16:15 Newton Abbot

Saturday 21 October 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5515:3516:1517:00

Joe Atkinson Celebrating Happy Retirement Day Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 5m 46.57s

1^st

Little Else

710-2

9/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Midfield, going okay when bit short of room before 2 out, soon pushed along, led narrowly approaching last, kept on well flat, just did enough tchd 5/1

2^nd

Balkardy

611-5

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)

Towards rear, headway after 3 out, pushed along and every chance approaching 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, soon headed but kept on well flat, just denied op 14/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Wonderful Eagle

411-5

15/8f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up in rear, pushed along rounding home turn, went third approaching last, ran on but made no impression on first two op 2/1

4^th

2 ¾

Individualiste

511-10

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden along and headed, no extra after last op 11/2

5^th

6 ½

Kapitaliste

710-3

6/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Miss Thomosina Eyston (7)

Handy, pushed along and reminders after 4 out, in rear and struggling approaching 2 out, faded op 17/2

6^th

Platinumcard

811-0

25/1

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened op 16/1

Also Ran

Bonheur De Ballon

411-12

22/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Tracked leaders, lost ground after 3 out, soon ridden along and struggling, lost touch and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

Hasty Parisian

511-7

4/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Bradley Harris (5)

In touch, shaken up and in contention when fell 2 out op 7/2

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Non-Runners

Gyenyame¹⁹³

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: J Tizzard J: Brendan Powell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £2.90, £1.10EX:£43.40Trifecta:£137.80Tricast:£112.30SF:£47.56Swingers:£6.50, £2.30, £3.40

Forecasts

Wonderful Eagle (15/8), Hasty Parisian (4/1), Little Else (9/2), Kapitaliste (6/1), Individualiste (15/2), Gyenyame (8/1), Balkardy (10/1), Bonheur De Ballon (22/1), Platinumcard (25/1)

A few with potential but WONDERFUL EAGLE looks to have got in lightly for his handicap debut so is taken to make it 3-3 in this sphere. Paul Nicholls' Individualiste has a long absence to overcome but is still feared most, with Little Else and Kapitaliste also in the mix in an intriguing event.

WONDERFUL EAGLE (GER)
INDIVIDUALISTE (FR)
LITTLE ELSE

Previous Winners

2022

Wavering Down

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 7

J: Rex Dingle | T: J Scott

18/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,528.002nd: £2,547.003rd: £1,273.004th: £637.00