24 Jun 2025 18:57 Newton Abbot
Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £4,489); Distance: 2m 5f 122y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Happy 80th Birthday June O'Dwyer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Byzantium (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) |
24PF-61 / 5 |
Flat (619), Jump (20) |
Jay Tidball | P F Nicholls Mr Brendan McManus |
4/9 | |
| chased leader, led 2 out, clear final bend, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 25 L |
Time To Bite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
7115-1F / 10 |
Jump (41) | Bryan Carver | C Honour The Chris Honour… |
11/2 | |
| jumped slightly right, led until 2 out, no chance with winner when mistake last | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 33 L |
Kill The Groove (IRE) (mare, brown, 10 8) |
3/U09-33 / 5 |
Jump (22) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Miss K Croft |
4/1 | |
| in rear, mistake 3rd, headway into 3rd 3rd 3 out, no chance with leading pair, weakened before last, tailed off | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 8 L |
Needtoknow (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 8) |
36-P / 5 |
Jump (50) | James Best | Joe Ponting Mr P Ponting |
80/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, went modest 4th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 4¾ L |
Beau Gold (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
89-4 / 5 |
Jump (34) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Outnumbered & O'neill… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, closed 2nd, lost place before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) (colt, bay, 11 1) |
7867-75 / 5 |
Flat (621), Jump (27) |
Lorcan Murtagh | N J Hawke Thorne Farm Syndicate |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place after 4th, well behind 3 out, pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Sure To Be Sure (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
035P- / 5 |
Jump (85) | Paul O'Brien | Mrs H R J Nelmes Mr K A Nelmes |
125/1 | |
| not jump well in rear, behind 6th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Golden Echo (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 8) |
44-B / 5 |
Flat (346), Jump (40) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball Owners Group 141 |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||