16:43
Sky Sports Racing Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m1f (2m0f167y), NH Flat, 4-5yo, £2,723, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Duhallow Storm gets the nod at Newton Abbot, rated 88 on our figures and a pound better than Moonlight Ballet, who is the only other runner we have a rating for. That narrow edge is enough to put him on top in a Class 4 over 17 furlongs on good ground, especially with the other six runners (Delilah's Boy, Havanotherguinness, Irish Ocean, Powerful Act, Sea Glorya and Vale Magic) unrated on our figures. Moonlight Ballet is the clear danger and sits right on his heels, so this looks a tight call rather than a foregone conclusion. Duhallow Storm is the selection.
Runners
Ciaran Gethings
Samuel Drinkwater 0/3
Delilah's Boy is unexposed, with no recorded form to go on, so this debut is a pure guessing game. Carrying 156 lb, the gelding looks open to improvement, though he has nothing to back that up yet.
- Sire
- Flag Of Honour (IRE)
- Dam
- Lostin A Fog (IRE) by Mahler
- Owner
- Bill Hawkins
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Strensham, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball 1/2
Duhallow Storm finished fourth last time out and has run over today's trip and on this going before, though a 186-day absence is the one reservation for a gelding yet to win in recent form. Our rating of 88 makes him the one to beat, even carrying 155 lb.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Duhallow Gesture (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Richard Mrs Carol Cheshire
- Foaled
- 6 Jun 2022
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Lorcan Williams
Paul Nicholls 1/7
Havanotherguinness is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so this gelding's debut is a pure guessing game. He carries 155 lb, and with so little known there should be plenty of scope for improvement.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Jelan (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- J P Romans
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard 3/19
Irish Ocean is an unexposed gelding with no recorded form to lean on, so he arrives with plenty of scope for improvement. He carries 155 lb, and we learn plenty more once he has a run under his belt.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Celtic Cailin (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- D R Churches
- Foaled
- 25 May 2022
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
Robbie David (5)
Daisy Hitchins 0/3
Powerful Act is an unraced debutant with no form to go on, so he is entirely unexposed and open to improvement. He carries 155 lb on his first start, and the unknown makes him one to learn from.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Beautiful Romance (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- Miss Daisy Hitchins
- Foaled
- 23 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Sherborne, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon 0/10
Lightly raced and unexposed, Sea Glorya showed a fourth on his only recent start, though he returns after 223 days off and carries 155 lb. He is yet to win in that limited form, so there may be improvement to come.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- Glorys Lass (IRE) by Fame And Glory
- Owner
- Mrs V Palmer
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Morestead, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
Adam Wedge
Mrs C. Williams 1/21
Vale Magic is totally unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so he's one to take on trust and could well improve, though he carries 155 lb and his yard are quiet, with one winner from 21 in the last fortnight.
- Sire
- Goliath Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Chic Alors (FR) by Turgeon
- Owner
- Stoneacre Racing
- Foaled
- 8 May 2022
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
Lucy Gardner
Susan Gardner 0/1
Fourth last time out, Moonlight Ballet has run over today's trip and going before, and she's a leading threat on our 87 rating, second best of eight, under 148 lb; the risk is a 157-day absence that may leave her short of full fitness.
- Sire
- Calyx (GB)
- Dam
- Shanghai Rose (GB) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- D V Gardner
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Longdown, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.