William Hill Betting TV Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

17:00

Date 2023-10-21

Distance 2m167y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £2,905

Winning Time 4m 23.13s (slow by 42.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Walks Like The Man (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Milton Harris	7/4F	Won
2nd	Pirates' Tale (GB) Bryony Frost · Jimmy Frost	25/1	2
3rd	Tough Approach (GB) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	13/2	3.25
4th	El Granjero (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	9/1	0.2
5th	Hikari Pompadour Aa (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/5	4.25
6th	Ambion View (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	12/1	1.75
7th	Basman Palace (SAF) Charlie Deutsch · Carroll Gray	14/1	18
8th	Fox Wallace (IRE) James Best · Ella Pickard	33/1	20
9th	Bruce Gobbler (GB) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	22/1	99

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Walks Like The Man Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Milton Harris	J:Jonathan Burke T:Milton Harris	156	—	B1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	21.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Changed hands for £225,000 after winning Irish point; stable does well in bumpers
6	Hikari Pompadour Aa Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	155	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.50/1	3 33%
Represents top trainer/owner combination and a half-brother to 6 French winners; respected
5	El Granjero Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Nico de Boinville T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	155	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	15.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1-1 in Irish points; bred to be useful; makes a fair bit of appeal on paper
7	Tough Approach Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	155	—	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	7.7	2.00/1	9 11%
Second in an Irish point last spring and stable does well in this sphere
3	Ambion View Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	155	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	2.25/1	10 10%
Makes some appeal on pedigree but yard just 8% in bumpers
NR	Elusiveness Brown J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	148	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.3	2.75/1	12 8%
Cost just 1,000euros as a 3yo; interesting to see what the betting makes of her on debut
4	Bruce Gobbler Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	155	—	4-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Worth a market check on rules/stable debut but was a remote last of four in point bumper
1	Pirates Tale Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Half-brother to 2m4f-3m jumps winner Midnight Glance; yard just 1-31 in bumpers since 2019
8	Fox Wallace Bay J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	149	—	U	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Tailed off when unseating rider in Irish point in May; others appeal more
9	Basman Palace Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Carroll Gray	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Carroll Gray	148	t	55	-	114	105	33d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Has shown ability in two bumpers but faces interesting rules newcomers from leading yards

Horse	bet365	Coral
Walks Like The Man	13/8	6/4
Hikari Pompadour Aa	3	3
El Granjero	5	9/2
Tough Approach	9	7
Ambion View	10	10
Elusiveness	10	12
Bruce Gobbler	20	14
Pirates Tale	33	28
Fox Wallace	40	33
Basman Palace	28	25

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Walks Like The Man

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

El Granjero

15.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Tough Approach

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

Hikari Pompadour Aa

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

Elusiveness

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Ambion View

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Bruce Gobbler

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Pirates Tale

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Basman Palace

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Fox Wallace

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Walks Like The Man	—	—	—
Hikari Pompadour Aa	—	—	—
El Granjero	—	—	—
Tough Approach	—	—	—
Ambion View	—	—	—
Elusiveness	—	—	—
Bruce Gobbler	—	—	—
Pirates Tale	—	—	—
Fox Wallace	—	—	—
Basman Palace	—	114	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Basman Palace	33d ago	Fit
Walks Like The Man	—	—
Hikari Pompadour Aa	—	—
El Granjero	—	—
Tough Approach	—	—
Ambion View	—	—
Elusiveness	—	—
Bruce Gobbler	—	—
Pirates Tale	—	—
Fox Wallace	—	—