15:00 Newton Abbot

Monday 23 April 2018

All13:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:30

Double Delight Hat-trick Heaven At totesport.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 25.22s

1^st

Higgs

511-0

7/2

T: S-J DaviesJ: David Bass

Chased clear leader, pushed along to close and upsides 2 out, led before last, ridden out tchd 4/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Sao

411-1

6/5f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced freely, led and soon clear, reduced lead and joined 2 out, headed before the last, weakened run-in, finished tired op 11/8

3^rd

General Allenby

410-9

16/1

T: H TettJ: M D Grant

Held up well off the pace in 4th, modest 3rd before 4 out, never near to challenge

4^th

Rooster Cogburn

511-0

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Well off the pace in last quartet, moderate 5th before 4 out, plugged into remote 4th after next mistake 2 out, never near to challenge op 11/2

5^th

Zillion

410-9

50/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Raced wide and off the pace in 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off op 80/1

6^th

2 ¾

Poet's Charm

410-9

66/1

T: M HillJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Heavily restrained in rear, tailed off most of way

7^th

Akkapenko

410-9

50/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up well off the pace in final quartet, never a factor, tailed off

8^th

Slaying The Dragon

511-0

80/1

T: M HillJ: J McGrath

Well off the pace in last quartet, never a factor, tailed off op 100/1

Also Ran

Torrent Des Mottes

711-0

4/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Jamie Bargary

Raced in 3rd behind clear leading pair until before 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 10/3

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £4.10EX:£9.30Trifecta:£66.30SF:£8.63Swingers:£2.00, £12.30, £9.30

Forecasts

Sao (6/5), Higgs (7/2), Torrent Des Mottes (4/1), Rooster Cogburn (9/2), General Allenby (16/1), Zillion (50/1), Akkapenko (50/1), Poet's Charm (66/1), Slaying The Dragon (80/1)

SAO hasn't lived up to expectations since joining the ranks at Ditcheat but this French import isn't worth giving up on just yet. The new headgear may help him to race in a more relaxed fashion and, that being the case, this could be his chance to break through. Ex-Willie Mullins inmate Torrent Des Mottes isn't taken lightly for his new connections while Warwick second Higgs is also noted. Rooster Cogburn was an expensive purchase and is noted now going over jumps for the first time.

Sao
Torrent Des Mottes
Higgs

Previous Winners

2017

Amour de Nuit

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: P F Nicholls

1/8

Prize Money

1st: £5,003.002nd: £1,469.003rd: £735.004th: £367.00