at Newton Abbot in October but the signs were more encouraging last time in the 2m4f Plate at the Festival as he was staying on when hampered by a faller at the last fence; has to be of interest, especially given the yard's form.

4/1

11th

13

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Riskintheground

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Dan Skelton

He's run some of his better races at Cheltenham, including a New course win (about 2m4f, good; off this mark) from O'Moore Park last April; not much going for him on his form since beating three rivals at Newton Abbot in October but some sort of revival isn't beyond the imagination.

33/1

Form: 14-21P

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Has pretty good 6-18 strike-rate over hurdles, the latest win gained at Uttoxeter (2m7f, soft; also suited by good ground) in July; ran poorly last month but has good chance at the weights here if he takes well to chasing at the first attempt.
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2nd

2

4th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Secret Trix

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

C&D record of 31133 includes a soft-ground win off 9lb higher almost two years ago and last month's perfectly serviceable staying-on 10l third in 0-145 company; faces an easier-looking task this afternoon.

13/8

3rd

6

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

18:50 Uttoxeter

Secret Trix

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Dual C&D winner; only win last season was a walkover in a chase; went back hurdling after that and took time to find his form, but sound placed efforts on last two starts, latest when third at Haydock in March (3m, good; first run after a wind op) when Super Survivor was well behind in eighth; chance.

11/4

3rd

8

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:46 Haydock

Secret Trix

10st 8lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

6-26 over hurdles, including a win with first-time cheekpieces in this race in 2024 (soft) and he is 1lb lower today; ridden by 7lb claimer last four outings, with a big return to some form on latest (second at Market Rasen) and that has been followed by his second wind operation; cheekpieces (absent on last four starts) return; too well handicapped to be ignored.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.50
Straight Forecast £5.99
Trifecta £13.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Riskintheground

RP RATINGS:

Glynn

Daily Mail:

Lallygag

TOPSPEED:

Riskintheground

POSTDATA:

Riskintheground

The Times:

Riskintheground

The Guardian:

Riskintheground

D Express:

Lallygag

The Star:

Lallygag

Daily Record:

Lallygag

WEST COUNTRY:

Glynn

Telegraph:

Glynn

Daily Mirror:

Glynn

The Sun:

Glynn