Dr Richard Newland Stable Tour

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118 rated hurdler. Off the mark over hurdles when beating Rambo T by two and a half lengths in a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m) in January.

Trainer says

Astromachia has done really well coming back from a long time off from injury. I have been very pleased with his progress, and he is due to run next Tuesday in the Military Amateur Riders’ race that we won last year. I think he didn’t quite stay the two miles and three and half at Carlisle last time, and the two miles at Sandown will suit him better.

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105 rated chaser. Off the mark under Rules in a mares’ handicap chase at Fakenham (3m) on New Year’s Day when beating Wildkatze by 14 lengths off a mark of 100.

Trainer says

She is a very game mare who won nicely at Fakenham on New Year’s Day. She has more staying chases in her, and she will go for those mares’ chases. She is a very genuine mare, and she jumps well.

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133 rated chaser and 130 rated hurdler. Best effort this season when runner-up, beaten a length and a quarter, to Willaston in a handicap hurdle at Hexham (2m 4f) in September off a mark of 130.

Trainer says

Captain Tom Cat is a classy horse and has entries at Cheltenham. He wasn’t quite at his best form in the autumn, but he has been freshened up and is well handicapped now. He will go for a racecourse gallop next week and we will have to see if he gets in at Cheltenham, as he might well have to wait for the Scottish National meeting.

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125 rated chaser. Well beaten in four starts this season, the latest in a handicap chase at Carlisle (3m ½f) in February off a mark of 128.

Trainer says

He has been a decent staying chaser on his day and the plan is to run him at Haydock in April in a handicap chase that he was second in last year. He won the Tommy Whittle there in December 2021, and it would be nice if we can get some form into him and get him right.

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113 rated chaser. Finished fourth, beaten 25 lengths, to Saint Segal in a novices’ handicap chase at Chepstow (2m) in November off a mark of 116.

Trainer says

He is a lovely, big scopey chaser by Maresca Sorrento. He is in full training and will be out shortly. We could do with a drop of rain for him, but we are happy with how he is going right now. He is a big horse, and we will wait until the ground slows down a bit. I think he wants further than two miles, and so we will be trying him over long distances.

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117 rated hurdler. Gained his last success in a handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (2m) in May when beating Systemic by seven and a half lengths off a mark of 108.

Trainer says

He is a decent horse who has had a nice break, and he will be focused on summer racing. We had a difficult season in 2021/22, but he ran a nice race in the Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen when a close fourth to Pisgah Pike, and he will be geared to similar races this year. Like all of our summer horses, he is back in work and six-to-eight weeks off a run.

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109 rated hurdler. Finished third, beaten nine and a quarter lengths, to Kiss My Face in a handicap hurdle at Catterick (3m 1 /12f) last Tuesday.

Trainer says

He is qualified for the final of that “Brindisi Breeze” Series, which is why he went to Catterick earlier this week. He will run up at Musselburgh at the end of March, if he gets in there. He will be suited by going right-handed, but we need some rain for him.

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103 rated hurdler. Made a winning debut for the stable when beating Pure Bubbles two and a three quarter lengths in a maiden hurdle at Fakenham (2m) in May.

Trainer says

We had equine herpes last year and Jubilee Gold was affected by that quite badly. He is back in training but I’m fairly low key with him at the moment, with the plan being to get him out in the summer.

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112 rated chaser. Finished runner-up in mares’ handicap chases at Wetherby (2m 3½f) in January (beaten a length and a quarter by Midnight Mary) and Carlisle (2m 5f) in February (beaten two and a quarter lengths by Lilith), and came good in a similar event at Ludlow (2m 4f) on Thursday when scoring by a length and a quarter from Fortunes Melody.

Trainer says

She ran a lovely race when winning the mares’ novice handicap chase at Ludlow yesterday. It looked a fairly competitive event, but she jumped well and kept on strongly to secure the spoils. She has finished second four times and wasn’t winning out of turn yesterday. She is a genuine mare and I bought her with one eye on breeding from her in the future. She is a pretty good jumper, and let’s hope we can pick up a nice mares’ race in the spring.

