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.
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3rd

3

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:00 Newton Abbot

Arctic Voyage

11st 6lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Blake

3-5 over hurdles for current stable since March, the latest win gained in C&D (good) handicap two months ago; did that in pretty good style and subsequent 4lb rise does not look excessive; commands respect.

2/1

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

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.
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2nd

2

16th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 3

17:25 Kelso

Continuance

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Weakened quickly when tailed off in first-time cheekpieces at Market Rasen (2m, good) in July; however, he was in good form previously (2m-2m4f, good) and drops back down in grade today; the hood (in which he's gained his last two wins) replaces the cheekpieces; not ruled out.

11/2

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

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.
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3rd

2

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:36 Worcester

Emerald Time

11st 11lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ryan Hatch

Tongue-tied for last three races only; won here in June and went in again at Uttoxeter with a battling display off 4lb lower; essentially 1lb higher here with Toby McCain-Mitchell able to claim; solid chance.

11/4

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

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.
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7

1st Oct 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:35 Southwell

Max Of Stars

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ollie Pears

A three-time 2m hurdles winner last season; back on song when second of three in 2m1f handicap at Sedgefield 22 days ago; not out of things off an unchanged mark.

7/1

2nd

3

9th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

17:05 Sedgefield

Max Of Stars

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ollie Pears

3lb below last winning mark in October; only real effort of note in five runs after a wind operation was when second on the Flat in June; likely to go from the front.

4/1

4th

3

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

16:52 Newton Abbot

Max Of Stars

11st 11lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Ollie Pears

Front-runner; C&D record reads 111244, albeit Arctic Voyage beat her 11l here in July and she finished 27l fourth in this race last year; back on her last winning mark, but vulnerable to less exposed types.

10/1

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.
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4th

3

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:06 Worcester

Charlus

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Has faced stiff tasks since arriving in Britain but has been disappointing even so and failed to improve for the drop to this level when a remote last of five at Newton Abbot (2m1f) last time; has come a long way down the weights but for good reason; plenty to prove at present.

14/1

5th

1

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

16:52 Newton Abbot

Charlus

12st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Mostly stiff tasks since arrival in Britain but disappointing even so, posing zero threat in the Summer Hurdle latest; hard to entertain despite this easier grade, and winless on sound turf surfaces also.

20/1

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

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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