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Chris Wills Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Newton Abbot · Wed 27th May 2026 · 16:23

📏 2m2f110y 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.9) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,961 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Saucats

17/2

Ben Godfrey

1st

Makinbecon

9/1

Callum Pritchard

3rd

Ocean Heights

11/2

Rian Corcoran(5)

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Class

Class 5

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Distance

2m2f110y

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Going

GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.9) (Watering)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£3,961

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Runners

🌤️

Weather

Mostly sunny

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Type

Hurdle

📊 Betting Forecast

5/4 Reel Orange, 4/1 Scoresby, 9/2 St Lukes Chelsea, 7/1 Ocean Heights, 10/1 Saucats, 14/1 Getone, 20/1 Makinbecon, 25/1 Blazing Gaden, 33/1 Alberts Bay, 50/1 Crab Road

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
4	Reel Orange Form: 241-21	7y 166 lbs	Freddie Gingell Joe Tizzard	95	2/1F
10	Beorma Form: 89/P8-	7y 152 lbs	Dan Skelton	81	–
5	Blazing Gaden Form: 0665-P	5y 145 lbs	David Noonan D J Jeffreys	74	25/1
11	Whatcombe Form: 40-5P	4y 151 lbs	Faye Bramley	88	–
12	Foinix Form: 5565-	6y 150 lbs	Jim & Suzi Best	79	–
13	Warfleet Form: 7P/96-	6y 149 lbs	Conor O'Farrell Jimmy Frost	78	–
14	Bowling Shane Form: 800-3	4y 147 lbs	Ned Fox(3) Clive Boultbee-Brooks	84	–
17	Dino Moon Form: 67084-	5y 141 lbs	Mrs C Williams	70	–
9	St Lukes Chelsea Form: 55F35-	5y 160 lbs	Sean Houlihan Robert Walford	89	13/2
🥉 3rd	Ocean Heights Form: /33/6-	9y 160 lbs	Rian Corcoran(5) David Pipe	89	11/2
6	Alberts Bay Form: /3/7/3	9y 159 lbs	James Best Jackie Du Plessis	88	40/1
5	Crab Road Form: /00PF-	5y 159 lbs	Paddy Hanlon(5) Syd Hosie	88	–
8	Getone Form: 0/634-	7y 159 lbs	Harry Reed Daisy Hitchins	88	14/1
7	Scoresby Form: /181-1	9y 154 lbs	Lorcan Murtagh Harry Ryall	83	100/30
🥇 1st	Makinbecon Form: 4649-5	6y 146 lbs	Callum Pritchard Barry John Murphy	75	9/1
8	Saccary Form: 722-21	7y 161 lbs	Rian Corcoran(5) David Pipe	90	–
9	Arenas Del Tiempo Form: /6272/	8y 154 lbs	Jim & Suzi Best	83	–
🥈 2nd	Saucats Form: 09454-	5y 145 lbs	Ben Godfrey Joe Tickle	74	17/2

Top of the list is the progressive REEL ORANGE (nap) who made it 2-3 at Newton Abbot when scoring over C&D two weeks ago.

Racing Post Pick

Reel Orange

Our Expert Tip

OCEAN HEIGHTS looks to have a very strong chance here after dropping to an appealing mark. The former Flat performer appears to be finding form again and looks overpriced in the market. There are definite question marks surrounding some of those towards the head of the betting, while Rian Corcoran is riding in excellent form and should be able to keep OCEAN HEIGHTS competitive throughout at attractive odds.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

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Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.