July 03 / 16.30 Newton Abbot

16.30

Good

Gordon Rowe Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7921.5
  • 2m 0f 167y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Gordon Rowe Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £3.20

Form: 3P1-12 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Once a sprinter on the Flat but has won twice over hurdles since joining current yard, a Hereford maiden and a C&D novice (both on good); hard to know what to make of his remote second in a handicap back here a month ago when the winner strolled home by some 26l.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

4

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Arctic Voyage

10st 12lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Blake

Once a sprinter on the Flat but has won twice over hurdles since joining current yard, a Hereford maiden and a C&D novice (both on good); hard to know what to make of his remote second in a handicap back here a month ago when the winner strolled home by some 26l.

9/2

2nd

5

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Arctic Voyage

10st 9lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Blake

Useful on testing ground on the Flat early in career and this 4yo has tapped back into that promise over hurdles this spring, winning a maiden at Hereford (2m, good) in April on his second stable start and following up in a C&D novice (good); trainer won this with Clearance, after whom this race is named, in 2022 and 2024; intriguing candidate back in a handicap.

5/2

1st

1

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

17:30 Newton Abbot

Arctic Voyage

11st 3lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Blake

6f winner for Ralph Beckett and came good at the sixth attempt over hurdles with a clearcut win at Hereford (2m, good; hood removed); this 4yo now carries a penalty but has less to prove than most of these.

4/6

9/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 223-42 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Three hurdle wins at around 2m; seemed to need his run in May and then rallied to threaten an unexposed winner at Worcester (2m4f, good); that was a solid effort and he's only 1lb higher.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

6

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

14:10 Market Rasen

Continuance

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Three hurdle wins at around 2m; has been running well in defeat this summer (2m-2m4f), mostly in a hood but in no headgear last time; cheekpieces now added; others are more compelling.

16/1

2nd

2

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Continuance

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Three hurdle wins at around 2m; seemed to need his run in May and then rallied to threaten an unexposed winner at Worcester (2m4f, good); that was a solid effort and he's only 1lb higher.

9/2

2nd

2

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

16:50 Worcester

Continuance

11st 11lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Has three wins over hurdles at around 2m; may have needed the run on his first start since January when fourth of eight at Warwick (2m, good) last month and this step up in trip should suit.

6/1

Form: F76-51 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced; it was only a Class 5 he won at Worcester (2m, good) but that was quite straightforward in the new tongue-tie and he's open to considerable improvement; raised a fair 6lb.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

7

26th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:12 Uttoxeter

Emerald Time

10st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

It was only a Class 5 he won at Worcester (2m, good) but that was straightforward in the new tongue-tie and he ran fairly well off a 6lb rise in a small-field Class 3 at Newton Abbot; travels strongly and well worth considering down 1lb.

7/2

3rd

5

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Emerald Time

10st 8lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

Lightly raced; it was only a Class 5 he won at Worcester (2m, good) but that was quite straightforward in the new tongue-tie and he's open to considerable improvement; raised a fair 6lb.

4/1

1st

5

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:17 Worcester

Emerald Time

11st 12lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

Runner-up in a Warwick bumper and glimpses of ability over hurdles, none more so than when falling two out at Ludlow (2m, soft) in February; lacked the pace to challenge on handicap debut at Aintree (2m1f, good) but still unexposed; tongue-tie added.

4/1

Form: 2413U- CD

Last run: 75 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Beat three rivals in this 12 months ago and has added further wins since then, on the Flat and over hurdles; only beaten a length in 1m4f handicap last time after a wind operation; not handicapped out of it by any means.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(2)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 5y

Class 6

14:45 Pontefract

Max Of Stars

11st 2lb

J: Miss Chelsea Brooks

T: Ollie Pears

Multiple hurdle winner over 2m-2m1f who is 1-6 on turf in this code (1m4f win on soft); below her best in both codes across her last two starts but if able to reproduce her Ripon effort from mid-June (1m4f, good) then she could come into this over a shorter trip but a much stiffer track.

5/1

4th

3

(2)

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

16:53 Thirsk

Max Of Stars

9st 5lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Ollie Pears

Seven-time hurdle winner who is 1-11 on the Flat; faded back over hurdles at Newton Abbot three weeks ago but she was runner-up at Ripon (1m4f, good) last month, and that was a bold bid after wind surgery; has claims on that form and she's in the mix back in this sphere.

7/2

4th

3

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Max Of Stars

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ollie Pears

Beat three rivals in this 12 months ago and has added further wins since then, on the Flat and over hurdles; only beaten a length in 1m4f handicap last time after a wind operation; not handicapped out of it by any means.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2FP0P- D

Last run: 84 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Useful Flat form in France; after winning a maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins he was essentially underwhelming under both codes and has got nothing going in three runs for Dan Skelton, including handicaps at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals; in calmer waters here after a wind operation and disappointing should he not show a lot more.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

7

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

14:10 Market Rasen

Charlus

11st 3lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Useful Flat form in France; after winning a maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins he was essentially disappointing under both codes and has got nothing going for Dan Skelton, with his latest run after wind surgery at Newton Abbot thoroughly underwhelming (8-1 and weak in the betting); very much the stable second string.

14/1

5th

1

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:30 Newton Abbot

Charlus

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Useful Flat form in France; after winning a maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins he was essentially underwhelming under both codes and has got nothing going in three runs for Dan Skelton, including handicaps at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals; in calmer waters here after a wind operation and disappointing should he not show a lot more.

9/4

6

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 103y

Class 2

17:15 Aintree

Charlus

11st 7lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

No promise in handicaps around 2m5f (Martin Pipe at Cheltenham latterly) since joining Dan Skelton; his hurdle form for Willie Mullins came at around 2m, so it's possible the drop back in trip will help, but the yard's other runners hold more obvious claims.

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £23.50
Straight Forecast £21.70
Trifecta £50.60

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Emerald Time

Daily Mail:

Arctic Voyage

SPOTLIGHT:

Charlus

Daily Mirror:

Continuance

POSTDATA:

Emerald Time

WEST COUNTRY:

Emerald Time

The Times:

Emerald Time

Telegraph:

Emerald Time

The Guardian:

Emerald Time

D Express:

Emerald Time

The Sun:

Emerald Time

The Star:

Emerald Time

Daily Record:

Arctic Voyage

RP RATINGS:

Charlus