16:15 Newton Abbot

Monday 2 October 2023

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 7m 0.50s

1^st

Coal Fire

711-1

3/1f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, pushed along briefly after 4th, pushed along again before not much room briefly after 3 out, led 2 out, awkward last, driven out op 7/2

2^nd

Fortunate Fred

811-0

5/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat op 9/2

3^rd

3 ¾

Ben Lilly

612-0

10/3

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Held up in rear, closed on outside when pecked slightly 3 out, every chance 2 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat op 3/1

4^th

Astroman

611-9

10/1

T: S HosieJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Chased leader, not fluent 5th, mistake 3 out, rider lost rein briefly and veered left, weakened before 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

5^th

Wot You Wearing

610-4

7/2

T: R StephensJ: Sean Houlihan

Held up in rear, awkward 1st, ridden and weakened before 2 out

6^th

Mactavish

610-3

11/2

T: M SheppardJ: R Patrick

Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, challenged after 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Best Mate Dave³⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Thomas Bellamy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.70, £2.20EX:£15.00Trifecta:£34.20SF:£17.70Swingers:£2.30, £1.80, £2.10

Forecasts

Coal Fire (3/1), Ben Lilly (10/3), Wot You Wearing (7/2), Best Mate Dave (9/2), Fortunate Fred (5/1), Mactavish (11/2), Astroman (10/1)

This looks very trappy indeed and the suggestion is FORTUNATE FRED, who benefited from the step up to this trip when fourth in a big-field handicap here in August and he is appealing off the same mark. Coal Fire is likely to appreciate this stiffer test and he has to be feared, along with recent C&D scorer Ben Lilly.

FORTUNATE FRED (FR)
COAL FIRE (IRE)
BEN LILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Paris Dixie

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: Rex Dingle | T: A J Honeyball

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,255.002nd: £2,421.003rd: £1,210.004th: £606.00