Newton Abbot Races
Newton Abbot
18:57
Happy 80th Birthday June O'Dwyer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.45
Place: £1.10 £1.90
Exacta: £3.50
Trifecta: £7.50
Non-Runners: Golden Echo (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Byzantium (FR) | 4 G | AVG |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 4/9F | Won | Travelled strongly - raced in second behind clear leader - led 2 out - soon went well clear - easily(tchd 2/5 and tchd 1/2) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Time To Bite (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Honour | 155 lbs | 11/2 | 25 | Led - headed 2 out - soon no chance with winner - not fluent last(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Kill The Groove (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Ben Pauling | 148 lbs | 4/1 | 33 | Held up in last - went third 3 out - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Needtoknow (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Joe Ponting | 148 lbs | 80/1 | 8 | Disputing fourth - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Beau Gold (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 4.75 | Raced in third - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 155 lbs | 16/1 | - | Disputing fourth - weakened 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Sure To Be Sure (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Helen Nelmes | 155 lbs | 125/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 80/1) |