GBNewton Abbot Races

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Newton Abbot
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Joe Atkinson Celebrating Happy Retirement Day Handicap Hurdle
Newton Abbot Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.80 £2.90 £1.10 Exacta: £43.40 Tricast: £112.30 Trifecta: £137.80
Non-Runners: Gyenyame (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Little Else (GB) 8 M AVG
Jeremy Scott 142 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear but in touch with leaders - took keen hold when headway after 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - ridden and led narrowly approaching last - hit last - kept on gamely - all out(tchd 5/1)
2nd 5 Balkardy (FR) 8 G AVG
Evan Williams 156 lbs 10/1 0.3 Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead on turn after 3 out - lost position but pressed leader approaching last - ridden inside final 110yds - kept on and just held(op 14/1)
3rd 6 Wonderful Eagle (GER) 5 G Good
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 159 lbs 15/8F 4.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 3rd - not fluent 5th - headway after 3 out - kept on from 2 out - went third run-in(op 2/1)
4th 3 Individualiste (FR) 6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 15/2 2.75 Took keen hold - led narrowly - headed but prominent after 2nd - disputed lead on turn after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
5th 8 Kapitaliste (FR) 6 G Poor
Alexandra Dunn 136 lbs 6/1 6.5 Hung left throughout - took keen hold - prominent - lost position and dropped to rear after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 17/2)
6th 7 Platinumcard (IRE) 7 G Poor
David Pipe 147 lbs 25/1 56 Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - led after 2nd - headed on turn after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 16/1)
99th 4 Hasty Parisian (IRE) 6 G Poor
Milton Harris 156 lbs 4/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - stumbled after 3 out - headway on turn before 2 out - shaken up and pressed leaders when fell 2 out(op 7/2)
99th 2 Bonheur De Ballon (FR) N/A Poor
David Pipe 166 lbs 22/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - weakened quickly on turn after 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding stopped quickly)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1)