Newton Abbot
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Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.70 £3.50 Exacta: £19.70 Trifecta: £49
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Rose Of Arcadia (IRE) 9 M AVG Joe Tizzard 144 lbs 3/1 Won Raced in third - not fluent 2nd - lost third 3rd - headway and disputing second after 4th - went second before 5th - joined leader 6th - led and going best home turn - ridden clear before 2 out - reduced lead last - faced challenge run-in - kept on - gamely(tchd 10/3)
2nd 3 Whitehotchillifili (IRE) N/A Poor Harry Fry 148 lbs 17/2 0.3 Raced in fourth - dropped to last 3rd - outpaced after 3 out - rallying and went third home turn - not fluent when went second 2 out - kept on and challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
3rd 5 Mr Yeats (IRE) 7 G Poor Milton Harris 139 lbs 4/1 14 Held up in last - headway and went third 3rd - outpaced after 3 out - weakened home turn - left in modest third 2 out - finished tired (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the heavy going on this occasion and would benefit from a quicker surface)(op 9/2)
99th 2 West To The Bridge (IRE) 11 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 15/8F - Led - joined 6th - headed home turn - soon edged right and raced wide - weakening when lost second and fell 2 out(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
99th 1 Itchy Feet (FR) 11 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 9/2 - Raced in second - lost position but prominent before 5th - outpaced before 3 out - weakened quickly home turn - lost touch and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)