Racecards
20:05 Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Handicap Hurdle (Class F) (Class F)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 440046
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Mr A Glassonbury
held up towards rear, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out
- Form 0416P0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 7th, chased leader approaching 9th, stayed on one pace from 2 out
- Form 0-200P4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey T Scudamore
led and pulled hard, clear 2nd, mistake 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
No Sam No
15- Form 655-P51
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey Mr W P Kavanagh
mid-division, ridden and headway 7th, tracked leader 3 out, stayed on from 2 out
- Form 003PP-P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey J Kington
chased leader, jumped left 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 8th
- Form 64/P-60U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
held up in mid-division, ridden 7th, soon weakened
Lucky Nomad
15- Form RF/R3-03
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Mr R Stephens
held up in touch, headway and chased leader 8th, ridden 9th, soon weakened
Kwaheri
24- Form 0-0540
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey P Holley
pulled hard and held up last, mistake 1st, ridden 8th, mistake 9th, soon weakened
- Form P53
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer C Gray
- Jockey A Honeyball
held up in mid-division, ridden 9th, no impression
- Form 5-P5P50
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
held up in touch, ridden and headway 9th, led 3 out, driven clear approaching 2 out, ran on well
- Form 0PP0-P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
held up towards rear, ridden 11th, soon weakened
Verdict
A poor contest here and Silver Dagger may provide the answer, with No Sam No and Delaware likely to chase him home. The selection is not exactly in top form at present, but he is at least dropping down the handicap to somewhere near a winning mark. Coming from the connections he does, and with McCoy up, they may feel he has a chance again here. No Sam No thrashed the selection last time, although much of that margin can be put down to the jockey losing his irons at the last flight. That was a similarly weak contest at Worcester and with a drop in the weights for Silver Dagger and a rise for No Sam No the form can be reversed provided no such bad luck occurs. Lucky Nomad and King's Mountain probably look capable of battling out third place, but for the winner we will take a chance to Silver Dagger to kill them off.