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Newton Abbot

18:45 - RESULT

Runners: 4 Distance: 3m 1f 170y Handicap Going: Good to Soft

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Form
EW Places: WINNER ONLY

Verdict: Mickey Bowen's ART OF DIPLOMACY scores good marks for his consistency over fences and is taken to open his chasing account.

1st	4. Art Of Diplomacy 2nd Fav	15/8
2nd	2. Hugos New Horse Fav	5/4
3rd	1. Shanagh Bob	9/2

Favourite

5/4

Hugos New Horse

Jockey: H Cobden Trainer: P F Nicholls Age/Wt: 8/11-9 F: 72P1- OR: 127

7 tips

5/4

Comment: Five-time hurdle winner who came good over fences at third attempt, keeping on well for 3l success at Plumpton (3m1f, good) in April; not yet fully exposed over this sort of trip; likely contender.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
20/04/25	Plumpton / Handicap / C	3	1 / 6	10/3	123
17/01/25	Windsor / Handicap / C	3	P / 14	12/1	124
16/12/24	Plumpton / Handicap / C	3	2 / 5	7/1	123
29/11/24	Newbury / Handicap / H	3	7 / 11	25/1	126
19/04/24	Ayr / Handicap / H	2	P / 14	14/1	129
16/03/24	Kempton / Handicap / H	2	10 / 11	33/1	132

2nd Favourite

15/8

Art Of Diplomacy

Jockey: Shane Fenelon Trainer: M Bowen Age/Wt: 9/10-7 F: 334-2 OR: 111

5 tips

15/8

Comment: 0-7 over fences but yet to finish outside of the frame; ran well in defeat behind rejuvenated rival when back up to 3m at Uttoxeter (good) last month and seems very likely to be on the premises again here.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	Uttoxeter / Handicap / C	4	2 / 4	11/4	111
16/04/25	Ffos Las / Handicap / C	4	4 / 7	7/4	112
15/04/25	Southwell / Handicap / H	4	3 / 10	5/2	112
21/03/25	Newbury / Handicap / C	3	3 / 7	7/2	112
26/02/25	Wetherby / Handicap / C	4	2 / 5	3/1	111
01/02/25	Wetherby / Handicap / C	3	3 / 12	85/40	113

Shanagh Bob

Jockey: David Noonan Trainer: Henry Oliver Age/Wt: 7/11-10 F: 2500-1 OR: 128

2 tips

9/2

Comment: Arguably didn't fulfil his potential for Nicky Henderson, having won a Grade 2 novice hurdle in 2023, and was sold for £43,000 after winning two-runner chase at Ludlow (3m, good) last month; remains on a workable mark for this stable debut, though, and might be aided by the new tongue-tie.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/05/25	Ludlow / Handicap / C	3	1 / 2	1/1	127
05/04/25	Aintree / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	11 / 17	25/1	129
13/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	16 / 24	25/1	131
08/02/25	Warwick / Handicap / H	2	5 / 6	9/2	131
23/01/25	Huntingdon / Handicap / H	2	2 / 10	10/3	129
28/12/24	Newbury / Handicap / C	3	5 / 8	11/2	132

Hung Jury

Jockey: Freddie Keighley Trainer: M Keighley Age/Wt: 10/11-7 F: 56-1 OR: 125

7/1

Comment: 5-21 in points; began rules career with two fairly encouraging hurdle runs this year (2m3f/2m4f) and was evidently very well suited by the hike up to 4m when staying on strongly to win Cheltenham hunter chase (good) last month; drops back in trip for this handicap debut; enters calculations.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/05/25	Cheltenham / Unknown / HC	4	1 / 18	20/1	-
16/03/25	Market Rasen / Unknown / H	4	6 / 8	5/1	-
22/02/25	Chepstow / Unknown / H	4	5 / 12	20/1	-
29/12/24	Chaddesley Corbett / / P	-	5 / 13	12/1	-
15/12/24	Larkhill / / P	-	9 / 16	5/1	-
27/05/24	Chaddesley Corbett / / P	-	4 / 6	10/1	-

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