Racecards
15:20 Newton Abbot
Paddock Restaurant Handicap Hurdle
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 8624/50
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up towards rear, steady headway from 5th, weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form RUU-12P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey C M Studd
in touch, lost place 7th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
By Degree (IRE)
145- Form 221/2PU
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
always behind, no impression
- Form 111104
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
mid-division, ridden and headway to go 3rd 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 3322P2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey L Stephens
held up in touch, headway 7th, ridden and chased leader 3 out, jumped right 2 out, driven clear from last
- Form 2PFP-22
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey A Thornton
held up last, ridden and headway after 3 out, stayed on one pace to go 3rd 2 out
- Form 10-4047
- Age 11
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss H Lewis
- Jockey Mr J Cook
prominent, 3rd and ridden when fell 3 out
- Form 1PF1/FP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
led, reminder after 6th, ridden 7th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 18-P7P2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders and pulled early, ridden and led 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, ran on gamely approaching last, not pace of winner
- Form 90130/F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M B Shears
- Jockey R Young
held up towards rear, ridden after 7th, no impression
- Form 56-U7PP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
Nonrunner
Bay Kenny
75- Form 2-2PP44
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
Nonrunner
- Form 171030
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer P R Hedger
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Ravenswood is potentially well handicapped but Martin Pipe's gelding has often disappointed and, at the likely odds is probably best passed over, so preference is for Freedom Now, who gets the vote ahead of Bohemian Boy. The selection lost no caste behind the progressive Handy Money over what was probably an inadequate trip at Wincanton last time and should be better suited by the return to today's trip. The Richard Phillips-trained On Y Va comes here fresher than most and is relatively unexposed so has to be respected, while Bohemian Boy is lightly raced and could improve but may want a softer surface to bring his stamina into play. By Degree has failed to take so fences and now reverts to hurdles, while Nick's Choice can be expected to run his usual good race and the form of his latest effort behind Holland Park has been given a timely boost. Charlie Mann's Versus lost no caste in defeat behind the progressive Celtic Son at Kempton last time but faces no easy task on his debut in a handicap and preference is for Freedom Now, who should appreciate the return to this trip.