15:21
Persimmon Homes Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m½f (2m0f75y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £5,809, 5 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›The Four Sixes is the clear call at Newton Abbot, with our ratings putting him 10 lb clear of Centara and well ahead of the remainder in a six-runner Class 4 contest. That sort of margin should count for plenty on soft ground over two miles, and he looks the one to beat on merit. Centara is the chief danger, while Opening Bid and Sinchi Roca are the others who could make it competitive if the top-rated runner fails to perform. The Four Sixes is the selection.
Runners
Rex Dingle
Chester Williams 0/1
The Four Sixes is fit and fresh after just 11 days, having finished fifth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 138 ranks him top of six, which makes him the one to beat despite being winless in his last five and carrying 170 lb.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Lemon Cello (IRE) by Accordion
- Owner
- Crest Racing Xiv
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2018
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Jay Tidball (5)
Paul Nicholls 0/6
Centara steps up from a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before, while our rating of 128 ranks him second of six. The risk is a 62-day layoff and 170 lb, with him yet to win in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Sageburg (IRE)
- Dam
- Spartan Angel (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Mrs Kathy Stuart
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard 9/30
Opening Bid is a leading danger, having won two starts back and finished second three starts back, and he returns just 19 days after a fourth last time out with a yard in form (9/30 in the last 14 days). He has run over today's trip, but 166 lb is a hefty burden and the main risk.
- Sire
- Native Ruler (GB)
- Dam
- Clifton Encore (USA) by War Chant
- Owner
- T Hamlin And J M Dare
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2015
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 30 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Charlie Deutsch
Syd Hosie 0/4
Sinchi Roca finished second in each of his last two outings and has run over today's trip and going before, while his 118 rating ranks him fourth of six. The main risk is a 199-day absence, with 162 lb to carry too.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Quri (IRE) by Gold Well
- Owner
- Willem Van Der Horst
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Sherborne, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Paddy Hanlon (5)
John Joseph Hanlon 1/9
Third last time out and a winner three starts back, but Mo Ghille Mar has otherwise finished fourth or worse in her other recent runs, and our figures rank her fifth of six. She carries 161 lb, though 18 days since her last run and previous experience over this trip and going help.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- First Love (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Bronsan Racing
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 110
Adam Wedge
Mrs C. Williams 1/21
Klic Boum is winless in his last five, finishing fifth last time out after a second two starts back, and a 257-day absence plus a yard managing just 1/23 lately make him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, but carries 142 lb off 94.
- Sire
- Buck's Boum (FR)
- Dam
- Ula De Mai (FR) by Passing Sale
- Owner
- W J Evans Racing
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
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.