Newton Abbot
16:17
Neil Evans Memorial Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8 Place: £2.30 £2 £1.70 Exacta: £44 Tricast: £227.48 Trifecta: £287.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Sebastopol (IRE) 10 G AVG Tom Lacey 168 lbs 7/1 Won Prominent - went second after 7th - led before 2 out - drifted left after 2 out - clear when not fluent last - comfortably
2nd 3 Francky Du Berlais (FR) 11 G AVG Peter Bowen 159 lbs 13/2 3 Midfield - headway before 3 out - went second 2 out - no impression last(op 6/1)
3rd 6 Pyramid Place (IRE) 7 G AVG Milton Harris 146 lbs 9/2 6 Towards rear of midfield - headway after 3 out - jumped left 2 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 4/1)
4th 8 Edison Kent (IRE) 8 G AVG James Owen 139 lbs 11/1 3.75 Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - not reach leaders(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
5th 2 Caius Marcius (IRE) 13 G AVG Nicky Richards 160 lbs 9/2 11 Prominent - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as good - which they felt was riding slower than described - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/1)
6th 5 Get Back Get Back (IRE) 5 G Poor Harry Fry 148 lbs 9/1 1.25 Held up in rear - not fluent 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - never on terms (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the step up in trip - from 1m 6f to 2m 5f)(op 10/1)
7th 7 Songo (IRE) 9 G AVG Milton Harris 150 lbs 7/2F 4.25 Led - not fluent 6th - headed and weakening when not fluent 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 3/1)
8th 4 Fix At All (FR) 8 G AVG Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 15/2 2.5 Raced in second - lost second after 7th - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)