Racecards
15:30 Newton Abbot
Summer Jumping Novices' Hurdle Championship (Heat 5) (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm
Bairon (FR)
31- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
held up in mid-division, good headway to lead approaching 2 out, hit next, driven clear and mistake last, driven out
Archon (IRE)
380- Form 20-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey P Holley
held up behind, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on
Doctor Wood
35- Form 10P-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Stephens
- Jockey Miss V Stephens
always towards rear
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders, led approaching 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one-paced
Grave Doubts
23- Form 1302-03
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
led after 2nd, headed approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up behind, headway after 4th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on
- Form 64306P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
prominent and keen, ridden after 3 out, weakened
Power And Demand
137- Form P0030-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss M Bragg
- Jockey Mr Turlough O'connor
always towards rear
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs D Hamer
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
raced green, prominent, jumped slowly 1st, behind from 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 06-P6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N G Ayliffe
- Jockey C Rafter
led and keen, headed after 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened
Spark of Life
234- Form 3-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
In depth
Verdict
Bairon, a useful winner on the level in his native France, made a highly pleasing start to his hurdling career when a most comfortable winner over this course and distance last month. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding should have little difficulty in offsetting a 6lb penalty in this company. Spark Of Life showed ability on his first attempt over timber last term but has a longish absence to overcome so Donnini, second on his hurdling debut at Hereford in May, may be the one for the forecast.