GB - Newton Abbot - Race 1

Thoroughbred

10 Runners

16.8f

Maiden Hurdle

Turf

Good

13.5K

VIEW

Verdict

Those with hurdle experience don't set the bar that high so perhaps fairly useful Flat performer ARBITRATION can make a winning start to his hurdle career for Joe Tizzard. If first-time cheekpieces help Dan Skelton's Lirone du Seuil to recapture the form he showed when second on his hurdle debut in France he may pose a bigger threat than last month's penalised Hereford scorer Arctic Voyage.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
6	Fairly useful Flat performer at 1¼m for Karl Burke. New connections acquired him for 67,000 gns last autumn. Starts out over hurdles in a winnable race. Market confidence likely significant. 1st Pick 6 Arbitration (Ire) Jockey: Brendan Powell Trainer: Joe Tizzard J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard	100	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Fairly useful Flat performer at 1¼m for Karl Burke. New connections acquired him for 67,000 gns last autumn. Starts out over hurdles in a winnable race. Market confidence likely significant.
4	Second at Fontainebleau on hurdle debut in February 2025. Nowhere near that level in 2 outings for Dan Skelton over the winter but good shout if he can recapture the French form back from a break with cheekpieces added. 2nd Pick 4 Lirone Du Seuil (Fr) Jockey: Harry Skelton Trainer: Dan Skelton J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	97	-	-	-	25%	Scratched
Analysis Second at Fontainebleau on hurdle debut in February 2025. Nowhere near that level in 2 outings for Dan Skelton over the winter but good shout if he can recapture the French form back from a break with cheekpieces added.
1	Improved at the second time of asking for this yard when winning 13-runner maiden at Hereford (2m, good) 4 weeks ago. Should be competitive under a penalty. 3rd Pick 1 Arctic Voyage Jockey: Harry Reed Trainer: Michael Blake J: Harry Reed T: Michael Blake	98	-	-	-	72%
Analysis Improved at the second time of asking for this yard when winning 13-runner maiden at Hereford (2m, good) 4 weeks ago. Should be competitive under a penalty.

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Maiden Race

A race exclusively for horses who have not previously won.

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