14:13 Newton Abbot

Thursday 21 October 2021

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newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 5m 40.49s

Oscars Moonshine³⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122| D

3/1

Form took off in handicaps this time last year, completing the hat-trick at Wincanton. 8 lb higher on return from a year off but fitness most unlikely to be an issue and there could be more to come.

Form: 70/6111-

Paricolor^b,t¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 122

13/2

Prolific in sellers, scoring five times (including 3 at Leicester) last season. Added another to his tally in comfortable style at Hexham when last seen in May but this is tougher back in a handicap.

Form: 51041-1

Hogan's Height^t¹⁹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 120

11/1

Useful handicap chaser who came up way short having a tilt at the National when last seen. Likely to be using this as a pipe-opener ahead of a return to the larger obstacles.

Form: 715/P60-

Nickelsonthedime¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: K Woollacott| OR: 117

5/1

Placed in bumpers and first 3 starts over hurdles for this yard last season. No impact against superior rivals when last seen in April and switches to handicaps for reappearance.

Form: 2/233F4-

Steady Away²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: Nicky Martin| OR: 110

15/8

Fair maiden hurdler who wasn't shaping up too badly towards the end of last season. Very likely he needed last month's return at Worcester and he's expected to step up on that.

Form: 2/6525-5

Investment Manager²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 106

6/1

€70,000 Nathaniel gelding. Dam 11f-13f winner. Modest in bumpers but easily best effort over hurdles when runner-up in the mud at Exeter in February. Open to progress now handicapping for good yard.

Form: 65582-

Non-Runners

Ballinslea Bridge²⁹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: R Dickin J: Tabitha Worsley

Mistersister¹⁹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: O Sherwood J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Steady Away (15/8), Oscars Moonshine (3/1), Nickelsonthedime (5/1), Investment Manager (6/1), Paricolor (13/2), Hogan's Height (11/1), Mistersister (12/1), Ballinslea Bridge (20/1)

OSCARS MOONSHINE ended last season on a steep upward curve and. given the trainer he represents, he could easily pick up where he left off on reappearance. Nickelsonthedime and Investment Manager retain some potential in handicaps and look the chief threats.