15:40 Newton Abbot

Saturday 15 April 2017

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:15

Smith Family Memorial Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 7.55s

1^st

Amour de Nuit

511-6

1/8f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Made all and always going well, came clear from 3 out, very easily op 1/6

2^nd

Theatre Stage

511-0

7/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Tracked leading trio, 2nd on long run before 2 out where mistake, no chance with winner tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

Faction

410-8

10/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Best

Held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, 3rd and no impression when went left 2 out, hung left after

4^th

Dizzey Heights

510-7

7/1

T: W S KittowJ: J E Moore

Chased leading pair, went right 1st, hit 3 out, pushed along before dropped to 4th next

5^th

Art Looker

511-0

66/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: T J Phelan

Chased winner, no chance when lost 2nd on long run before 2 out, weakened, remote 5th when blundered 2 out

Also Ran

Sea Rebelle

810-7

80/1

T: M B ShearsJ: L Heard

Took keen hold, held up well in rear, jumped slowly 2nd, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off when blundered 2 out, pulled up before next op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Admiral's Secret⁷⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: V R A Dartnall J: Nick Scholfield

Rodeo Dodo⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: David England

Celestial Path⁷⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: C O'Farrell

Midnight Magic²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: David Noonan

Dance With Kate²⁴⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: W G M Turner J: C J Maher

Coole Cody²⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: M Blake J: R Johnson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.10, £2.70EX:£2.90Trifecta:£10.30SF:£2.98Swingers:£2.30, £1.10, £2.80

Forecasts

Amour de Nuit (1/8), Coole Cody (3/1), Celestial Path (7/2), Theatre Stage (7/1), Dizzey Heights (7/1), Admiral's Secret (7/1), Faction (10/1), Rodeo Dodo (20/1), Midnight Magic (20/1), Dance With Kate (50/1), Art Looker (66/1), Sea Rebelle (80/1)

COOLE CODY made all when winning at Wincanton on his penultimate outing over 2m4f and can do the same dropped in trip here. The selection stays much further than today's trip and can get the better of the classy Flat performer Amour De Nuit who has been slightly disappointing over hurdles with just one victory to his name from five starts. Celestial Path is another horse who's not quite lived up to expectations so far over hurdles but he can claim third here.