16:20 Newton Abbot
Friday 21 August 2020
All15:5016:2016:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:55
Gareth Davis Owner Of The Month Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 167y  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 57.3s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Dual Flat winner but no show on hurdles debut/first run for Alan King at Doncaster in February (later reported to have bled). Didn't fare much better for another new yard at Stratford recently.
Winner of one of his 17 starts on Flat. Hood applied for this British/hurdles debut and probably best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.
Just minor promise in bumpers for Stuart Crawford and, having undergone wind surgery during the spring, he was well held on hurdles debut for new yard at Stratford.
Fair maiden on Flat for Marcus Tregoning but hurdles debut display at Kempton in March left much to be desired.
Useful performer on Flat for Henry Candy. Has undergone wind surgery and sports a first-time tongue strap for this handicap bow/debut for new yard, and interesting to see what the market has to say.
Fair maiden on Flat and similar standard over hurdles, albeit latest effort at Wincanton when last seen in January wasn't inspiring.
Useful Flat performer for Andrew Balding and posted best effort yet in this sphere when third in C&D handicap last month. Tame effort next time but claims if bouncing back in first-time cheekpieces.
Failed to complete in 3 of his half-a-dozen runs between the flags, and has offered precious little in couple of novice hurdles here.
Winner on the level in France and has finished fourth in a couple of Uttoxeter novice hurdles since joining Paul Nicholls. Needs to raise his game a touch but this 4-y-o has to be feared all the same.
Winning pointer but hasn't cut much ice in a couple of starts under Rules so far. Passed over on debut for new yard following a 14-month absence.
Hamairi mare out of a maiden hurdler. Probably best watched on debut.
Flat-bred but related to some winning jumpers and shaped pretty well on debut when fourth in a big-field Exeter novice (16.8f) in January. Improvement should be forthcoming.
Non-Runners
4
Pisgah Pike32
Weight: 10-12|Â Â Age: 5
T: Jamie Snowden  J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Sovereign Duke (6/5), Twin Star (9/4), Light In The Sky (16/5), Pisgah Pike (4/1), Sexy Lot (10/1), Good Bye (28/1), High Renown (33/1), Blistering Bob (50/1), Top Beak (66/1), Wookey Hole (300/1), Control Me (300/1), Serjeant Painter (300/1), Rainbow Empress (500/1)
Jamie Snowden is double-handed and may hold the key, with SOVEREIGN DUKE appealing most. It looks significant that Gavin Sheehan partners Sovereign Duke, who will surely go close if translating his useful Flat form to this sphere. Twin Star also has claims, as does Light In The Sky.
- SOVEREIGN DUKE (GER)
- TWIN STAR (IRE)
- LIGHT IN THE SKY (FR)
Prize Money
1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £258.00
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