Newton Abbot

Wed 27th May

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4.23

Chris Wills Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

of £7,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 2f. 110yds.

4.23 2m. 2f. 110yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 5) 4-y-o plus 10 Declared

Chris Wills Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

of £7,500.00

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1-21

7,ch m 11-12

Highland Reel (IRE)-Verchinina(Authorized)

ts⁷cp⁴(14) cd¹ (J M Dare, T Hamlin, J W Snook)
Rated 95

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	2	0	1	-2.00
UK	12	2	4	-6.25

13th May 26 Newton Abbot(2m 2f 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 90 1/1Fav 11-4 Freddie Gingell 1st of 7 runners, by 1L and 2L from Evening Tess and Isabella Islay

6th May 26 Newton Abbot(2m 167yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 90 7/2 11-0 Freddie Gingell 2nd of 8 runners, 3.75L behind Belle Le Grand

4th Apr 26 Newton Abbot(2m 167yds Hcap Hurdle, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 87 11/4Fav 11-1 Freddie Gingell 1st of 7 runners, by 1L and 0.5L from Northern Air and Getarose

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Reel Orange (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Saucats (FR)	1
5th Dec 2025 Exeter(2m 2f 111yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Reel Orange (IRE) 11th (33/1 11-0 Rated 91) J M Davies Saucats (FR) pulled up (18/1 10-2 Rated 79) B Carver (14 ran)

F35-

5,b g 11-6

Territories (IRE)-Desert Liaison(Dansili)

(64) (Mr M S Rose)
Rated 89

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	11	0	2	-11.00

24th Mar 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 90 15/8Fav 11-4 Freddie Gingell 5th of 13 runners, 11.38L behind Victory Shout

9th Mar 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 89 4/1Fav 10-7 Freddie Gingell 3rd of 10 runners, 0.5L and hd behind Knight Templar and Tilehurst

15th Jan 26 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 89 10/1 11-3 Harry Kimber fell of 13 runners, in race won by Mr Zee

Head to Head

In the last 3 years St Lukes Chelsea (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Saucats (FR)	2
24th Mar 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 4th (16/1 10-2 Rated 73) Ben Godfrey 2.25L in front of St Lukes Chelsea (GB) 5th (15/8Fav 11-4 Rated 90) Freddie Gingell (13 ran)

20th Nov 2025 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 3rd (40/1 10-10 Rated 79) B Carver 1.31L in front of St Lukes Chelsea (GB) 5th (12/1 11-5 Rated 91) Joe Anderson (8 ran)

3/6-

9,ch g 11-6

Dubawi (IRE)-Ethereal Sky(Invincible Spirit)

ts⁺cp⁷(106) (Mr D Pipe)
Rated 89

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	11	1	3	-8.12

10th Feb 26 Lingfield(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 58 9/1 9-4 Jack Dace (5) 4th of 11 runners, 2.88L behind Seventy

24th Jan 26 Lingfield(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 60 10/1 9-6 Jack Dace (3) 7th of 9 runners, 9.25L behind Harlington

3rd Jan 26 Lingfield(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 62 33/1 8-5 Jack Dace (5) 7th of 9 runners, 7.88L behind Charlie s Choice

37/3

9,b g 11-5

Leading Light (IRE)-My Viking Bay(Saddlers' Hall)

(21) (Miss J du Plessis)
Rated 88

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	3	0	2	-3.00
P2P	4	0	0

6th May 26 Newton Abbot(2m 5f 122yds Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) 25/1 11-4 Harry Reed 3rd of 5 runners, 30L and 11L behind Outmaster and Jubertilee

10th Oct 24 Exeter(2m 2f 111yds Hurdle, Good-Good to Firm in places) 100/1 11-2 David Noonan 7th of 7 runners, 63.75L behind Sam s Amour

22nd Sep 23 Newton Abbot(2m 5f 122yds Hurdle, Heavy) 80/1 11-0 David Noonan 3rd of 5 runners, 2.5L and 2.5L behind Wonderful Eagle and Chankaya

0PF-

5,b g 11-5

Affinisea (IRE)-Daly's Cross(Cape Cross)

(33) (Acorn Builders Dorset Ltd)
Rated 88

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	5	0	0	-5.00

24th Apr 26 Kilbeggan(2m 3f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, good in places) Rated 82 66/1 10-5 Elizabeth Gale (5) fell(15 ran) in race won by Chemdawg

13th Jan 26 Dundalk(1m 4f Flat Maiden, Standard) 200/1 9-10 P McGettigan (2) 9th of 9 runners, 52.5L behind Soaring Sun

29th Dec 25 Limerick(2m 3f Maiden Hurdle, Soft to Heavy) 200/1 11-5 P Hanlon (7) pulled up(15 ran) in race won by No Cure

634-

7,b g 11-5

Getaway (GER)-Onewayoranother(Pistolet Bleu)

hd³(40) (Troika Racing)
Rated 88

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	0	0	-3.00
UK	2	0	1	-2.00

17th Apr 26 Exeter(2m 161yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 14/1 10-13 Robbie David (5) 4th of 5 runners, 32.75L behind Our Guide

7th Apr 26 Exeter(2m 2f 111yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) 11/1 11-3 Lorcan Murtagh 3rd of 8 runners, 32L and 4.25L behind American Trio and Knight Of Magic

9th Oct 25 Tramore(2m Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, soft in places (hurdle and bumper). Yielding, good in places (chase)) 14/1 11-12 Mr J C Barry 6th of 8 runners, 24.25L behind Cousin Kate

