Racecards
14:20 Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Racecourse Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 791110
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
pulled early and chased leader, led on bit off the 7th, soon clear, unchallenged
- Form 6097
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
prominent, ridden 6th and outpaced, rallied and ran on to go 3rd approaching 2 out, jumped left 2 out, no extra
- Form P0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey J Harris
held up towards rear, ridden 3rd and lost place, soon tailed off, pulled up after 3 out
Forest Fauna
33- Form 0370
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
jumped left 1st, soon no impression, behind when pulled up before last
- Form 00-4PF
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey A Honeyball
mid-division, ridden after 7th, not quickened
- Form 52PF44
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 94
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 7th, hard ridden and went 2nd after 3 out, kept on one pace
- Form 710/P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Bradstock
- Jockey M Batchelor
led, jumped left 3rd, hit 7th and headed, soon ridden, weakened and eased approaching 2 out
Twoee
113- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R J King
- Jockey Mr D Jacob
pulled early and jumped left 1st, mid-division until weakened after 6th, behind when pulled up before last
Gotta Get On
33- Form PP
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
held up in mid-division, ridden in 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 908
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey B J Crowley
held up last, reminder 6th, ridden 7th, behind 3 out, pulled up approaching 2 out
Shady Grey
17- Form 4-2552P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Inch Pride was outclassed in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle last time but should have little difficulty in resuming winning ways here and is taken to do so in a contest where Fleurette and Longstone Lady are the most likely runners to chase her home. The selection had won her first two starts over hurdles at Fontwell and Towcester with something to spare and was probably pitched in too high at the festival but this is more her level and the daughter of Beneficial seems to face a straight forward task. Longstone Lady has shown improved form of late but needs to improve again to trouble the selection as does Charlie Mann's Shady Grey. David Gandolfo's lightly raced Fleurette is probably the only other runner worthy of a mention as Inch Pride looks different class to her rivals and is taken to resume winning ways.