August 21 / 16.25 Newton Abbot

16.25

Good

Shop Local With Scott Richards Solicitors Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £13202.5
  • 2m 0f 75y
  • Class 2
  • 6 runners
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Shop Local With Scott Richards Solicitors Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 00-256 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Five-time chase winner, including this race last year (good ground); inconsistent since returning from layoff in March and comes here after a heavy defeat last month but current mark is workable if he's on his mettle.
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6th

8

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Fringill Dike

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Continues to hurtle down the weights but latest 13l defeat at Perth was another unconvincing run.

14/1

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Fringill Dike

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Won four of his first five completed starts over fences (2023/24) but just one success since, a Newton Abbot handicap, and he wasn't finishing his races off last year; 185-day break may have helped but this forecast soft ground raises further doubts.

16/1

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:16 Kempton

Fringill Dike

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Defied higher marks twice last term and commenced current campaign with a creditable effort; not in the same form since, hence dropping in weights; needs a revival.

10/1

Form: 5-1112 D BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Multiple hurdle winner who has been in prime form over fences this season, bagging three consecutive small-field races before going close at Stratford (2m1f, good) one month ago; another 5lb higher here but looks set for another big run.
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OUR TIP

Form: 36-111 CD

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Agressive front-runner who has made very good progress since fitted with a tongue-tie this season and was completing a hat-trick when gamely fending off Jet Of Dreams over C&D (good) last month; only 3lb higher today and ought to be hard to catch.
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2

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Centara

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Paul Nicholls

Highly progressive over fences in the first half of last season, winning here four times (2m, good to soft/good); 2m5f here appeared to stretch him last month following some time off; has a lower mark to work with back over hurdles and he could play a leading role back down in trip.

7/2

6th

4

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Newton Abbot

Centara

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Highly progressive over fences last summer, winning five handicaps (four here) at around 2m on ground no worse than good to soft, though he ended the campaign pulled up at Cheltenham; has since had a second wind op and could find more at this longer trip (2m3f hurdle winner), which will be needed off this mark following a break.

11/2

1

24th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 199y

Class 2

13:50 Cheltenham

Centara

11st 12lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

Highly progressive over fences, making it five handicap wins for the campaign (2m, good/good to soft) when making all in three-runner race at Newton Abbot last time; further progress is possible but necessary in this warm contest; can jump to the right.

16/1

Form: 616-34 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Returned from break with career-best performance at Ascot (2m1f, good) in March and has remained in good form since; about 13l behind Finest View when a weakening fourth at Stratford (2m1f, good) last month but is 7lb better off with her here; no surprise if he features.
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2nd

1

31st May 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:37 Fakenham

Coastguard Station

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Good-ground specialist who was a course winner in 2024 and returns here after two good efforts this spring, the latter a close fourth at Aintree (2m4f, good) 16 days ago; respected.

3/1

4th

4

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Coastguard Station

11st 7lb

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Enjoys good ground; bumped into the enigmatic Numitor on a good day at Hereford last month (2m5f) but this 10yo also struggles with his consistency; he's capable but risky enough.

10/1

2nd

3

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 3

18:00 Hereford

Coastguard Station

11st 1lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Henry Oliver

Enjoys good ground on which he beat the useful Mahons Glory by 8l at Market Rasen in September (2m5f); tailed off since then on either side of a 140-day break but those were strong handicaps; respected.

9/1

Form: 11-167 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Front-runner who won twice on good ground in the autumn (2m/2m3f) and returned from a layoff to complete his hat-trick at Southwell (2m, good) in May; well beaten on both outings this summer, though, and unlikely to be allowed to dominate here.
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1st

3

2nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:30 Southwell

Duke Of Luckley

11st 6lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Four of his six wins have been at this track, three of which over 2m; has lost his way, however, since the last of those in May last year off 7lb higher; well handicapped if he can return to form after absence of 223 days.

16/1

3

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

13:30 Worcester

Duke Of Luckley

11st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Completed a hat-trick in May but now has to bounce back from four heavy defeats and there are improvers lurking here.

20/1

3

16th Sep 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Duke Of Luckley

12st 1lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Completed hat-trick when making all to beat Harel Du Marais at Southwell (2m, good) in May, after a break, but has suffered three heavy defeats since; swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces; rain a likely negative.

20/1

Form: 21-322 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Steadily improving 7yo with 4-16 strike-rate in chases; stuck to his task very well when second to all-the-way winner Centara over C&D last month and has obvious claims off just a 1lb higher mark today.
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3

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Jet Of Dreams

11st 9lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Warren Greatrex

Has five wins over fences, the latest at Sedgefield last September off 5lb lower; should strip fitter for a recent fourth over hurdles but may need to come down a few pounds.

6/1

4th

1

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:18 Stratford

Jet Of Dreams

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Five-time chase winner who was placed on hurdle return at Kempton (2m, good) in October; absent since lesser effort in November but current mark is workable if he's fully tuned up.

8/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.20
Straight Forecast £7.62
Trifecta £20.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Centara

RP RATINGS:

Fringill Dike

The Times:

Finest View

LAMBOURN:

Jet Of Dreams

TOPSPEED:

Duke Of Luckley

WEST COUNTRY:

Centara

Telegraph:

Centara

The Sun:

Centara

The Star:

Centara

Daily Record:

Centara

D Express:

Jet Of Dreams

POSTDATA:

Fringill Dike

Daily Mail:

Fringill Dike

The Guardian:

Finest View

Daily Mirror:

Finest View