Race cards · Sat 8 Apr
Saturday 8 April · Newton Abbot, England
17:10 William Hill Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 167y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 5
- Prize
- GBP 10076
- Runners
- 10
Race preview
Good Time Ahead wasn't quite at his best when fourth on rain-affected going at Plumpton last month and the nine-year-old, who subsequently made the frame on the all-weather, would make more appeal on ground quicker than he's likely to experience here. With that in mind, SHAW'S CROSS, who arrives in good form over fences, should have no issues reverting to the smaller obstacles and shades the vote. The lightly-raced Agent Empire took a small step forward at Sedgefield and is another to consider.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pak Army | 09F5P7 | B Roberts | B Barr | 10 12 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Talimar Pearl | 9-4599 | Harry Kimber | J Tizzard | 11 11 | 11-2 | |
| 3 | Zillion | 568/86-5 | Sean Houlihan | Mrs S Gardner | 10 10 | 9-1 | |
| 4 | Coconut Twist | 3463P6 | Harry Reed | B Barr | 11 2 | 11-1 | |
| 5 | Shaw's Cross | 241442 | W T Kennedy | P Henderson | 11 0 | 9-2 | |
| 6 | Daany | 3/5-008P | M G Nolan | J Tickle | 10 8 | 22-1 | |
| 7 | Agent Empire | 9P8-P5 | James Davies | O Signy | 10 3 | 5-1 | |
| 8 | Demothi | 4U-3P46 | Bryony Le Clerc | J D Frost | 10 2 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | Good Time Ahead | 83-6414 | Adrian Heskin | J & S Best | 11 9 | 4-1 | |
| - | Loudspeaker | 0345 | Bradley Harris | J W Mullins | 10 2 | 10-1 | |
| NR | Privatory | 0-68F4P | N F Houlihan | G & J Moore | 12 0 | ||
| NR | Tik Tok | 3-068 | Nick Scholfield | Christian Williams | 11 4 |