RACE REPORT

South West Racing Club Novices Hurdle, Newton Abbot, 2m 1f, £3,955, soft

1st

 Critical Stage

4/1

10.7

2nd

 Say What You See

 1/3f

11.5

3rd

 Red Chief

25/1

10.12

Distances: 6, 26

Time: 4m 17.90s

Ran: 9

Trainer: J D Frost

Jockey: C Honour (5)

Owner: Le Rochjobi Partnership

A weak novice hurdle that only really concerned two horses both in the betting and the race itself. It did not however, go the way that many might have expected with Say What You See apparently going the wrong way from a debut effort that saw him claim the scalp of a very useful Flat performer and subsequent hurdles winner Salsalino.
Critical Stage ran credibly on the Flat and showed improved form to get off the mark over hurdles, readily and getting the better of his only danger. He should defy a penalty in this grade.

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