15:10 Newton Abbot

Tuesday 7 July 2020

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:5017:2017:50

Ogwell Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 19.75s

1^st

Ashutor

611-7

1/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders and always travelling, 2nd on bit 3 out, led next, soon clear, slightly awkward on landing last, easily tchd 10/11

2^nd

Jimmy The Digger

711-0

15/8

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Led, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner tchd 9/4

3^rd

Munstead Moonshine

410-4

125/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Held up off the pace in 5th and raced keenly, plugged on in 4th after 3 out, went 3rd next, no chance with 1st 2 op 100/1

4^th

Shareef Star

511-0

11/2

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Chased leading pair, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, weakened into 4th next op 15/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

Referee

511-0

11/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Chased leader, blundered and stumbled 4th, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened op 5/1 tchd 4/1

6^th

Royal Martian

611-0

125/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Bumped 1st, always behind, jumped slowly 5th, tailed off op 100/1

7^th

3 ¾

Wookey Hole

811-0

66/1

T: Miss G HaywoodJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders early, towards rear after 3rd, tailed off tchd 80/1

8^th

Rivers End

711-0

40/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Bonjour

811-0

100/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Never travelled in rear, jumped slowly and hit 2nd, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up after next op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Sponthus¹⁵⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: S Thomas J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £11.60EX:£4.00Trifecta:£101.40SF:£3.57Swingers:£1.10, £14.00, £53.10

Forecasts

Ashutor (1/1), Jimmy The Digger (15/8), Shareef Star (11/2), Referee (11/2), Sponthus (16/1), Rivers End (40/1), Wookey Hole (66/1), Bonjour (100/1), Munstead Moonshine (125/1), Royal Martian (125/1)

The market should indicate if the hurdles debutant Referee is fancied on his first run for nearly 600 days. He is bred to be a decent horse but has obviously been difficult to train. Shareef Star was the best of these on the Flat but ran poorly on his hurdles bow, so despite having to concede weight all round Catterick winner ASHUTOR is the choice. He tired late on last time so may do better now the tongue-tie is applied. Jimmy The Digger won a 2018 bumper well enough and things didn't go his way in two hurdles starts after. He may win races but has it to prove here following a 15-month break.