Newton Abbot Races
Newton Abbot
14:10
South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025
Distance: 2m2½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.80
Place: £1.20 £1.40
Exacta: £5
Trifecta: £17.70
Non-Runners: Dancing Green (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Whatyouwaitingfor (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Jumped left on occasions - led - pressed leader when headed 2 out - soon ridden - led narrowly run-in - just held on(op 7/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 9/5) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Three Pikes (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Henry Oliver | 158 lbs | 7/4 | 0.1 | Prominent - led 2 out - headed when stumbled last - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Mr McLoughlan (GB) | 5 G | Good | Jack Jones | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - good headway home turn - went second before 2 out - kept on - promising (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Roadshow (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 3/1 | 11 | Raced in second - prominent after 3 out - lost third 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Yanka Blue (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Alison Thorpe | 147 lbs | 100/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway before 6th - went fourth 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Needtoknow (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Joe Ponting | 151 lbs | 100/1 | 26 | Prominent - lost position after 5th - weakened after 6th - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Kilcandra Jvc (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 158 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - went fourth after 5th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1) |