14:00 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 16 May 2018

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:4517:15

Newton Abbot Racecourse Supports Mental Health Week Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 28.80s

1^st

King Calvin

611-4

2/5f

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leader, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, held on towards finish op 1/2

2^nd

Equus Flight

510-12

7/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, headway next, soon ridden to chase winner, kept on and held towards finish op 10/1

3^rd

Diligent

510-12

25/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Miss H Welch (7)

Towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd place op 20/1

4^th

Troed Y Melin

610-12

33/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Le Clerc (3)

Led to 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 50/1

5^th

3 ¾

Bubble O'Clock

510-12

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In rear, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened before last op 9/1

6^th

3 ¼

Here's Bingo

510-12

66/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Always towards rear

Also Ran

Earth Leader

510-12

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Prominent, ran out 3 out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.10, £3.10EX:£3.30Trifecta:£19.30SF:£3.62Swingers:£1.20, £4.70, £12.90

Forecasts

King Calvin (2/5), Equus Flight (7/1), Earth Leader (15/2), Bubble O'Clock (12/1), Diligent (25/1), Troed Y Melin (33/1), Here's Bingo (66/1)

Not a strong novice hurdle by any stretch of the imagination, and so this can go to the previous winner KING CALVIN. He ran well under a penalty at Exeter last time and that performance suggests that he should be able to pick up a second victory here, with the sounder surface unlikely to be an issue based on his point-to-point form. Meanwhile, the Paul Nicholls pair Bubble O'clock and Earth Leader should be able to improve on their previous efforts under rules.