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Newton Abbot
17:00
Royal Air Force Handicap Hurdle
Newton Abbot Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.80 £1.70 £2.80 Exacta: £20.60 Tricast: £133.57 Trifecta: £238.70
Non-Runners: Rubys Legacy (travel problems)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m7f 2m7f
1st
Led - jumped left 1st - briefly headed 3 out - went clear 2 out - eased towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
5 G AVG
Christian Williams 166 lbs 9/2 Won
3m2½f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m½f
2m2½f 3m1f 3m2f 3m2f 3m2f
2nd
Held up in rear - headway after 8th - went third after 3 out - went second last - stayed on but no match for winner(op 3/1)
8 G Poor
Sue Gardner 139 lbs 4/1J 7
3m2f 3m2½f 3m2f 2m7f
3m½f 3m1½f 2m5½f 2m7½f 3m2f
3rd
Raced in second - briefly led but not fluent 3 out - lost second when awkward jump last - stayed on(op 7/1)
9 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 15/2 1
2m7½f 3m1f 3m1f
3m2½f 3m½f 3m2f 2m7f 2m7f
4th
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders home turn - went fourth run-in - stayed on(tchd 11/2)
7 G Poor
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 162 lbs 6/1 .75
3m1f 3m1f
2m5½f 2m5f 3m 2m5½f 2m2½f
5th
Held up in rear - headway omitted 4 out - disputing third home turn - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
9 G AVG
Barry Brennan 163 lbs 33/1 1
2m7f 2m7f 2m5½f 2m7½f
2m7f 2m7f 3m 3m½f 3m2f
6th
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out(op 10/3)
6 G AVG
Mickey Bowen 165 lbs 4/1J 1.75
2m7½f 3m 3m1f
3m2½f 3m2f 2m5½f 2m7f 3m2½f
7th
Prominent - weakened 2 out(op 8/1)
9 M Poor
Keiran Burke 149 lbs 7/1 5
2m7f 2m4f
3m½f 2m7f 3m1f 3m2½f 2m7f
8th
In touch with leaders - struggling after 8th - soon dropped to rear - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
6 M Poor
Richard Phillips 151 lbs 9/1 7
3m½f
2m 3m 3m½f
9th
Always behind (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 40/1)
9 G Poor
Carroll Gray 151 lbs 66/1 3
-
2m 2m2½f 1m2½f 2m5½f 3m2½f
10th
In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
8 M Poor
Ryan Chapman 135 lbs 14/1 17
2m5½f