Racecards
14:30 Newton Abbot
Talk Tidy Marketing Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places )
- Surface: Turf
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,255
- 2nd: £2,421
- 3rd: £1,210
- 4th: £606
- Form 19512-1
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, not fluent 2 out and weakened quickly
- Form 2216/2F-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey S Bowen
held up in rear, closed up 5th, pressed leaders 3 out, pushed along home turn and soon outpaced, behind when pulled up after 2 out
- Form 2F9-121
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey H Cobden
handy, led before 2nd, pushed along and headed 3 out, stayed on, not fluent last, no impression on winner
- Form 12424-6
- Age 11
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, headed and tracked leader before 2nd, led 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden out run-in and kept on well
Verdict
Ayr Of Elegance owes connections nothing but she may be feeling her age a little nowadays. Tibbie Dunbar has only won once over hurdles but she has won twice on the Flat since that sole success. MAGICAL MAGGIE gets on well with Jay Tidball, who guided her to success on her handicap debut at Cartmel. Only raised 2lb for that, she can give the weight away to the equally in-form Komedy Kicks.
Formwatch
Magical Maggie 5-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, challenged last, led run-in, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May beating Pearl Of The West (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Tibbie Dunbar 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, effort to lead over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, held by winner after, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Mark Of Gold (9-10) at Goodwood 2m hcp (5) hvy in May.
Komedy Kicks (IRE) 5-6fav (10-10) Led, quickened up the tempo before 5th, headed and pushed along on landing 3 out, ridden to chase leader before final flight, slightly outpaced on landing, rallied and ran on well to lead again inside final 110 yards on run-in, won going away final strides, won at Stratford 2m (4) gf in Jun beating Estacas (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 3 ran.
Ayr Of Elegance 12-1 (12-0) Led until pushed along and headed turning in, soon lost 2nd and weakened, 6th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Symphorine (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.