Racecards
14:30 Newton Abbot
South West Racing Club Maiden Hurdle (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form PU-U1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
chased leader, led briefly 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 5-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
mid-division, weakened 5th, behind
- Form 5258-70
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D D Scott
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader, ridden and weakened 6th, behind
- Form 0R0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey B Hitchcott
prominent, led 3 out, headed briefly approaching 2 out, rallied and led until headed last, no extra flat
- Form 2U-P30P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C L Popham
- Jockey R Walford
prominent, ridden 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 4PP-F49
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D C Turner
- Jockey Mr R Quinn
mid-division, ridden before 7th, soon weakened
Spider Boy
53- Form 8334/74
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey J Mogford
led, headed briefly 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 04-50
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Stephens
prominent, chased leader 7th, ridden 3 out, headway and challenged 2 out, led last, pushed out
- Form U3-3938
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Young
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden and challenged 3 out, led briefly approaching 2 out, still every chance last, not quicken flat
Aruba Dam (IRE)
143- Form 833/0-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P McNamara
held up in touch, ridden and some headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 4-325
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss H E Roberts
- Jockey J P Byrne
mid-division, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
Dragon Blue
42- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer G F H Charles-Jones
- Jockey C Honour
towards rear, soon behind, pulled up after 6th
- Form 9920-4R
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 75
held up last, ridden and some headway 7th, no impression
- Form FP/PPP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
held up in mid-division, reminder after 2nd, headway and chased leaders approaching 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Verdict
Point-to-point winner Award Me An Oscar would not need to be out of the ordinary to make a winning rules debut and is taken to do so at the main expense of Maharaat and Mistified. The selection represents trainer Martin Pipe and the son of Oscar has shown enough between the flags to suggest that he may be good enough at this level. Stablemate Cherrywood showed promise on his debut over course and distance and cannot be ruled out, while Aruba Dam disappointed when last seen but that was on a softer surface than today and she may do better on today's faster ground. Important Boy has had plenty of chances and of more interest may be the Philip Hobbs-trained Maharaat, although he has yet to prove his effectiveness over today's trip. The Seamus Mullins-trained Mistified is entitled to be thereabouts on the pick of his form but Award Me An Oscar could be different class to these and gets the vote to make a winning start to his rules career.
Formwatch
Award Me An Oscar (IRE) Evensfav (11-7) won at Holnicote 3m ptp frm in May beating A Lot To Like (11-9) by 11l, 4 ran.
Cherrywood (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Led, mistake 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened, left 4th at the last, 4th of 9, 25l behind Time Bandit (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 6f nov hdl (D) gf in Jun.
Important Boy (ARG) 25-1 (10-3) Always behind, 15th of 17, 36l behind Spirit Of Tenby (10-3) at N Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gd in Jun.
Kentucky King (USA) 6-1 (10-11) Virtually refused to race, always behind, 12th of 17, 35l behind Margarets Wish (10-2) at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (G) gs in Jan.
Maharaat (USA) 7-1 (11-8) In touch, ridden when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 31l behind Kims Pearl (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Jun.
Mistified (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden and headway 7th, weakened 2 out, 8th of 17, 12l behind Earn Out (10-1) at Worcester 2m 4f cnd nov hcp hdl (F) gf in Jun.
Aruba Dam (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, close up until weakened 4 out, 14th of 17, well behind United (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m mrs mdn hdl (E) sft in Feb.
Fille Detente 12-1 (10-7) Refused to race refused in race won by Common Girl (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 7f nov hdl (D) gd in May, 6 ran.