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18:10 Newton Abbot

South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,300 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.10s
  • Off Time: 18:10:31
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Flying Grey (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Histoire De Moeurs (FR)

    5/2

      1
      Silk - Red, Pink sleeves and cap

      Brousse En Feux (FR)

      15 v D
      3/1
      • Form 13458-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 107

      tracked leader, led 4th, soon quickened pace, ridden, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten

      2
      Silk - Red, Black hoops, Red sleeves, White armlets

      Orion Express

      18 C
      8/1
      • Form 86-535P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 106

      jumped left, never fluent, ridden, lost touch after 5th

      3
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue triple diamond, halved sleeves, Dark Blue and Dark Green quartered cap

      Flying Grey (IRE)

      34 t D
      7/4
      • Form 7-7C158
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 107

      tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, soon in command

      4
      Silk - Light Blue, Maroon hoops, striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Histoire De Moeurs (FR)

      15 CD
      5/2
      • Form 8-20611
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 105

      led at steady pace until 4th, tracked leader, going well, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden, found little

      5
      Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond

      Kerasoun (FR)

      5 v
      17/2
      • Form 53-77
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 97

      held up, short-lived effort after 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Flying Grey is our selection with Brousse En Feux and Histoire de Moeurs the alternatives. Flying Grey has proved a real moneyspinner for owner Paul Morgan in recent weeks and while this is a step up in grade, the horse has displayed a renewed zest for the game, obliging both over hurdles and more recently on the level. This is a good chance of nicking more prize money. Brousse En Feux won back to back races last December and incurred the wrath of the handicapper accordingly. He copes with soft ground but the market is watched. Histoire De Moeurs is on the hat-trick. Again, the ground is a question mark but he did encounter plenty of this surface when tried in France on the level. Kerasoun's form looks plating class at best. Orion Express is out of form and there's no certainty he'll act in these conditions either. Flying Grey is a likeable enough sort and he can gain yet another win for connections.

      Formwatch

      Brousse En Feux (FR) 14-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 4l behind Vintage Fabric (10-4) at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.

      Orion Express 8-1 (11-8) Held up, weakened approaching 10th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Sarobar (9-13) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs, 7 ran.

      Flying Grey (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 11, 30l behind Jam Packed (11-1) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.

      Histoire De Moeurs (FR) 5-4fav (10-2) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, shaken up, ran on well flat, won at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl (3) gd beating Royal Rationale (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Kerasoun (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division, brief effort after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, 48l behind Santera (11-4) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy.