Newton Abbot

Remembering Percy Bishop Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m2f105y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,961

Runners: 5

Winning time: 6m 30.00s (slow by 18.00s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

4 Touchwoodexpress

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell(7)

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 94

SP: 15/8F

Led - headed and raced in second before 8th - ridden and led again before 2 out - kept on (jockey said gelding bled from nose)(op 5/2 tchd 7/4)

2 3

1 Tropical Speed

J: Sean Bowen

T: Andy Irvine

Age: 6

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 104

SP: 9/2

Raced in last - not fluent 4th - not fluent 3 out - headway and went second before 2 out - no extra after last(op 18/5 tchd 7/2)

3 6½ 9½

5 Testflight

J: Isabel Williams

T: Sue Gardner

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 78

SP: 5/1

Raced wide - prominent - dropped to last before 3 out - rallied and went third before 2 out - no extra before last(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)

4 2½ 12

2 Enjoy d'Allen

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Age: 11

Weight: 11st 13lbs

OR: 103

SP: 8/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)

5 55 67

3 Great d'Ange

J: Tom Broughton(5)

T: Alexander Gibbons

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 94

SP: 5/2

Prominent - led before 8th - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.88

Tote place: £1.50 £2

Exacta: £7.70

Trifecta: £24.40

CSF: £10.27