Racecards
16:20 Newton Abbot
Lady Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 04P-242
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey Miss C Tizzard
prominent, ridden and headway approaching 7th, mistake and lost touch 3 out, soon weakened
Felix (IRE)
52- Form P2P362
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, lost place 4th, ridden 5th, rallied approaching 7th, one pace
- Form 0552-24
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Sophie Mitchell
held up in touch, headway and challenged leader 4th, led after 6, ridden and headed 3 out, rallied and every chance 2 out, not quickened from approaching last
- Form 065P-P1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey Miss P Gundry
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden and headway 7th, ran on one pace from 3 out
Kaluga (IRE)
314- Form 0053/00-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey Miss S Sharratt
pulled hard and led to 4th, lost place 5th, soon weakened
Balkirk
18- Form 443PP-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs H Bridges
- Jockey Miss Lucy Bridges
chased leader, led 4th, ridden, headed and weakened after 6, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
- Form 035/000-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Rachael Green
prominent and pulled early, ridden after 3 out, one pace
Canny Scot
18- Form 4000-20
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Miss S Beddoes
mid-division, headway and chased leaders 3rd, smooth headway to lead 3 out, ridden 2 out, driven clear approaching last
- Form 5F500-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer R Baker
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
held up in mid-division, bumped along 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 00-F535
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N G Ayliffe
- Jockey Miss S Gaisford
held up behind, some headway 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive race rounds off the card and a race in which jockeyship will be all important and with that in mind the principals look to be He's The Biz, Sunny Native and Diamond Monroe and the selection is He's The Biz The gelding from the Nick Williams yard won well last time out when defeating Hidden Exit and with Polly Gundry taking the ride he will be hard to beat. Sunny Native rates the main danger he was a good second behind Raise Your Glass last time and under similar conditions here he has definite place claims. Diamond Monroe is also worth of respect he is from a top yard and is worth noting in the market he was a fair fourth behind Montel Girl last time but remains a maiden so for that reason is opposed. Of the remainder Felix was a good second behind The Sister last time and is another one to watch but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum we are happy to stick with the last time out winner He's The Biz.