16:35 Newton Abbot

Friday 5 July 2024

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William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 6m 40.67s

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Tara Line^p1⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: S Hosie| OR: 98

100/1

Achieved very little when winning a 3-runner novice hurdle at Leicester in November 2022. Pulled up both starts 523 days ago. The fact she's a point winner suggests she could take to fences but she's still a hard one to make a case for. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 4211P/P

Honey I'm Good^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 94| CD

11/1

Made if 3 wins in 4 starts when seeing off 4 rivals over C&D last June but has found life a lot tougher since. Now 7 lb below his last winning mark but others are still preferred.

Form: 7P6P-44

Friends Don't Ask^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: C Ellam| OR: 93| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Bangor (3m, good, 22/1) 7 days ago. Is nicely handicapped if he can build on that.

Form: PP-0365

Doctor Foley^b1,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 91| D

15/2

Notched a third chase win at Fontwell in May, although he was fortunate, a length down when left in front at the last. He also nearly still threw it away by idling and now sports first-time blinkers.

Form: 15PP3-1

William Ewart^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 83

13/2

Scored for the first time over fences at Southwell (3m, heavy) in February. Has reached the form on all starts since but he was well below par when a distant fourth to Doctor Foley at Fontwell last time.

Form: 31333-4

Hold Your Fort¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 74| CD

4/5

Little form over hurdles but this point winner was much improved at the second time of asking over fences when a 23-length winner over C&D 10 days ago. A 7 lb penalty won't stop him if in the same form.

Form: 1C1-541

School For Scandal³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Jones| T: J Tickle| OR: 75

14/1

Not the most reliable. Bounced back to form when second at Hereford in February but not the biggest surprise that he's failed to reproduce that in his 3 outings since.

Form: P724-58

Radharc Na Slaine^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Conor Ring| T: D A Rees| OR: 73

40/1

Maiden Irish pointer who offered little in maiden/novice hurdles last winter but was going okay when unseating in the Newton Abbot race won by Hold Your Fort last week, albeit too far out to predict where he might have finished.

Form: 30PPP-U

Noah's Light^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Kimber| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 73

22/1

Hurdles winner in Ireland for Declan Queally. Tumbled in the weights for this yard and finally made some impact when second of 6 over fences at Fakenham in May. Pulled up at Newton Abbot last week, though.

Form: 7P37-2P

Enforcement^p³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 67

20/1

Shows more temperament than ability these days and is hard to fancy from out of the handicap.

Form: P34CP-9

Forecasts

Hold Your Fort (4/5), William Ewart (13/2), Doctor Foley (15/2), Honey I'm Good (11/1), Friends Don't Ask (12/1), School For Scandal (14/1), Enforcement (20/1), Noah's Light (22/1), Radharc Na Slaine (40/1), Tara Line (100/1)

HOLD YOUR FORT had lots to spare here last week and, officially 9 lb well-in under a 7 lb penalty, will surely go in again if in anything like the same form. Friends Don't Ask offered a bit more from his falling mark last time and might be the one for the forecast spot ahead of Fontwell-winner Doctor Foley.