Racecards
17:30 Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 105y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,273 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £350
- Form 180/56P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
led until 2nd, chased leader until ridden before 3 out, weakened soon after
- Form 1508-09
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up in last pair, hit 8th, headway on outside chasing leaders before 4 out, weakened next
- Form 1/P-52
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer M Bradstock
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out where blundered and weakened
- Form 1228-F5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, led going best approaching 2 out, clear when hit last
- Form P2136-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out until before next, chased leading pair, switched right and went 2nd again 2 out, ridden and well held before the last
- Form 685218/
- Age 12
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs H R J Nelmes
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
off the pace in 6th, tailing off when mistake 7th, pulled up before next
- Form P/7P9P-7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Miss Thomosina Eyston
raced wide and off the pace in 5th, dropped to last and struggling before 4 out, tailed off
- Form 6672-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Non Runner
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In depth
Verdict
Present Chief opened his account over hurdles at Uttoxeter last month when tackling 3m for the first time. There’s a good chance he will be even more effective over the extra here but this looks quite competitive and GLANVILLES GUEST was a ready winner over course and distance around this time last year. He wasn’t disgraced in a pipe-opener at Stratford and has been dropped 2lb since. Story Of Friends should be approaching peak fitness after a couple of run at Uttoxeter and I'm Here has bags of scope after just three runs under Rules and looks a stayer. Fact Of The Matter has bags of stamina but is better over fences and may need this.
Formwatch
Fact Of The Matter (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Behind, mistake 12th, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 18th, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Final Choice 11-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, well beaten before 3 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Fleeting Visit (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
I'm Here (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led until 3 out, soon not much room briefly, went 2nd before not fluent last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Apres Le Deluge (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Jul.
Story Of Friends (FR) 15-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway from 7th, chasing leaders 3 out, no impression 2 out, 5th of 15, 16 1/4l behind Vancouver (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Glanvilles Guest 18-1 (11-7) Raced keenly in last pair, good headway on outside chasing leaders approaching 3 out, ridden and outpaced after next, 4th of 7, 13 1/2l behind Tel'art (11-4) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Kalmbeforethestorm 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division main group, blundered 5th, soon lost place and behind, mistake 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Lord Topper (12-1) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Thestopperdunne (IRE) 250-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway 3 out but still well adrift, ridden turning for home, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Templepark (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) gd in Aug.
Present Chief (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, mistake 2 out, led last, soon clear, won at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Little Saint (10-11) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.