Newton Abbot Races
Newton Abbot
16:42
Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Newton Abbot
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025
Distance: 3m2½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63
Place: £1.50 £3.10
Exacta: £13.40
Trifecta: £37
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Impecunious (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Chris Down | 163 lbs | 13/8F | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - led before 2 out - comfortably(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Sam's Amour (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Keiran Burke | 168 lbs | 7/1 | - | In rear - headway 3 out - soon prominent - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went second approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Spitalfield (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Benjamin Macey
(7)lbs
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Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 162 lbs | 9/4 | - | Towards rear - mistake 3 out - headway and disputing second 2 out - kept on but no extra run-in | |
| 4th | 7 | Dear Ralphy (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 155 lbs | 13/2 | - | In rear - headway after 3 out - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced from 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Halifax (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Grace Harris | 167 lbs | 17/2 | - | Prominent - led narrowly after 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Pirates' Tale (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Honour | 167 lbs | 33/1 | - | Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent then reminder after 7th - lost position 4 out - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 25/1) | ||
| PU | 6 | Dorrells Pierji (FR) | 11 G | Poor | D Summersby | 163 lbs | 22/1 | - | Led - headed after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(tchd 20/1) |