Newton Abbot
16:18
Chris Wills Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.90 £2.60 Exacta: £16.10 Trifecta: £83.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Al Sayah (GB) 4 F AVG Neil Mulholland 160 lbs 5/2 Won Travelled strongly - soon prominent - bit short of room when not fluent 4 out - led before 2 out - soon wandered around - pushed along and went clear approaching last - comfortably(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
2nd 5 Teorie (IRE) 4 G AVG Daisy Hitchins 159 lbs 9/2 - Travelled strongly - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
3rd 7 Borderline (IRE) 7 G Poor Jeremy Scott 142 lbs 9/1 - Travelled strongly - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - steady headway after 3 out - went third approaching last - soon no extra(op 14/1)
4th 3 Escapologist (FR) 6 G AVG James Owen 163 lbs 2/1F - Pressed leader - led narrowly before 3rd - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2)
5th 1 Paddy De Pole (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 12/1 - Prominent - lost ground before 4 out - some headway after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1)
6th 4 Striking A Pose (IRE) 8 G AVG Joe Tizzard 167 lbs 15/2 - Prominent - not fluent 4 out - weakened on turn after 3 out(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
7th 2 Bagheera Ginge (GB) 6 G AVG Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 168 lbs 14/1 - Led - raced in second before 3rd - lost position after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(tchd 12/1)