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86 rated hurdler. Finished fifth, beaten 17½ lengths, to Inferno Sacree in a handicap hurdle at Plumpton (2m 1½f) on Monday.

Trainer says

He didn’t seem to get home at Plumpton on Monday and definitely needs a sharp two miles. We could find a little race for him somewhere.

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126 rated hurdler. Made a winning debut for the stable when scoring by three quarters of a length from Heezer Geezer in a maiden hurdle at Aintree (2m 4f) in October. Having his first race since when fifth, beaten 16 lengths, to Maximilian in the Grade 2 River Don Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster (3m ½f) in January.

Trainer says

Mahons Glory goes to Kelso on Saturday. He is a hard horse to train, but he is very talented and won well at Aintree in the autumn. He probably didn’t stay three miles at Doncaster, and we are bringing him back to two and a half miles. He is entered at Cheltenham in the Coral Cup and the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Hurdle, but he would have to win and get a penalty, and he still might not get in. We will see how he does at Kelso and go from there. The forecast good to soft would be fine, so he wouldn’t have any problem with the ground.

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123 rated chaser and hurdler. Scored by five and a half lengths from Pepe Le Moko in a handicap hurdle at Chepstow (2m 3½f) off mark of 115. Finished runner-up, beaten eight lengths, to Cyclop in a handicap chase at Musselburgh (3m) off his current mark in February.

Trainer says

He is an old superstar in the yard and a great favourite. He is pencilled in to run at Doncaster on Friday in the Conditional Jockeys’ Veterans’ Handicap Chase. He is in great shape and has bounced back to form this year, and it would be great if we could get his head in front again.

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121 rated hurdler. Landed a maiden hurdle at Huntingdon (2m) in January by 15 lengths from Elogio.

Trainer says

He has done well in his first season as a juvenile, and he goes to Kelso on Saturday. He does have a Fred Winter entry, but I don’t expect to take it up. He was a bit unlucky last time and took a heavy fall, but he seems to have come out of it surprisingly well and we hope he can get back on track on Saturday. He could go to Ascot after that for the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle if he does well.

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121 rated hurdler. Has been a model of consistency and gained a second success of the season in a conditional jockeys’ mares’ handicap hurdle at Kempton (2m) in February when beating Sashenka by nine lengths off a mark of 117. Beaten only a head by Impulsive One at Wetherby (2m 3½f) five days later when racing off the same mark.

Trainer says

She is a mare I own, and I was really pleased to win with her at Kempton. She was beaten a head in a £20,000 contest at Wetherby and, in all honesty, I bought her as a broodmare. I haven’t got a specific entry for her yet, but she can go between two miles and two three on good-ish ground.

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116 rated hurdler. Off the mark in a novices’ hurdle at Wetherby (2m) in December when beating Royal Mogul by three and a quarter lengths.

Trainer says

He is in training, and we weren’t really happy with him for a while, but he is back in good form. He won his novice hurdle, and we wouldn’t have any fancy plans, but we will get him back on track. He is a chasing type for the future.

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114 rated hurdler. Has finished runner-up in his last three starts, beaten five and a half lengths by Hidalgo De L’Isle on his latest outing in a handicap hurdle at Bangor (2m ½f) in February off a mark of 112.

Trainer says

Rewired has an entry at Huntingdon on Sunday. He is in good form, and he is a better horse this year than he was last year as a hurdler. He has had three seconds in a row and been in the money, but we want to get his head back in front. I think two miles and good ground is perfect for him.

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124 rated chaser. Gained his last success in a handicap chase at Fontwell (2m 2f) on Boxing Day when beating Clondaw Bertie by six lengths off a mark of 117.

Trainer says

Rose Sea Has is a favourite and owned by some friends of mine. He keeps doing it even though he didn’t perform to his best on the faster ground at Wetherby last time. He has been very consistent and won three for them, so we will keep plodding away and want some rain really.

