2025-06-24 Newton Abbot 18:57
Newton Abbot

Happy 80th Birthday June O'Dwyer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m5f122y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,489

Runners: 7

Winning time: 5m 18.70s (slow by 21.70s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

1 Byzantium

J: Jay Tidball(5) T: Paul Nicholls

Age:5 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:111 SP:4/9F

Travelled strongly - raced in second behind clear leader - led 2 out - soon went well clear - easily(tchd 2/5 and tchd 1/2)

2 25

5 Time To Bite

J: Bryan Carver T: Chris Honour

Age:10 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:97 SP:11/2

Led - headed 2 out - soon no chance with winner - not fluent last(op 13/2)

3 33 58

7 Kill The Groove

J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling

Age:5 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:- SP:4/1

Held up in last - went third 3 out - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 10/3)

4 8 66

8 Needtoknow

J: James Best T: Joe Ponting

Age:5 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Disputing fourth - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)

5 4¾ 70¾

2 Beau Gold

J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Raced in third - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

3 Kentucky Bluegrass

J: Lorcan Murtagh T: Nigel Hawke

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:80 SP:16/1

Disputing fourth - weakened 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 25/1)

4 Sure To Be Sure

J: Paul O'Brien T: Helen Nelmes

Age:5 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 80/1)

Golden Echo

J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Anthony Honeyball

Age:5 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:95 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.45

Tote place: £1.10 £1.90

Exacta: £3.50

Trifecta: £7.50

CSF: £3.81