15:35 Newton Abbot
Wednesday 5 June 2019
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newtonabbotracing.com Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 167y  |  Good  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:36Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 9.3s
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Former point winner gained first rules success in an Exeter maiden at the start of last month and followed up with fluent display on his hurdling bow at Warwick. Penalised for that score but looks a useful prospect so may overcome it.
Smart bumper form includes a defeat of Harambe in 2018 and an excellent second in April Grade 2 at Aintree. Won hard held on hurdles bow at Warwick last month and looks a well above average prospect on that so will be hard to beat here.
13 race maiden fell early on at Ffos Las penultimately and was pulled up at Warwick next. If she can win a race one day it surely won't be this one.
French import, form in point-to-points in Britain is modest at best and fifth of six here in a C&D novice month also pretty uninspiring. Third surely the best she can achieve here.
65-rated Flat maiden of eight starts. Joined decent yard so expect she knows the job and how to jump a hurdle and would be entirely possible she can finish third best here (top-two look a mile clear).
Forecasts
Thebannerkingrebel (2/7), Story Of Friends (9/4), Line Of Beauty (25/1), Kapoupakap (100/1), Chica Rapida (150/1)
The two previous winners THEBANNERKINGREBEL and Story Of Friends look head and shoulders ahead of the rest here with clear preference for Jamie Snowden's charge who was the superior bumper performer and the more impressive of the pair on hurdles bow. Line Of Beauty may manage to win the race for third but one suspects they will be a long way behind the top two.
- Thebannerkingrebel
- Story Of Friends
- Line Of Beauty
Prize Money
1st: £4,484.002nd: £1,317.003rd: £658.004th: £329.00
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