17:00 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 3 June 2026

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Westcountry Food Supplies Handicap Hurdle

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 100

Fairly useful Flat performer but disgraced himself by refusing to race on latest start. Showed a bit on the second of 3 hurdle starts last autumn and it's possible he may do better now entering handicaps in this sphere. Hood/tongue strap retained.

Form: 424-

Zambezi Fix^p⁵³

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 100

12/1

Veteran who lost his way last season but has tumbled a long way in the weights and this represents a drop in grade.

Form: 2/74066-

Westerton¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 97

3/1

Useful handicapper at best on the Flat for Alan King. Hasn't come close to reproducing that form over hurdles but stepped up on reappearance/stable debut when runner-up in 2m handicap at Warwick (good) a fortnight ago. Nudged up 5 lb but retains plenty of scope on Flat form.

Form: 559/82

Get The Value²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Kielan Woods| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 96| C

7/2

Pair of wins last spring but little to shout about since, showing only minor signs of a revival at Ffos Las on most recent outing.

Form: 408P7-7

Ugo Bingo^t,p⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 93| BF

5/1

Ran no sort of race at Wincanton latest but can't have been right and one to consider having fallen to last winning mark.

Form: 544647-

Lord Cauvelliere²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Pritchard| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 92

9/2

Point bumper winner landed a Stratford bumper on his Rules debut and went close under a penalty at Bangor. Has yet to match that form over hurdles but made more impact sent handicapping when fourth of 7 in 2m event at Ludlow last month, despite displaying a rather suspect head carriage.

Form: 12577-4

Peace Motivator^p1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: David Noonan| T: B J Murphy| OR: 89

80/1

Unreliable sort who made it 5 successive non-completions when unseating his rider in handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (2m) last month. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0/UUFP-P

Cogital^p³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Atkins⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 87| CD

13/2

Returned to form from out of the blue when second of 7 at Chepstow (2m) in March and has been ticking over on the level subsequently. Must enter calculations.

Form: 3/57402-

Hawa Jumeirah^t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Price| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 85

20/1

Modest handicapper at best on Flat who showed a bit more than previously in this sphere when fifth of 14 in a Fontwell novice (2¼m, good) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time and more required now handicapping.

Form: 05-5

Ambassador^v⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 82| D

15/2

Easing in the weights without showing any sign of taking advantage. Refitting of headgear needs to have a positive effect.

Form: 776P68-

Jukebox Annie¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Claire Hitch| OR: 80| BF| CD

14/1

Bumper/hurdle winner who ran no sort of race when pulled up at Taunton on final outing in January.

Form: 9/5866P-

Warfleet^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: J D Frost| OR: 78

25/1

Runner-up in the middle of 3 starts in bumpers in 2024 but has shown decidedly little in 3 starts over hurdles.

Form: 727P/96-

Forecasts

Westerton (9/4), Lord Cauvelliere (4/1), Cogital (5/1), Marhaba The Champ (13/2), Ugo Bingo (8/1), Jukebox Annie (10/1), Zambezi Fix (14/1), Hawa Jumeirah (16/1), Warfleet (20/1), Get The Value (25/1), Peace Motivator (66/1), Ambassador (66/1)

WESTERTON likely has more to offer as a hurdler if brushing up his jumping and is taken to make amends for a momentum-halting mistake at Warwick a fortnight ago. Ugo Bingo clearly wasn't 100% on the day at Wincanton last time and shouldn't be taken lightly having eased back down to his last successful mark. Marhaba The Champ may do better now entering handicaps in this sphere and completes the shortlist.