Racecards
14:15 Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Racecourse Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £3,083
- 2nd: £899
- 3rd: £450
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leading trio, ridden and went 3rd 3 out, chased winner under pressure well before 2 out, beaten when ridden and hung left between last 2
Sansili
24- Form 252
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
led, headed when hit 3rd, led again after next, headed 4 out, chased winner, ridden and no impression when weakened to 3rd well before next
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leader until 2nd, chased leading pair until 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
- Form 21
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
jumped well, tracked leader 2nd, led before next, headed after next, good jump to lead again 4 out, well in command and came clear before 2 out, very easily
- Form 2P
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey D A Jacob
never travelled, always last, reminders before 3rd, driven along and struggling before 4 out, tailed off
Verdict
Storm Command was prominent until a mistake left him trailing behind at Stratford in his hurdles debut and he should improve for the experience. TWO KISSES gets the vote after comfortably winning a similar contest at Bangor where she beat Sassanian by thirteen lengths. Glen Lass has good flat statistics and wasn't disgraced over timber on her jumps debut but she makes less appeal after pulling up last time out. Two Kisses has really taken to hurdling and can pick up back-to-back wins.
Formwatch
Parhelion 11-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, good headway to chase leaders over 6f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, well behind Yashrid (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun (flat).
Sansili 15-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 4th, outpaced after next, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 14l behind Dance For Julie (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (3) gd in Jul.
Storm Command (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) In touch, challenged 4th, carried right next, lost 2nd when mistake 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Beyond (11-4) at Stratford 2m juv hdl (3) gf in Jul.
Two Kisses (IRE) 3-1 (10-5) Prominent, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching next, soon clear, easily, won at Bangor 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jul beating Sassanian (10-12) by 13l, 10 ran.
Glen Lass 10-1 (10-5) With winner, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, went right 5th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Beyond (11-4) at Stratford 2m juv hdl (3) gf in Jul, 10 ran.
Baltic Ben (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leading pair, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to regain 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Royal Swain (10-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in May (flat).
Sassanian (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) With leader, led after 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Two Kisses (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jul.