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15:35 Newton Abbot

Schweppes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 27.60s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green and Maroon (quartered), checked sleeves and cap
  • Form P-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

held up in touch, smooth headway to lead after 5th, left clear 3 out, canter

2
Silk - RED, YELLOW hoops, BLACK sleeves and cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leader, switched right and ran wide on bend after 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves
50/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

held up behind, headway approaching 6th, left 3rd and hampered 3 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Yellow, Beige hoops
50/1
  • Form P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders until pulled up before 4th

5
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, White spots, White cap
  • Form 45/P-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

led until after 5th, chased winner, 4 lengths 2nd when fell 3 out

6
Silk - BLACK, PINK chevrons, halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form PF/PPPP-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-5

chased leaders, hampered on bend after 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

7
Silk - BLACK, AMBER hoops, WHITE sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap
50/1
  • Form UP/0FP-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

behind from 5th, tailed off

8
Silk - Orange, Green striped sleeves, Orange cap, Green spots
16/1
  • Form 0/05-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars, hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 000-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

held up rear, headway approaching 6th, left 2nd 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner

10
Silk - Black and Yellow (halved diagonally), Black sleeves and cap
40/1
  • Form R00-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

behind when pulled up before 4th

11
Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue chevrons, Royal Blue cap
16/1
  • Form 60-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

held up in touch, headway approaching 4th, 6 lengths 3rd when brought down 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Manx Royal is hard to oppose here and gets the clear vote, with Mevagissey nominated to prove best of the rest. The selection has raced just twice but the first of these came in a Graded event at Aintree. Clearly no back number, he set about proving the point by scoring in fine style at Uttoxeter last time out. That sets the benchmark at which that they all have to aim and, with the others having revealed very little in the way of talent, it could be left to the Jimmy Frost-trained Mevagissey, who was at least introduced to racing at a venue such as Ascot, to chase him home.