Newton Abbot 6:12 Result
Md Elite Cleaning Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Result
| Pos | Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Form | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won | 126-44 | — | |||
| 2 | — | 21-212 | — | |||
| 3 | — | 1P-645 | — |
The Verdict
FormCast selectionGore PointConfidence 4/5Didn't win
Gore Point is the standout on form and momentum: -21111 reads as four straight wins after an early blip, and crucially he ran just 5 days ago (fresh/fit) versus the other principals who all ran 39 days back and are now stepping back in without a recent run to sharpen them. He's the youngest at 6, improving, carries the least weight of the confirmed group at 163lbs on a 117 mark that looks conservative given the current form figures - he's clearly progressing faster than his rating suggests. Same yard as Breaking Cover (Honeyball) but Gore Point's placing in the entry with the stable's best in-form horse and Twiston-Davies aboard (an upgrade in booking) suggests stable confidence points his way. Centara and Obsessedwithyou both have inconsistency in their recent figures (645, 212) and are dropping in with the same lay-off. Breaking Cover's 126-44 is moderate. Gower Prince is up in class/mixing it with sharper rivals off a big weight concession (147lbs, OR108) - his recent 6P2-21 is progressive but he's up against much higher-rated types here and the trip/class jump is untested at this level. Gore Point's tight recent run, improving profile, blinkers/tongue-tie equipment already fitted and working, and the drop into a race where make-or-break form rivals are stale off a long break gives him the clearest upward trajectory. He looks the value play relative to what should be a short-ish forecast price given his rating gap to the leaders on official figures alone.
Runners & Form
| No. | Draw | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Form | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | ✓ | 8 | 129 | 126-44 | — | ||
| 2 | 0 | 8 | 127 | 1P-645 | — | |||
| 3 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 21-212 | — | |||
| 4 | 0 | ★ | 6 | 117 | -21111 | — | ||
| Gore Point is the standout on form and momentum: -21111 reads as four straight wins after an early blip, and crucially he ran just 5 days ago (fresh/fit) versus the other principals who all ran 39 days back and are now stepping back in without a recent run to sharpen them. | ||||||||
| NR | 0 | 8 | 108 | 6P2-21 | — | |||
| NR | 0 | 6 | 113 | 49-P23 | — | |||