Racecards
18:55 Newton Abbot
Good Luck Darling Maltaix Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 105y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,300 added
- Winner: £2,794
- 2nd: £820
- 3rd: £410
- 4th: £205
- Form 85U6-14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up in last, headway before 3 out, challenged final bend, upsides winner 2 out, driven approaching last, held flat
- Form 2/58-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
led, not fluent 8th, headed 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 3164/FP-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M Young
- Jockey Mr Huw Edwards
rear of mid-division, mistake and ridden 7th, not fluent next, behind from 4 out, tailed off
- Form 46682-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
chased leader, not fluent 2nd, led 3 out, joined 2 out, stayed on well and in command flat
- Form 67/0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, headway before 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 2/7111-B
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Ben Jones
mid-division, chasing leaders from 5th, 3rd and held 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 88P-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
towards rear, dived at 1st, ridden before 9th, well beaten when mistake 3 out, pulled up after
- Form 0942P/5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 91
mid-division, headway before 9th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 4U7-933
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out
- Form 93287-2
- Age 12
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Harry Bannister
NonRunner
Alanjou (FR)
29- Form 11258-6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
MY LADY GREY beat Sammylou nine lengths when scoring over course and distance four weeks ago but the latter is now 8lb better off so there shouldn’t be much between them today. Layerthorpe was close up when brought down at Southwell having ended last year with a hat-trick. Alanjou should have benefited from his reappearance but Stonemadforspeed is only a plater nowadays, though was eased once headed on his return to action at Southwell.
Formwatch
Sammylou (IRE) 11-8fav (11-3) Held up off the pace in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden and no impression between last 2, weakened into 4th last, 4th of 7, 9l behind My Lady Grey (10-1) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Financial Conduct (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, steadied 2nd, not fluent and struggling 4th, well beaten when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Shantou Tiger (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) In tch to 11; pu 14, at Sheriff Hutton 3m sft in Jan.
My Lady Grey 9-2 (10-1) Made all and mostly clear until approaching 4 out, went clear again before 2 out, unchallenged, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Easyrun De Vassy (11-6) by 6l, 7 ran.
Sandro Botticelli (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Tracked front pair, driven and lost place 5f out, soon behind, tailed off 4f out, last of 5, dist behind Padleyourowncanoe (8-13) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Layerthorpe (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) In touch, lost place 5th, closed when brought down 9th, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Royal Martian 125-1 (11-0) Bumped 1st, always behind, jumped slowly 5th, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Ashutor (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Jul.
General Picton (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Chased leaders on inside, lost place and in mid-division before 9th, outpaced soon after, rallied before 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Strictly Art (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Lucky Purchase 20-1 (10-5) Prominent, left in 2nd 4 out, close up when ridden turning for home, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 10, 23l behind Templepark (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) gd in Aug.
Stonemadforspeed (IRE) 18-1 (10-10) Led until 1st, chased leader, in front again 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Malangen (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Alanjou (FR) 18-1 (11-7) Led, pushed along after 9th, kept on well until ridden and headed 2 out, weakened between last 2, 6th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Strictly Art (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.