Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Selling Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 34.21s

Percy's Word^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 129| D

2/11

Resumed with 2m win in handicap hurdle at Worcester in May and tongue strap on when good third at Fontwell (17.7f) 18 days ago. Outstanding claims dropped in grade here.

Form: 20-1243

Blazer's Mill^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Gearoid Harney⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 110

4/1

Has presumably not been the easiest to train but has won a bumper/2m novice hurdle. Off 8 months and first-time cheekpieces on when below-bar second in selling hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f) 23 days ago. Respected if building on latest run.

Form: 4P1/P4-2

Foillmore⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: J D Frost| OR: 70

50/1

Poor hurdler who comes here on the back of respectable fifth of 11 in handicap here (21.6f) 66 days ago. Lots to find on form.

Form: 09/P90-5

Merchant House^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R G Hawker| OR: 74

66/1

Poor hurdler. Blinkered for 1st time, only sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (23f) 19 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: PP80/96

Papas Boy^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

28/1

Modest maiden on the Flat but he came in last of 13 in Flat handicap at Ffos Las 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code with more needed on his hurdling debut.

Form:

Pointed And Sharp⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Peter Summers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 79| D

50/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019 and only eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Cartmel (17.2f) 49 days ago. Untrustworthy.

Form: P-P57P8

Yaazaain¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 78

22/1

Poor chaser. Winner at Huntingdon in May and respectable seventh of 13 in Flat handicap at Lingfield (15.8f) 12 days ago. Switches to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: 4-41940

Forecasts

Percy's Word (2/11), Blazer's Mill (4/1), Yaazaain (22/1), Papas Boy (28/1), Foillmore (50/1), Pointed And Sharp (50/1), Merchant House (66/1)

PERCY'S WORD possesses much the best form on offer so looks hard to beat dropped into selling company here. Market Rasen second Blazer's Mill appeals as the one to chase home Dan Skelton's fairly useful winner ahead of Yaazaain.