17:30 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 13 May 2026

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Classic Car Show On 9th June Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 12.30s

Arctic Voyage²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Reed| T: M Blake| OR: 112

8/15

Improved at the second time of asking for this yard when winning 13-runner maiden at Hereford (2m, good) 4 weeks ago. Should be competitive under a penalty.

Form: 24P3P1-

Jubertilee^h⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: D Summersby

22/1

Multiple point winner but hasn't achieved much in 2 maiden hurdles this spring, beaten 30 lengths when second over 2¾m here last Wednesday.

Form: 21228-2

Keep Off The Sugar^h⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: J D Frost

200/1

Fifth on bumper debut for Eve Johnson Houghton in March 2025 but well held in 2 similar races for Jimmy Frost a year later. Outsider on hurdle debut.

Form: 5/00-

Louis Des Landes¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Gingell| T: J Tizzard

11/1

Hasn't achieved much to date and Arbitration looks the stable first string here.

Form: 05U6-

Arbitration²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

5/2

Fairly useful Flat performer at 1¼m for Karl Burke. New connections acquired him for 67,000 gns last autumn. Starts out over hurdles in a winnable race. Market confidence likely significant.

Form:

Bontessony Doll

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A E Jones

100/1

Linda's Lad mare. Dam (h103), 19f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser (2¾m-27f winner) Geeveem. Best watched on debut unless the betting strongly suggests otherwise.

Form:

Medina Blue³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: G Harris

16/1

Pulled up in bumper at Tipperary last autumn for Peter Fahey. Has placed in a couple of points in Ireland this spring but a watching brief is still advised now hurdling.

Form: PP2222

Blue Siam^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S Hosie

14/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m) who hasn't achieved much when fifth in a couple of hurdles in recent months.

Form: 55-

Non-Runners

Lirone Du Seuil¹⁰⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Gone Away Madam⁷⁶⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: N B King J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Arctic Voyage (8/15), Arbitration (5/2), Louis Des Landes (11/1), Lirone Du Seuil (12/1), Blue Siam (14/1), Medina Blue (16/1), Jubertilee (22/1), Gone Away Madam (25/1), Bontessony Doll (100/1), Keep Off The Sugar (200/1)

Those with hurdle experience don't set the bar that high so perhaps fairly useful Flat performer ARBITRATION can make a winning start to his hurdle career for Joe Tizzard. If first-time cheekpieces help Dan Skelton's Lirone du Seuil to recapture the form he showed when second on his hurdle debut in France he may pose a bigger threat than last month's penalised Hereford scorer Arctic Voyage.