St. Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

17:29

St. Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-19

Distance 3m2f105y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 7m 2.89s (slow by 50.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Moonset (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	3/1	Won
2nd	Coconut Twist (IRE) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	6/4F	.75
3rd	Christopher Wood (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	40/1	5.5
4th	Striking A Pose (IRE) Adam Wedge · Joe Tizzard	16/1	.5
5th	Copshill Lad (IRE) Alice Stevens · Harry Derham	5/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Barricane (GB) Lewis Saunders · Olly Murphy	17/2
P.U.	Kruger Park (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	11/1
P.U.	Rickety Bridge (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	18/1

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
7	Coconut Twist Chestnut J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	157	b	313311	108	119	109	9d	—	—	+17	44.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has won on soft; best form for recent wins at 2m7f (good to firm) and 3m2f (good)
5	Moonset Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	161	—	3/2-21	112	117	89	46d	—	—	+7	26.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Stayed on for close 2nd in 2m7f maiden, then won over 2m4f; handicap debutant; improve
8	Copshill Lad Grey J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Harry Derham	J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Harry Derham	157	p	-15553	108	123	115	21d	—	—	+10	23.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Winning yard debut on soft; back to form latest (2m7f, good); needs more
10	Barricane Bay J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	156	b	3-7F41	107	123	86	57d	—	—	+8	19.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Quiet until back to form in first-time blinkers (3m2f, soft); needs blinkers to work again
6	Striking A Pose Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Joe Tizzard	J:Adam Wedge T:Joe Tizzard	161	b	34P563	112	120	107	32d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Latest win over 2m7f last February; down weights but still having a slow season
1	Kruger Park Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	2-334P	119	117	108	55d	—	—	+14	23.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not up to big rise in weights for 2m4f win last March; pulled up latest; trip query
2	Rickety Bridge Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	167	—	1-3724	118	114	81	40d	—	—	+19	25.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Suited by soft ground; below best on good latest but has his conditions again
3	Christopher Wood Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	167	b	95-553	118	-	-	55d	—	—	+14	18	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Smart in his prime but in poor form over fences; first hurdle run for 3 years
NR	Rockadenn Bay J:David Bass T:Max Comley	J:David Bass T:Max Comley	162	tp	O8-652	113	119	111	23d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Acts on soft; creditable first 3m run latest; needs more for this greater test
NR	Despereaux Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	156	—	011423	107	119	107	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	25.8	—	—
Won twice over 3m in December; not on his game latest; query about soft ground

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Coconut Twist	15/8	9/4	2/1	2/1	85/40
Moonset	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Copshill Lad	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Barricane	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Striking A Pose	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	13/2
Kruger Park	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Rickety Bridge	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Christopher Wood	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1
Rockadenn	-	-	-	-	-
Despereaux	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Coconut Twist

44.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 21.4 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Moonset

26.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Rickety Bridge

25.9

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Despereaux

25.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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Copshill Lad

23.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Kruger Park

23.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Striking A Pose

20.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.6 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Barricane

19.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Christopher Wood

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Rockadenn

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kruger Park	119	117	108
Rickety Bridge	118	114	81
Christopher Wood	118	—	—
Rockadenn	113	119	111
Moonset	112	117	89
Striking A Pose	112	120	107
Coconut Twist	108	119	109
Copshill Lad	108	123	115
Barricane	107	123	86
Despereaux	107	119	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coconut Twist	9d ago	Quick return
Despereaux	13d ago	Quick return
Copshill Lad	21d ago	Fit
Rockadenn	23d ago	Fit
Striking A Pose	32d ago	Fit
Rickety Bridge	40d ago	Fit
Moonset	46d ago	Fresh
Kruger Park	55d ago	Fresh
Christopher Wood	55d ago	Fresh
Barricane	57d ago	Fresh