Newton Abbot Races
Newton Abbot
19:55
St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle
Newton Abbot
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Distance: 3m2½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £15.70
Place: £4.60 £2.30 £6.90
Exacta: £129.20
Tricast: £1795.31
Trifecta: £2897.60
Non-Runners: Lucky Lara (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Hammer Dan (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 143 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Held up in rear - smooth headway after 3 out - went second 2 out - not fluent last - led run-in - stayed on - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the return to better ground - officially described as good - good to firm in places)(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Dear Ralphy (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Ben Bromley
(5)lbs
|
Anthony Honeyball | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway from 9th - led before 2 out - 1 length ahead when mistake last - soon headed - not recover(op 7/2) | |
| 3rd | 13 | Side Stepper (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Christian Williams | 135 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Pressed leaders - led narrowly 7th - headed before 2 out - soon lost second - stayed on run-in(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) | |
| 4th | 1 | Grove Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Alex Chadwick
(5)lbs
|
James Owen | 163 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - headway 2 out - disputing third approaching last - kept on but not clear run run-in(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 5th | 9 | Rubys Reward (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Debra Hamer | 147 lbs | 4/1 | 4.5 | Midfield - headway after 9th - disputing fourth after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Stiletto (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Keiran Burke | 161 lbs | 3/1F | 18 | Pressed leaders - led after 6th - pressed leader when headed 7th - lost second after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/2) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Baby Sham (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Seamus Mullins | 144 lbs | 12/1 | 5.5 | Pressed leaders early - prominent from 4th - hit 3 out - weakened before 2 out | ||
| 8th | 3 | Espinator (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Adrian Wintle | 163 lbs | 50/1 | 5 | In touch with leaders - struggling after 9th - soon weakened(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Coup De Gold (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Miss Eleanor Williams
(7)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 148 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Led narrowly - prominent when headed after 6th - hung left from 8th - soon lost position - weakened before 3 out(op 10/1) | |
| 10th | 2 | Sammylou (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 167 lbs | 22/1 | 20 | Held up in last - headway before 9th - soon hung right - weakened after 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Tis But A Scratch (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Georgie Howell | 144 lbs | 16/1 | - | In touch with leaders - eased after 5th - pulled up after 6th - lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 14/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Ceejaybe (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jo Davis | 149 lbs | 33/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out |