Racecards
16:10 Newton Abbot
South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form PP2-181
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
always in rear, lost touch 9th, pulled up after 10th
- Form 207-131
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey A Glassonbury
tracked leaders, hard ridden from 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 79-3123
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
held up towards rear, good headway to track leaders after 6th, driven and every chance 2 out, hung right approaching last, jumped left and ran on, just held
- Form P7-P653
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear, ridden, no impression from 8th
- Form 3/PR-P41
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
towards rear, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form 6/1F-121
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 9th, stayed on after 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 4P5F-0U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Greene
led, not fluent and headed 1st, stayed prominent, ridden and mistake 5th, weakened 8th, pulled and dismounted 3 out
- Form F-P7665
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, headway 4 out to go in touch, ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form 0/146P-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey James Davies
led, ridden 3 out, weakening when headed approaching 2 out
- Form P65-P84
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 81
tracked leaders, disputed lead 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on gamely
- Form U-F3123
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mr N Williams
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Another tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be On A Deal, El Corredor and First Thought and the vote is given to On A Deal. The selection was a good third behind Celtic Sun when last seen over regulation fences that form is much better than anything else in the field and with first time blinkers likely to bring about more improvement he will be hard to beat. El Corredor rates the main danger as he won well last time when beating Mighty Minster but this looks tougher and he will need to improve again to defy the handicapper. First Thought is another that could go well as he is another last time out winner but he has yet to win over this trip and is opposed for that reason. Of the remainder Ockley Flyer looks weighted up to his best while Coltscroft has the ability to go close off this mark but is far from straight forward and for the winner we return to On A Deal.