Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle

Newton Abbot

14:31

Date 2025-09-29

Distance 2m2f110y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 4m 22.29s (slow by 10.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dickens (IRE) Luke Scott · Jennie Candlish	2/1F	Won
2nd	Model Approach (IRE) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	5/1	3.5
3rd	The Longest Day (IRE) Ben Bromley · Sophie Leech	12/1	1
4th	Gavin (GB) Shane Fenelon · Mickey Bowen	5/1	10
5th	Sassified (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	3/1	0.1
6th	Mega Speculator (FR) Jay Tidball · Daisy Hitchins	12/1	36

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Byzantine Empire (GB) Ellis Collier · Alison Thorpe	20/1
P.U.	Greystoke (GB) Cameron Iles · Jimmy Frost	40/1
P.U.	Silent Revolution (IRE) Lewis Saunders · Alison Thorpe	28/1

Runners (9)

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
1	Dickens Bay J:Luke Scott T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Scott T:Jennie Candlish	168	h	-31131	109	108	101	10d	—	—	+15	44.3	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won here (2m1f) ten days ago and is now 3-4 for stable; must be considered
7	Sassified Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	149	b	8-3123	90	107	64	71d	—	—	-8	18	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Placed over C&D on both starts since 2m1f course win in June; obvious contender
3	Gavin Bay J:Shane Fenelon T:Mickey Bowen	J:Shane Fenelon T:Mickey Bowen	159	t	242722	100	106	104	23d	—	—	+13	26.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Five-time hurdle winner; largely in good form this season and probably be far away
2	Model Approach Chestnut J:Robbie David(3) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Robbie David(3) T:Daisy Hitchins	164	p	1F85-4	108	105	84	—	—	—	+7	17.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won two juvenile hurdles last autumn but has lost his way since; stable debut today
8	The Longest Day Bay J:Ben Bromley T:Sophie Leech	J:Ben Bromley T:Sophie Leech	142	t	0/946-	83	99	-	435d	—	—	+3	10.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Gained both hurdle wins over 3m; absent since respectable 3m2f run last July
5	Mega Speculator Chestnut J:Jay Tidball T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Jay Tidball T:Daisy Hitchins	154	h	P59-90	95	99	63	115d	—	—	+6	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-7 over hurdles in Ireland; needs to have benefited from a stable switch
6	Byzantine Empire Bay J:Ellis Collier T:Alison Thorpe	J:Ellis Collier T:Alison Thorpe	152	tp	-65569	93	105	-	6d	—	—	+7	12.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well beaten over fences on recent stable debut; back hurdling in refitted cheekpieces
4	Silent Revolution Bay J:Lewis Saunders(3) T:Alison Thorpe	J:Lewis Saunders(3) T:Alison Thorpe	159	tp	2P45-6	100	99	37	146d	—	—	+10	13.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well beaten all three starts for current stable; had wind op during 146-day break
9	Greystoke Bay J:Cameron Iles T:Jimmy Frost	J:Cameron Iles T:Jimmy Frost	142	t	8P05-9	83	101	67	39d	—	—	+7	8.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well-beaten 66-1 shot over C&D last month and effectively only 2lb lower today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dickens	2/1	2/1	2/1
Sassified	9/4	9/4	2/1
Gavin	11/2	11/2	5/1
Model Approach	15/2	15/2	15/2
The Longest Day	12/1	11/1	12/1
Mega Speculator	11/1	12/1	10/1
Byzantine Empire	20/1	20/1	20/1
Silent Revolution	40/1	33/1	40/1
Greystoke	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dickens

44.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 20.7 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Gavin

26.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Sassified

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Model Approach

17.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Mega Speculator

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Silent Revolution

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Byzantine Empire

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

The Longest Day

10.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Greystoke

8.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dickens	109	108	101
Model Approach	108	105	84
Gavin	100	106	104
Silent Revolution	100	99	37
Mega Speculator	95	99	63
Byzantine Empire	93	105	—
Sassified	90	107	64
The Longest Day	83	99	—
Greystoke	83	101	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Byzantine Empire	6d ago	Quick return
Dickens	10d ago	Quick return
Gavin	23d ago	Fit
Greystoke	39d ago	Fit
Sassified	71d ago	Fresh
Mega Speculator	115d ago	Long break
Silent Revolution	146d ago	Long break
The Longest Day	435d ago	Long break
Model Approach	—	—