Newton Abbot
14:05
Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2 Place: £1.20 £1.50 Exacta: £4.40 Trifecta: £16.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Keel Strand (FR) 5 G Good Paul Nicholls 156 lbs EvensF Won Made virtually all - clear with one other before 3rd - reduced lead 4th - briefly headed 5th - pushed along when faced challenge 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - ridden out(op 11/10 tchd 6/5)
2nd 1 Knights Affair (GB) 5 G AVG Jamie Snowden 163 lbs 9/4 1 In touch with leaders - smooth headway 7th - awkward jump 3 out - went second home turn - pressed leader 2 out - weakened gradually towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 5/2)
3rd 7 Oval Street (IRE) 9 G Poor Helen Nelmes 156 lbs 12/1 11 Prominent - raced in third behind clear leaders before 3rd - outpaced 2 out - no match for first two(op 18/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 2 Chief Black Robe (IRE) 9 G AVG Barry Brennan 151 lbs 7/1 13 Prominent - went clear with winner before 3rd - briefly led 5th - outpaced and lost position home turn - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
5th 3 Highway Hero (GB) 7 G Poor Gary & Josh Moore 156 lbs 13/2 7 Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - no impression(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
99th 5 Locked Down Lad (GB) 5 G Poor Joe Tickle 156 lbs 150/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent and dropped to rear 6th - outpaced 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out (vet reported gelding had bled from the nose)(op 100/1)
99th 6 Mr Daytona (IRE) 5 G Poor Nick Gifford 156 lbs 150/1 - Never going well - ran green in rear - slow jump 2nd - reminders and detached before 3rd - tailed off when pulled up after 4th(op 125/1)