Racecards
17:15 Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Racecourse Beginners' Chase (div 2) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Form PPP29-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer E J Creighton
- Jockey M D Grant
always behind, mistake 9th, tailed off when blundered 4 out
- Form 2/134-63
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey R Greene
soon tracking leaders, ridden after 4 out, led after 3 out, stayed on strongly
- Form 32112/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, headway 10th, led 12th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 763-107
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey C Bolger
led until 3rd, led 8th until 12th, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on same pace
Kinallen
44- Form PP/1P-5P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer A J Whiting
- Jockey Dave Crosse
in touch, led 4th until 8th, hit 9th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 11th
- Form 8/23P9-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P R Rodford
- Jockey J Harris
held up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden after 10th, one pace from 4 out
- Form 20/PPP3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
Urban (IRE)
575- Form 022200/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, lost place 7th, headway 10th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
Vulcan's Ash
51- Form 3P7/7P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer S J Gilmore
- Jockey A Thornton
prominent, led 3rd until 4th, chased leaders until 8th, weakened 10th
- Form 13370-2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 106
held up, steady headway from 11th, ridden and every chance after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form P184-54
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey T Siddall
mid-division, struggling 6th, fell 10th
In depth
Verdict
Berengario ran creditably here over the extended two miles last time and has to be respected on that evidence but preference is for Earlsfield Raider, who gets the vote over Urban. The last mentioned has not been seen since December 2005 when trained in Ireland and now makes his debut for Jonjo O'Neill who can certainly ready one after an absence so he could be of interest. Annie Fleetwood has been running creditably well of late but may have to settle for minor honours, while Garston Star has given little sign of encouragement of late. Former pointer Ancient Mariner has little to recommend him and a safer bet looks to be Earlsfield Raider who has ground conditions to suit and may be worth an interest on the pick of his hurdles form.