81-1

9,br g 11-0

Millenary (GB)-Lewesdon Duchess(Alhaatmi)

ts³(21) d¹ (Mr Bob Butler)
Rated 83

Harry Ryall

Lorcan Murtagh

Harry Ryall

Lorcan Murtagh

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	1	0	5.00

6th May 26 Fontwell(2m 3f 29yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 78 10/1 10-13 Lorcan Murtagh 1st of 7 runners, by 2.25L and 2.75L from Jacquetta and Mystical Mabel

10th Mar 25 Stratford(2m 4f 205yds Chase, Good to Soft-Good in places) 20/1 11-7 Robbie David (5) 5th of 8 runners, 59.75L behind Barton Snow

13th Nov 23 Kempton(2m 5f Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) 200/1 11-0 Ben Jones pulled up(13 ran) in race won by East India Express

49-5

6,b g 10-6

Yeats (IRE)-Dedrunknmunky(Rashar)

cp²(22) (Mr A Evans)
Rated 75

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	0	0	-5.00
P2P	4	0	0

5th May 26 Ffos Las(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 76 20/1 9-13 Elizabeth Gale (5) 5th of 10 runners, 12.75L behind Lion Of The Desert

12th Apr 26 Ffos Las(2m 7f 191yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 80 22/1 10-8 Tom Cannon 9th of 14 runners, 84.5L behind Glengolly

16th Mar 26 Ffos Las(2m 4f Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) 150/1 11-0 Shane Fenelon (5) 4th of 4 runners, 133.5L behind Lon Chaney

454-

5,b g 10-5

Nirvana Du Berlais (FR)-Taneshka(Astarabad)

ts⁺cp¹(35) (Bellies Syndicate)
Rated 73

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	14	0	2	-14.00
Other	7	0	1

22nd Apr 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 73 10/1 10-2 Ben Godfrey 4th of 10 runners, 5.03L behind Little Lady Lucy

12th Apr 26 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 73 11/2 10-3 Ben Godfrey 5th of 8 runners, 17.38L behind Little Lady Lucy

24th Mar 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 73 16/1 10-2 Ben Godfrey 4th of 13 runners, 9.13L behind Victory Shout

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Saucats (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
St Lukes Chelsea (GB)	2
24th Mar 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 4th (16/1 10-2 Rated 73) Ben Godfrey 2.25L in front of St Lukes Chelsea (GB) 5th (15/8Fav 11-4 Rated 90) Freddie Gingell (13 ran)

20th Nov 2025 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 3rd (40/1 10-10 Rated 79) B Carver 1.31L in front of St Lukes Chelsea (GB) 5th (12/1 11-5 Rated 91) Joe Anderson (8 ran)

Reel Orange (IRE)	1
5th Dec 2025 Exeter(2m 2f 111yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Reel Orange (IRE) 11th (33/1 11-0 Rated 91) J M Davies Saucats (FR) pulled up (18/1 10-2 Rated 79) B Carver (14 ran)

Blazing Gaden (GB)	1
22nd Apr 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 4th (10/1 10-2 Rated 73) Ben Godfrey 10.00L in front of Blazing Gaden (GB) 5th (40/1 9-11 Rated 69) James Turner (10 ran)

65-P

5,b g 10-5

Cityscape (GB)-Pleasant Piper(Sholokhov)

(10) (Mr Thomas Gaden)
Rated 69

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	0	0	-6.00

17th May 26 Stratford(2m 70yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 69 11/1 10-2 Tom Bellamy pulled up(7 ran) in race won by Prettylady

22nd Apr 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 69 40/1 9-11 James Turner (5) 5th of 10 runners, 15.03L behind Little Lady Lucy

2nd Mar 26 Southwell(1m 7f 182yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 71 20/1 10-2 Finn Lambert (3) 6th of 7 runners, 39.75L behind This Sway

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Blazing Gaden (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Saucats (FR)	1
22nd Apr 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Saucats (FR) 4th (10/1 10-2 Rated 73) Ben Godfrey 10.00L in front of Blazing Gaden (GB) 5th (40/1 9-11 Rated 69) James Turner (10 ran)

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Newton Abbot
Wed 27th May

First Time - In a Hdl Handicap Alberts Bay, Getone. Cheekpiece Saucats» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 5/6 Reel Orange, 7/2 Scoresby, 8/1 St Lukes Chelsea, Saucats, 16/1 Makinbecon, Ocean Heights, 25/1 Blazing Gaden, Getone, 50/1 Alberts Bay, 66/1 Crab Road.

Previous Years
2025 Stinginhisstep 6 11-1 Sean Houlihan 7/1 (Mrs S Gardner)
2024 Hillsin 6 11-5 James Turner 9/2 (A P Jones)
2023 Charlie My Boy 6 11-11 Harry Kimber 9/4Fav (K Burke)
2022 Kapitaliste 6 10-9 Phillip Armson 3/1Fav (Mrs A Dunn)

Symbols Explained

bl² Blinkers bo² Blinkers one cowl e² Ear Plugs hd² Hood p² Pacifier pc² Pacifier with cowls ps² Pacifier one cowl sr² Shadow Roll cp² Cheekpiece co² Cheekpiece one side tt² Tongue Tie vs² Visor sb² Sheepskin Browband cc² Cornell Collar xb² Crossed Nose Band cd² Course and Distance Winner c² Course Winner d² Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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