Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

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Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-07-20

Distance 3m2f105y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 6m 45.02s (slow by 33.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Impecunious (IRE) Bryan Carver · Chris Down	13/8F	Won
2nd	Sam's Amour (GB) Adam Wedge · Keiran Burke	7/1	3.25
3rd	Spitalfield (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/4	2
4th	Dear Ralphy (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	13/2	5
5th	Halifax (FR) Conor Ring · Grace Harris	17/2	0.3
6th	Pirates' Tale (GB) Sean Houlihan · Chris Honour	33/1	37

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Dorrells Pierji (FR) Jack Tudor · D Summersby	22/1

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Impecunious Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	163	—	013-42	105	112	82	16d	—	—	-7	23.3	2/1 33%
Sole win at 2m3f in April; strong stayers in family so might improve for step up in trip
1	Spitalfield Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	169	—	F74-22	111	113	92	26d	—	—	-4	23.9	5/2 29%
Commendable 2nds to in-form rivals on last two starts, latest over C&D; good claims
7	Dear Ralphy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	155	tb	V-2226	97	108	93	26d	—	—	0	16.8	4/1 20%
A 3m2f winner last June; several good runs this year but below best over C&D latest
2	Sam's Amour Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Keiran Burke	J:Adam Wedge T:Keiran Burke	168	—	6211-4	110	110	89	56d	—	—	+7	18.1	15/2 12%
Two 2m2f wins in October; better for run in May; plenty to prove over longest trip tackled
3	Halifax Bay J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	167	tp	23554-	109	110	97	290d	—	—	+10	19.2	9/1 10%
Consistent in defeat following a 3m Kempton win last May but has been off for nine months
6	Dorrells Pierji Brown J:Jack Tudor T:D Summersby	J:Jack Tudor T:D Summersby	163	p	22-328	105	96	80	26d	—	—	+11	15	22/1 4%
Six point wins; rarely runs over hurdles now, well beaten last 2 attempts, latest in June
4	Pirates' Tale Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Chris Honour	J:Sean Houlihan T:Chris Honour	167	b	PPFF-P	109	-	-	67d	—	—	+12	15.6	25/1 4%
Hurdle winner in March 2024; failed to complete in 2 hurdles and 3 points since December

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Impecunious	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Spitalfield	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	85/40
Dear Ralphy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Sam's Amour	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Halifax	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Dorrells Pierji	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Pirates' Tale	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Spitalfield

23.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.7

5/2

2nd

Impecunious

23.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

3rd

Halifax

19.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Sam's Amour

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Dear Ralphy

16.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Pirates' Tale

15.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Dorrells Pierji

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spitalfield	111	113	92
Sam's Amour	110	110	89
Halifax	109	110	97
Pirates' Tale	109	—	—
Impecunious	105	112	82
Dorrells Pierji	105	96	80
Dear Ralphy	97	108	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Impecunious	16d ago	Fit
Spitalfield	26d ago	Fit
Dear Ralphy	26d ago	Fit
Dorrells Pierji	26d ago	Fit
Sam's Amour	56d ago	Fresh
Pirates' Tale	67d ago	Fresh
Halifax	290d ago	Long break