15:00 Newton Abbot

Tuesday 25 June 2024

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Chris Matthews And His Amigos Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 16.53s

Huelgoat^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 116| CD

1/1

Fair hurdler who resumed winning ways in first-time cheekpieces in 9-runner novice over C&D (good) 20 days ago. Sets a good standard despite conceding weight all round.

Form: 186P-21

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Ramensky⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 118

11/8

Fairly useful Flat winner who got off the mark in this sphere in 7-runner novice hurdle (18/1) at Hereford (19.7f, good) 43 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 4-1

All Night Parking⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray

20/1

Sholokhov gelding. Dam fairly useful hurdle/chase winner around 2m. Winning pointer (latest May 4) so he's much respected on his hurdling bow.

Form: 2P321-1

Cindysox²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 96| C

9/1

Got off the mark in 7-runner novice hurdle (6/5) here (16.8f, soft) 27 days ago. Up in trip with more to find on form though.

Form: 6/3-1

Cuzzicombe^p1³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Jones| T: P Gundry

50/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Arcadio gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam, of little account, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (winner up to 2½m) Don't Be Shy. Winning pointer and runner-up last time (May 14) so needs considering on his belated hurdling debut.

Form: 2P5P-23

Eileen's Milan²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

40/1

In good hands but a well-beaten fourth of 9 to Huelgoat in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 6/1) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 64

Great Colewood²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: P Gundry

28/1

Winning pointer who failed to build on debut when a remote fifth of 9 in hunter chase (5/2) at Cartmel (21.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago for Edward Walker. Makes hurdles debut for new yard with lots to prove.

Form: 2/1345-5

Ask Her Out⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

100/1

A fair bumper winner but he came in last of 8 in novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, good) on hurdles bow 65 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 108-

Did Ja Ever³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott

50/1

£5,000 5-y-o. Dam, fair bumper winner, is a sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Burtons Well and half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 29f) Burton Port. A winning pointer so not discounted now hurdling.

Form: 3/358-15

Ghost Jury^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: David Noonan| T: K Woollacott

80/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 12 in bumper (33/1) at Ballinrobe 14 months ago for John Winston. Has her fitness to prove now hurdling.

Form: 00/P-U2

Oceana Orange¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

100/1

Poor Flat maiden for Kevin Frost. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Bath (10.2f) 18 days ago for her new handler. Switches to hurdles with lots more required.

Form: 88-

Non-Runners

Full Monty²⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Huelgoat (1/1), Ramensky (11/8), Cindysox (9/1), Full Monty (16/1), All Night Parking (20/1), Great Colewood (28/1), Eileen's Milan (40/1), Did Ja Ever (50/1), Cuzzicombe (50/1), Ghost Jury (80/1), Ask Her Out (100/1), Oceana Orange (100/1)

HUELGOAT holds much the best form on offer so is fancied to follow up his recent C&D success and concede weight all round in a novice where a few arrive with question marks against them. Hereford-winner Ramensky appeals as the one to give Paul Nicholls' 7-y-o most to do ahead of hurdling-newcomers All Night Parking and Cuzzicombe.