Newton Abbot Course Guide
Jump racing takes place throughout the year at Newton Abbot but its main emphasis is on summer jumping with the highlight being the Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase. Upgraded to Listed status in 2008, the contest takes place in August and is run over two miles and five and a half furlongs. Kings Brook won the race in both 2006 and 2007 for trainer Nick Williams and Take The Stand won the race in 2004 before finishing second in that season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. Welsh trainer Peter Bowen was also successful in 2008 with Snoopy Loopy, who went onto win the Grade 1 Betfair Lancashire Chase at Haydock.
The Devon course also stages a decent Novices’ Chase in November. Ran over an extended two miles and five furlongs, the contest was won in 2004 by Ashley Brook, who was later placed in an Arkle, a Tingle Creek and a Game Spirit Chase before winning the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter.
Advance Going
Left handed, tight. Favours handy types, with prominently-ridden horses at an advantage more often than not. Fences pose few problems. Very short run-in on hurdles course means the lead very rarely changes hands from the last.
Non-stayers can win around Newton Abbot, but you do need a horse that travels, because it feels as if you’re always on the turn. For that reason, it can be a good place to go with ex-Flat horses. I can’t stress enough, though, just how massively important the ability to travel is - if you’re off the bridle at Newton Abbot, it’s a nightmare. You need a horse that can jump, too, because the fences are no walkover, and they seem to come at you quite quick. The hurdles track is also fast, but easier to ride.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Replays & Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 75y Romanor (Good) 20 Aug 2022 3m 50.6s 2m 4f 216y Time To Bite (Good) 20 May 2024 5m 3.47s 3m 1f 170y Friends Don't Ask (Good) 02 Jul 2021 6m 23.49s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 167y Daany (Good) 31 Aug 2024 3m 50.28s 2m 2f 110y Sirekoff (Good) 22 Aug 2024 4m 18.08s 2m 5f 122y Lallygag (Good) 31 Aug 2024 5m 1.86s 3m 2f 105y Via Dante (Good) 22 Aug 2024 6m 19.72s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 167y Takeonedayatatime (Good) 14 May 2025 3m 49.3s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 29 11 £84K 37.93% -£2.68 J Tizzard 52 10 £74K 19.23% £0.50 Evan Williams 38 7 £38K 18.42% -£9.63 A J Honeyball 16 6 £45K 37.5% £8.80 Mrs D A Hamer 13 6 £40K 46.15% £11.80 Dan Skelton 19 5 £40K 26.32% -£0.75 P Hobbs & J White 16 4 £22K 25% £18.00 C Honour 10 4 £23K 40% £47.75 R L Llewellyn 12 3 £18K 25% £11.00 F O'Brien 9 3 £18K 33.33% -£3.80 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 39 12 £67K 30.77% -£17.16 D Pipe 52 10 £57K 19.23% £20.81 J Tizzard 57 9 £56K 15.79% -£16.17 Dan Skelton 34 9 £63K 26.47% -£1.75 P Hobbs & J White 31 7 £42K 22.58% -£13.65 Evan Williams 49 6 £31K 12.24% -£21.54 F O'Brien 32 6 £35K 18.75% -£14.58 A J Honeyball 36 5 £25K 13.89% -£5.50 M Blake 14 5 £34K 35.71% £16.00 T Lacey 13 5 £31K 38.46% £4.97 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P Bowen 5 3 £10K 60% £3.60 A J Honeyball 3 2 £5K 66.67% £8.75 Mickey Bowen 2 2 £5K 100% £0.66 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5 1 £3K 20% -£2.00 F O'Brien 4 1 £4K 25% -£1.00 S Hosie 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.80 H Fry 3 1 £3K 33.33% £2.50 W Greatrex 2 1 £3K 50% £2.00 M F Harris 2 1 £3K 50% £0.75 P F Nicholls 5 1 £3K 20% -£3.33 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Brendan Powell 40 7 £53K 17.5% -£2.50 James Best 20 6 £41K 30% £6.30 Sam Twiston-Davies 18 6 £45K 33.33% £5.80 Bryan Carver 17 6 £34K 35.29% £46.98 Adam Wedge 30 5 £27K 16.67% -£12.75 S Bowen 24 5 £37K 20.83% £3.72 Harry Skelton 13 5 £29K 38.46% £3.25 H Cobden 22 5 £38K 22.73% -£9.17 James Bowen 14 5 £35K 35.71% -£0.84 Jay Tidball 5 4 £40K 80% £5.41 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 47 13 £71K 27.66% -£18.39 Sam Twiston-Davies 49 11 £59K 22.45% £7.38 Jack Tudor 47 11 £60K 23.4% £30.31 M G Nolan 39 8 £46K 20.51% -£15.78 S Bowen 45 7 £35K 15.56% -£17.93 Harry Skelton 18 6 £38K 33.33% £1.85 Brendan Powell 45 5 £29K 11.11% -£17.50 Freddie Gingell 21 5 £39K 23.81% -£6.98 Ben Jones 24 4 £24K 16.67% -£1.75 Bryan Carver 27 4 £24K 14.81% -£19.85 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sam Twiston-Davies 10 3 £8K 30% £4.75 Bryan Carver 8 2 £5K 25% £1.50 H Cobden 8 2 £6K 25% -£3.71 S Bowen 8 2 £7K 25% -£1.77 James Bowen 5 2 £5K 40% £0.53 J J Burke 2 2 £7K 100% £3.75 Shane Fenelon 2 2 £7K 100% £1.50 Beau Morgan 4 1 £3K 25% -£1.80 David Noonan 4 1 £3K 25% -£0.75 Sean Houlihan 4 1 £3K 25% -£0.75
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Newton Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
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