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16:00 Newton Abbot

Winning Post Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 23.90s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 50/6-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

led, headed approaching 7th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE diabolo, WHITE cap
5/1
  • Form 0/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up and keen, headway after 6th, led after 7th, hit 2 out, soon ridden, bumped and headed approaching last, kept on improved

3
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, YELLOW Cross of Lorraine, MAROON sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, YELLOW star
66/1
  • Form 06PP-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

towards rear, ridden and hit 6th, pulled up before next

4
Silk - Gold and Royal Blue (quartered), White cap
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened next

5
Silk - Orange, Light Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, White cap
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

jumped badly left 1st, tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly

6
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 3/PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

always behind

7
Silk - Light Blue, Purple stars and armlets, Dark Blue cap
25/1
  • Form S1-1532
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2

in touch until 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

8
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 60-020U
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

whipped round start, always tailed off, pulled up after 3 out

9
Silk - Purple, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 00/P-P00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

chased leaders until 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - White, red star, sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, headway 5th, led approaching 7th, soon headed, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next

11
Silk - Dark Blue and Purple stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, Dark Blue and Purple hooped cap
4/5
  • Form F3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

held up in touch, headway 6th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, edged right and led approaching last, stayed on well

12
Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap
40/1
  • Form 04/000-F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened

In depth

Verdict

A terrible contest for those who love quality, but for those who simply want to back winners then this looks a good opportunity for Charlie Mann's Mystic Forest, who can take it from Tennant Creek and Jardin Fleuri. The selection is a newcomer to hurdling, having had just two outings so far. Travelling well when falling first time out at Perth, he was not disgraced when a fair way behind the winner at Market Rasen last time and with confidence restored and a bit of knowledge to call upon here, he can make it third time lucky. Tennant Creek makes his hurdling debut here, but do not let that put you off. Given a pipe opener in a Hereford bumper last month, Emma Lavelle will have him well schooled and it would be no surprise to see him run a big race here against some very weak opposition. He may even be good enough to win, though a place would seem more likely at his first attempt. The rest are very ordinary, though Martin Pipe is persevering with Jardin Fleuri after two abortive attempts on fast ground so far. Clearly, the gelding merits respect and could claim a place if getting round, but being by Cyborg he might be better employed when the rains come. So we will stick with Mystic Forest.