Racecards
16:10 Newton Abbot
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- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 75y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £7,018
- 2nd: £2,061
- 3rd: £1,030
- 4th: £515
- Form 0/122FF-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent, led after 4th, not fluent 7th, niggled along after 8th, ridden along 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 1P224-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leaders, hit 10th, ridden for effort after 3 out, hit 2 out, kept on one pace flat
- Form 13-7415
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey Ben Jones
raced in fourth, slightly hampered 3rd, mistakes 9th and 10th, soon dropped to last and outpaced
- Form 5153-2U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led early, went right 3rd, headed after 4th, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden for effort before last, ran on well
- Form 44P-142
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
waited with in rear, made good headway to challenge 2 out, ridden and went right under pressure approaching last, strongly ridden flat but no match for winner
In depth
Verdict
Pingshou was a Grade 1 winner over hurdles. He fell on his last two starts over fences last season but has had wind surgery since and is not out of this. Master Work is facing good ground for the first time since winning at Fontwell a year ago while Monsieur D'Arque has got his act together this year. SCARDURA slipped and unseated his rider at the first at Perth last week but an earlier second at Stratford couldn’t have worked out much better and he is the least exposed of these.
Formwatch
Pingshou (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Led, just over 1 length up when fell 3 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Master Work (FR) 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Ashutor (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
King Alfonso 16-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, blundered badly 9th, struggling after, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 7, 26 1/4l behind Beat The Judge (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Scardura (IRE) 11-8fav (11-7) Prominent when pitched on landing and unseated rider 1st, at Perth 2m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Monsieur D'Arque (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway before 12th, ridden and went second after 3 out, led 2 out, headed after last, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Templepark (11-3) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.