Saturday 22 August · GB · Chase · Class 3
3:05 Newton Abbot
Philip Wilson Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
2m½f · Going: Good To Firm · 4 runners · £7,922
Verdict — our pick: Ice Jet
Ice Jet has a progressive profile that makes him an appealing proposition here despite sitting a couple of pounds behind the top-rated Hooper in the assessments, and over this stamina-testing sixteen furlongs at Newton Abbot on good ground there is every reason to expect him to close that gap and more. Hooper is the principal danger as the highest-rated runner in the field, while Gore Point and Cobbler's Boy will need to improve to get involved. Ice Jet is the selection.
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1. Gore Point(0)Form: 2-2111
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Anthony Honeyball · 6yo · 11st 10lb · OR 117 · yard form 38%
By Order Of St George out of Preveza (Dalakhani) · Owner: M W Pendarves
Gore Point arrives in fine form with three wins in his last five starts, including back-to-back victories, and has experience of both today's trip and going; the main concern is that 40 days off the track leaves his sharpness to be proven.
2. Cobbler's Boy(0)Form: 44-127
J: James Best · T: Sarah-Jayne Davies · 6yo · 11st 3lb · OR 110 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Diamond Boy out of Cobbler's Gold (Gold Well) · Owner: Miss Sarah Jayne Davies
Cobbler's Boy advertises strong claims on the back of a win three starts back and a second two starts back, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; the concern is a below-par seventh last time out after a 62-day absence that may have left him short of peak fitness.
3. Ice Jet(0)Form: -1112V
J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · 4yo · 10st 13lb · OR 117 · trainer 29% (14d)
By Phoenix Of Spain out of Star Jet (Teofilo) · Owner: Chris May Mullin
Three wins in his last five starts, a runner-up two starts back, and a return to a trip and going he has experience of all combine to make Ice Jet an appealing proposition carrying 153 lb fresh from a 29-day break.
4. Hooper(0)Form: 9P/524
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · 10yo · 10st 7lb · OR 100 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Rip Van Winkle out of Earth Amber (Hurricane Run) · Owner: Miss Amber Jackson Fennell
Hooper has run over today's trip and going before and, rated 121 against just three rivals, makes a compelling case as the most dangerous threat in this field; the concern is that he has been winless in his last five starts, with a second two runs back sandwiched between less encouraging efforts.
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