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13:30 Newton Abbot

Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,084
  • 2nd: £1,882
  • 3rd: £940
  • 4th: £471
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.30s
  • Off Time: 13:31:22
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, white cap
  • Form 33F2/5-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 110

led, pushed along and headed after 3 out, chased leader, left in lead again and slightly hampered next, pressed when went left last, narrowly headed run-in, rallied and strong challenge final strides, just failed

2
Silk - Red, Black chevron, Black and Red striped sleeves
66/1
  • Form 0-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders on inside, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

3
Silk - Yellow, dark green star, dark green cap
50/1
  • Form P-195
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

always in rear, never a factor, tailed off

4
Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, red cap
  • Form 85/6F-32
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 105

pressed leader, led going well after 3 out, shaken up and 1 length ahead when fell 2 out

5
Silk - Black and light green diabolo, black cap, light green diamond
  • Form 9-87
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

always towards rear and never involved, tailed off

6
Silk - Black, Red sash and armlets
20/1
  • Form 6-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

keen, raced wide, held up off the pace in 5th, headway on inside chasing leaders left in close 3rd 2 out, ridden to challenge between last two, upsides last, led run-in, all out

7
Silk - Black and red check, red sleeves, black diamonds, black cap
  • Form 321/37-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

chased leaders in 4th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

8
Silk - Yellow, Dark Brown hoop, quartered cap
  • Form 65U-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up off the pace in 6th, outpaced before 3 out, ridden in well held 5th when left remote 4th next

9
Silk - Royal Blue, White sash, Red cap

Gold Wing

23 h
10/3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6

held up off the pace in last pair, good headway into 4th after 3 out, left close 3rd next, every chance until hung left before the last, no extra in 3rd run-in

In depth

Verdict

FORTUNATE FRED is already a seven-year-old but he doesn’t have many miles on the clock and the Fontwell third should be up to winning a race like this. Tip Top Tonto looks next best on placed efforts at Plumpton and Bangor but Gold Wing would not need to be a world-beater to figure on his NH debut, though was a 15-race maiden on the Flat.

Formwatch

Fortunate Fred (FR) 9-4 (11-4) Pressed winner until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied last, closed on 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 3rd of 6, 8 3/4l behind Belles Benefit (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Jun.

Holnest Pound 14-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, lost place next, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Jul.

Old Page (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, went remote 5th before 2 out, no impression, 5th of 9, dist behind Sure Touch (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Jul.

Tip Top Tonto (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2 out when hit and landed awkwardly, soon headed, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Stony Man (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in May.

Strictlyasoldier (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Pulled hard early, off the pace in 6th, never on terms, 7th of 9, 32 3/4l behind Alioski (11-4) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in Jun.

Haloa Mail (FR) 18-1 (11-0) Held up in last, jumped left at times, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 5th until approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, dist behind Gentle Connections (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in May.

Rose Above It (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Raced wide tracked leaders, weakened 3f out, last of 9, 23 3/4l behind Screaming Petrus (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.

Universal Island 10-1 (11-3) Bhnd til ur 10, at Cothelstone 2m 4f mdn gf in Apr.

Gold Wing 16-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, bumped over 2f out, effort and hung left inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Party Island (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.