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13:50 Newton Abbot

Racing Here 25th April Maiden Hurdle (div 1) (Class 4)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,600 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 10.00s
  • Off Time: 13:52:41
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Woolcombe Folly (IRE)

7/10

    2
    Silk -

    Qanta de Thaix (FR)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Nothing Is Forever (IRE)

      33/1

        1
        Silk - White, Emerald Green cross belts, White sleeves, Red armlets, White cap, Royal Blue diamond

        Enroblim Trop (IRE)

        14
        12/1
        • Form 230-24
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

        2
        Silk - Light Blue, Scarlet collar, sash and sleeves, check cap

        Ghallab

        75
        6/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        tracked leaders, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoop, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Grey Topper

        103
        100/1
        • Form 70
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        hampered 4th, always towards rear

        4
        Silk - Black, Royal Blue sleeves, Black cap, Yellow spots

        Knapp Bridge Boy

        49
        100/1
        • Form 006/0-PP
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        led, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened

        5
        Silk - Orange, Red diamond and diamonds on cap

        Oceans Grand (IRE)

        10
        100/1
        • Form 800800
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        tracked leader until unseated rider

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Light Blue cap

        Olchons Debut (IRE)

        694
        100/1
        • Form PPF/P-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division until weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up

        7
        Silk - PURPLE and ORANGE stripes, PURPLE sleeves

        Rising Force (IRE)

        57
        8/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division, lost place 4th, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, soon one pace

        9
        Silk - White, Crimson hoops, Black cap

        Woolcombe Folly (IRE)

        37 BF
        7/10
        • Form 5222
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        in touch, headway after 3 out, led on bit approaching last, pushed clear, comfortably

        10
        Silk - White, royal blue cross of lorraine, royal blue and white halved sleeves, royal blue cap

        Augustus Caeser (IRE)

        282
        100/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        blundered and unseated rider

        11
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoops, Red sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap

        Nothing Is Forever (IRE)

        45
        33/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden next, chased winner and hung left approaching last, kept on

        12
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Qanta de Thaix (FR)

        38
        5/1
        • Form 75
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, shaken up approaching last, kept on flat

        13
        Silk - Dark Green and Orange diabolo, Dark Green sleeves, Orange cap

        Shouldntbethere (IRE)

        16
        50/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        towards rear, mistake 4th, ridden and headway after next, weakened 3 out

        14
        Silk - Pink and White check, Pink sleeves

        Tutor (IRE)

        242
        20/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        always towards rear

        8
        NR

        Saint Eric (FR)

        16
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Woolcombe Folly should be a warm order to open his account and may well do so but he's likely to need a stiffer test in the fullness of time and we'll look to an each-way alternative in Enroblim Trop. The selection was beaten a long way on his hurdling debut at Wincanton at the end of last month but the company was decent, the ground bad and he travelled really well for a long way. He failed to win a bumper but showed a decent level of form in defeat and today's conditions could see him post an improved performance. Woolcombe Folly has only been beaten by inches on both hurdles outings by decent prospects on both occasions. He's clearly a talented horse and will be expected to open his account but he looked in need of a longer trip at Taunton on debut whilst his second start came on the stiff Sandown track. Ghallab would be the obvious one to take him on with following a fair hurdling debut on his first run since the summer of 2006. He should build on that but is unlikely to be allowed to go off at an each-way price and is, thus, swerved. One or two of the remainder, Qanta De Thaix in particular, should be watched closely in the market but we're happy to take a chance with Enroblim Trop.