15:49 Newton Abbot

Saturday 4 April 2026

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Happy 45th Birthday Andy Hurtley Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 5m 7.42s

Scarface^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gingell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 132| CD

11/4

Got back on song in a headgear change when third of 7 in handicap chase at Newbury 14 days ago. Took this 12 months ago so he can't be ruled out.

Form: 2P2P53

Tahmuras^b⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132

7/1

Smart winning chaser in 2023 but unreliable nowadays. Completed for the first time in five starts (first-time blinkers) when second of 10 in handicap chase at Windsor 78 days ago but needs to back it up now with headgear retained.

Form: 4PP-PP2

Royal Jewel²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 131| CD

9/2

Resumed winning ways at Taunton (23f) in February and followed it with a very good third of 5 in another 23f handicap there 26 days ago. This C&D scorer ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 126313

Hardy Du Seuil^p³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 128

10/1

Scored over hurdles at Windsor (2m) in November and comes here in good form over fences, third of 4 in 2m handicap at Newbury last time.

Form: 310423

Bumpy Evans¹⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 125| BF

13/8

Garnered a third chase win of the season in 3m Warwick handicap in September on his second outing for Kerry Lee. Posted a very good second of 6 at Sedgefield (29f) following month and not out of things after a layoff.

Form: 1-11F12

Nickelforce¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| OR: 117| D

10/1

Gained a deserved first success of the current campaign in 6-runner handicap chase at Wincanton in November. Off since but he has gone well off a break before.

Form: 243221

Non-Runners

Calimystic²⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Kap Ouest²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: H Fry J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

Bumpy Evans (13/8), Calimystic (5/2), Scarface (11/4), Kap Ouest (4/1), Royal Jewel (9/2), Tahmuras (7/1), Nickelforce (10/1), Hardy Du Seuil (10/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but it's still hard to ignore CALIMYSTIC who has created an excellent impression in going 2-2 over fences at Newbury and Sandown and still looks ahead of his mark. The reliable Bumpy Evans returns after a break and could emerge as the one to give Nicky Henderson's 7-y-o most to do.