Racecards
18:30 Newton Abbot
At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £5,523
- 2nd: £1,622
- 3rd: £811
- 4th: £405
- Form 810864-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey D A Jacob
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 4th, lost place 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 14/21P7-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders, led 3 out, driven approaching last, asserted flat, stayed on well
- Form 0/P166-7
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 123
held up, pushed along after 5th, lost touch before 7th, tailed off
- Form 2P6F8-4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey M J Quinlan
led, jumped right at times, mistake 6th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 52/222P-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer H S Howe
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent, challenged 3 out until next, one pace and beaten when jumped left last
- Form 41/1F92-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey Freddie Mitchell
mid-division, sometimes niggled along, closed 6th, mistake 4 out, one pace and no impression from 2 out
- Form 42/773-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey James Best
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd or 6th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, beaten from last, stayed on
- Form 521/0FP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey D F O'Regan
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Ustica is tried in blinkers after disappointing in his last couple of starts. My Legal Lady was pulled up in a Listed contest at Cheltenham last time and this may also be beyond her but Laughton Park won in this grade at Plumpton in February and was only beaten a neck back at the Sussex track last time. Buck Magic has been well beaten in his last three starts over hurdles but is starting to come down the weights. RAAJIH ran a cracker over fences at Aintree on his first start for Richard Woollacott. He's rated 9lb lower over hurdles so has to be the selection.
Formwatch
Raajih 25-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2l behind Duke Of Lucca (10-4) at Aintree 3m 1f lstd hcp chs (1) gd in Apr.
Ustica (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Towards rear, not always fluent, headway before 7th, weakened well before 3 out, 7th of 10, 42l behind Central Flame (9-10) at Haydock 2m 4f (3) sft in Apr.
Quincy Des Pictons (FR) 40-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, 34l behind The Road Ahead (10-7) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Buck Magic (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led, clear from 2nd, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 11, 25l behind Urcalin (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
My Legal Lady 33-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, lost place after 3 out, soon ridden and behind, pulled up before last, in a race won by The Govaness (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Laughton Park 8-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, switched right approaching last, chased winner run-in, strong challenge near finish, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Ossie's Dancer (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
St Dominick (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd before 3 out until 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Remind Me Later (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Ambion Wood (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) In rear, several awkward jumps, behind when pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Samingarry (11-4) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Apr, 12 ran.