13:00 Newton Abbot

Sunday 18 July 2021

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Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.05s

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Selected odds by:

Beholden^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 112| C

11/10

Fairly useful bumper winner in 2020 and also placed 3 times on the Flat. Fair form when placed both starts over hurdles in recent months and looks the one to beat.

Form: 123-23

Grove Ash¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 102

28/1

Fair form. Back on track when fourth over 23f at Market Rasen in June but wasn't in the same form on handicap debut there last time.

Form: 3-6440

Holerday Ridge^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: Claire Hitch| C

14/1

eft debut form well behind in a first-time tongue tie to make second bumper outing a winning one at this course (16.8f, good) 37 days ago, kept up to work. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 81

Master Of Spin^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, possibly flattered on first run since leaving David Harry Kelly when last of 2 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Ffos Las (20f) 31 days ago.

Form: 08R/2

Oscars Fame¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner

13/2

Exceeded expectations in filling a clear third on hurdling debut here (21.6f) 16 days ago. Remains to be seen if he's able to back that up.

Form: 42/24-33

Ship Of The Fen^v²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams| OR: 107

5/2

Fairly useful on the Flat. Not quite the same force in this sphere but should be competitive back in maiden company.

Form: 8465/6

Smith³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs L Richards

50/1

Modest on Flat, stays 2m, respectable effort last time. Would be an unlikely winner on hurdle debut.

Form:

Cheat¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 75

200/1

Fair Flat winner, stays 9.5f, but no form over hurdles for new yard.

Form: 78P

Ottavio²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

12/1

Fairly useful on the Flat (stays 1½m) in France and probably needed the run when well held in maiden at Worcester on hurdling debut 25 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 9

Snow Stoppin Him³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: W S Kittow

40/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules who achieved little when fourth of 7 in a maiden at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good, 12/1) on hurdles bow 32 days ago.

Form: P-54

Non-Runners

Mister Sweets²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Forecasts

Beholden (11/10), Ship Of The Fen (5/2), Mister Sweets (9/2), Oscars Fame (13/2), Ottavio (12/1), Holerday Ridge (14/1), Master Of Spin (16/1), Grove Ash (28/1), Snow Stoppin Him (40/1), Smith (50/1), Cheat (200/1)

BEHOLDEN has shown enough on both his starts over hurdles to suggest he can win a race of this nature, so he receives the vote. Ottavio is surely capable of better given his fairly useful Flat ability, while Ship of The Fen ought to make more of an impact back in maiden company.