16:35 Newton Abbot

Tuesday 29 August 2017

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Actuate Marketing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 10.1s

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Selected odds by:

Byron Blue^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Dave Crosse| T: B Barr| OR: 112

14/1

Three-time winner over hurdles, including last month at Southwell (3m, good) under enterprising ride. Has plenty more weight to carry now and looks tough on revised terms.

Form: P04-621

Wolftrap^h⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: L Heard| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 111| C

9/1

Has three wins over hurdles to his name but appeared to find this sort of trip stretching stamina at Uttoxeter last month and must prove credentials for the job in hand as such.

Form: 15-5557

Mister Big¹⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T E Whelan| T: N B King| OR: 109

20/1

A half-brother to the high-class Somersby, his jumping hasn't really assisted in four starts for Philip Hobbs, been backed at stages however and first stare now for new handler. Has something to prove.

Form: 5/29F5-

Gamain^p³⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Chester Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Williams| OR: 108| D

14/1

Won a handicap chase in February 2016 over 2m5f (good to soft) but rather lost his way afterwards. Off 307 days and has switched yards since, only previous hurdles win came off this mark so worth a look in the betting.

Form: 1F2/456-

Daliance^b²¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: W Featherstone⁽⁵⁾| T: Noel Williams| OR: 107

25/1

A capable stayer but is more exposed than the rest - needs to post a career best effort to come out on top on these terms.

Form: 91934P-

Equity Swap²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 105

7/1

Has shown a bit more in two runs for this yard than previously but this trip is far from certain to bring out the best in him, others look more appealing.

Form: 9U2-225

Cougar Kid¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Brodie Hampson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 98

50/1

Just the one win from 18 hurdles starts, coming in a soft-ground amateur riders event at Catterick (2m3½f) in February. Has routinely been disappointing since and looks best watched now.

Form: P82-P80

Baccalaureate^p⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Bryony Frost⁽⁵⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 94

22/1

Scored over 2m1f at Exeter in February in lower grade and from a 9lb lower handicap mark, is now 11yo and well held in a Worcester seller last month (2m4f). Others preferred.

Form: 41205-5

Premier Rose^t⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 83

4/9

Mare made a fine start for this yard when winning at Southwell (3m, good) nine days ago, leaving previous form behind. She had any amount in hand there and while she carries a 7lb penalty, will take some stopping in the same mood.

Form: 5P4-521

Top Of The Rocks^p,h,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs K Stephens| OR: 80

28/1

Still lightly-raced and produced his best effort to date here in May over 2m 2½f when finishing second of 12. Three runs since have been fairly tame and looks up against it again on these terms.

Form: 09-2758

Non-Runners

D'pinesflyer⁸⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: J Farrelly J: N D Fehily

Forecasts

Premier Rose (4/9), Equity Swap (7/1), D'pinesflyer (7/1), Wolftrap (9/1), Byron Blue (14/1), Gamain (14/1), Mister Big (20/1), Baccalaureate (22/1), Daliance (25/1), Top Of The Rocks (28/1), Cougar Kid (50/1)

PREMIER ROSE made a very pleasing start fort the Skelton's at Southwell last time, winning seemingly with plenty in hand, and so she is hard to oppose here despite the penalty that she will carry. Plenty of the remainder have questions to answer, but there are a couple for whom any support would be noted. D'pinesflyer hasn't achieved a lot in Ireland but the booking of Noel Fehily for this first British run is interesting, given he has a 57% strike rate for this yard over the last 12 months. Gamain was out of sorts when last seen but is on a good mark if ready to roll here while Mister Big isn't to be disregarded just yet.