18:57 Newton Abbot

Tuesday 24 June 2025

All17:5718:2718:5719:2719:5720:2720:57

Happy 80th Birthday June O'Dwyer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:57 | Winning time: 5m 18.70s

1^st

Byzantium

511-8

4/9f

T: P F NichollsJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Chased leader, led 2 out, clear final bend, easily tchd 2/5 and tchd 1/2

2^nd

Time To Bite

1011-1

11/2

T: C HonourJ: Bryan Carver

Jumped slightly right, led until 2 out, no chance with winner when mistake last op 13/2

3^rd

Kill The Groove

510-8

4/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

In rear, mistake 3rd, headway into 3rd 3rd 3 out, no chance with leading pair, weakened before last, tailed off op 10/3

4^th

Needtoknow

510-8

80/1

T: Joe PontingJ: James Best

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, went modest 4th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 50/1

5^th

4 ¾

Beau Gold

511-1

33/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division on outside, closed 2nd, lost place before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Kentucky Bluegrass

511-1

16/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Chased leaders, lost place after 4th, well behind 3 out, pulled up after 2 out op 25/1

Sure To Be Sure

511-1

125/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Paul O'Brien

Not jump well in rear, behind 6th, pulled up before 2 out tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

Golden Echo⁴⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: A J Honeyball J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.45Pl:£1.10, £1.90EX:£3.50Trifecta:£7.50SF:£3.81Swingers:£1.30, £1.10, £1.70

Forecasts

Byzantium (4/9), Golden Echo (3/1), Kill The Groove (4/1), Time To Bite (11/2), Kentucky Bluegrass (16/1), Beau Gold (33/1), Needtoknow (80/1), Sure To Be Sure (125/1)

BYZANTIUM got back on the up on just his second start beyond 2m when landing a Warwick handicap in tidy fashion earlier in the month and looks capable of defying a penalty back in a novice with the step up in trip likely to suit. Kill The Groove and Golden Echo rate the principal threats in that order.

BYZANTIUM (FR)
KILL THE GROOVE (IRE)
GOLDEN ECHO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Ramensky

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: Thomas Bellamy | T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £4,489.002nd: £2,066.003rd: £1,033.004th: £517.005th: £258.00