Racecards
15:40 Newton Abbot
'Determination' Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Stance
20- Form 0441-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leader, headway approaching 5th, led approaching 2 out and pushed clear, eased from last
Ability
20- Form 0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey R Greene
held up last, ridden and mistake 5th, soon weakened
- Form 0-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in mid-division, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened after
Scalloway (IRE)
292- Form 4-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D Wintle
- Jockey C Llewellyn
pulled hard early, prominent, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace to go 3rd post
- Form 50-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Ms Bridget Nicholls
- Jockey R Thornton
towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, mistake last, eased flat
Forever Posh
16- Form 0/0-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer G Edwards
- Jockey Mr D Edwards
held up in touch, mistake 4th, weakened 3 out
Ivorsagoodun
44- Form 636/620-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N Mitchell
- Jockey R Young
let and set fast pace, ridden and headed before 2 out, stayed on one pace from last
In depth
Verdict
Stance looks to hold an outstanding chance here, with Ivorsagoodun and Scalloway looking set to fight out the places. The selection hails from the in-form father-and-son partnership of Gary and Jamie Moore and looked very progressive when landing his second hurdle win on the bounce - from just three jump races - at Wincanton 19 days ago. That sets a bar that the others look likely to fall short of. The one for the forecast could be Ivorsagoodun, whose second here over a longer trip two runs ago reads well in the context of this race, and Scalloway, a 10-furlong Flat winner whose debut third over hurdles behind It's Rumoured at Stratford in August was a reasonable effort. With Philip Hobbs' Castleboy having shown little in two runs, it will be disappointing if Stance cannot gain hurdling win number three.