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101 rated chaser. Finished third, beaten 15 lengths, to Big Changes in a handicap chase at Leicester (2m 6½f) on Monday.

Trainer says

He ran third at Leicester on Monday, but I think he is better than that. When he is in the mood, he does well, and we will probably step him up in trip. He has the ability and it is whether he does it, but there are races in him.

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107 rated hurdler. Possibly his best effort came at Uttoxeter (2m 4f) in July when making his debut to finish third, beaten 18 lengths, to Biowavego.

Trainer says

He was caught up in our issues that affected us and is still a maiden over hurdles, dropping from 120 to 107. I would like to think there is some mileage in him.

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121 rated chaser. Scored by a neck from Spiritofthegames when last seen in a handicap chase at Fakenham (3m) in October off a mark of 116.

Trainer says

Shetland Bus will be out again this summer. He was our best summer horse last year and we will be looking for similar things for him. We will look for handicaps on good ground and target him for some of those bigger races.

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118 rated chaser. Gained a deserved success when beating Tim Pat by a neck in a handicap chase at Doncaster (3m) in January off a mark of 114.

Trainer says

He goes to Doncaster on Friday. It’s a really trappy race, but he won over course and distance last time and is a fairly consistent performer at this level. Hopefully he has every chance on Friday, but it is trappy.

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123 rated hurdler. Returned to winning form in a handicap hurdle at Plumpton (2m 4½f) in February when beating Kotmask by three and a half lengths off a mark of 118.

Trainer says

He is a lovely horse to have in the yard and has won seven of his 14 starts. He either wins or pulls up, which is a real clever skill! He is in good form, and he will hopefully be out at Sandown next week.

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112 rated hurdler. Finished third, beaten 12½ lengths, to Blenkinsop in a handicap hurdle at Ludlow (2m 5f) in November off his current mark when last seen in action.

Trainer says

He is one of our stronger summer horses and is owned by Foxtrot Racing, who have been great supporters. He picks up his wins in turns and is not the most natural jumper, so I think we will stay in handicap hurdles. He is rated 112, which is a workable mark.

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115 rated chaser. Finished runner-up, beaten four and a half lengths, to Switch Hitter in a handicap chase at Wincanton (3m 1f) in February off his current mark.

Trainer says

We haven’t seen the best of him, but he did run a nice race at Wincanton. He has come back to form, and he wants a trip on good ground.

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114 rated chaser. Made a winning reappearance in a mares’ handicap chase at Hereford (2m 5f) in October when beating Ayr Of Elegance by 13 lengths off a mark of 116. Ran a solid race in defeat in a mares’ handicap chase at Taunton (2m 5½f) on Thursday when runner-up, beaten two and three-quarter lengths, to Lady Kk.

Trainer says

The owners have been very loyal to her, and they were going to sell but kept her and she rewarded them by winning first time out at Hereford. She ran a sound race at Taunton on Thursday and isn’t that quick, but hopefully she can go one better in a similar contest before too long.

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122 rated hurdler. Finished eighth, beaten 12½ lengths, to Irish Hill in a competitive handicap hurdle at Ascot (2m 3½f) in February off a mark of 123. Had previously finished runner-up, beaten two lengths, to Homme Public in a similar event at Huntingdon (2m) at the end of January off a mark of 120.

Trainer says

He is one of our better horses and has been declared to run at Doncaster on Saturday. He has been placed three times this year and it is a slight drop in grade for him after running in a better race at Ascot last time. We always thought he wanted that step up in trip at Ascot, but he is probably a better two-miler when they go a real good gallop. We need to get his head in front again and then we can go from there.

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114 rated chaser. Finished third, beaten 23 lengths, to Sophosc in a handicap hurdle at Fakenham (2m 4f) in October on his last start off a mark of 115.

Trainer says

He is a good horse on his day and is taking time to find his form this year, but if he does, he would be a well handicapped horse.