Full Result 4.42 Newton Abbot | 20 July 2025

Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (3m2f105yds) 3m2½f Good 12 hurdles

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Impecunious (IRE) 13/8F Bryan Carver Chris Down	Bryan Carver Chris Down	6	119	105	43	107	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Fancytail (IRE) (Gold Well)
In touch with leaders, prominent 3 out, led before 2 out, comfortably (op 2/1)

2 3¼	2. Sam's Amour 7/1 Adam Wedge Keiran Burke	Adam Wedge Keiran Burke	8	120	110	46	107	–
b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Aphrodisias (FR) (Double Bed)
In rear, headway 3 out, soon prominent, outpaced before 2 out, rallied and went second approaching last, kept on but no match for winner (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

3 2 [5¼]	1. Spitalfield (IRE) 9/4 Benjamin Macey ⁷ Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Benjamin Macey ⁷ Jonjo & A J O'Neill	7	118	111	45	108	–
b g Mahler - Hollygrove Bonnie (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Towards rear, mistake 3 out, headway and disputing second 2 out, kept on but no extra run-in

4 5 [10¼]	7. Dear Ralphy (IRE) 13/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	9	111 tb	97	27	88	–
b g Westerner - Letterwoman (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
In rear, headway after 3 out, soon in touch with leaders, outpaced from 2 out (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

5 nk [10½]	3. Halifax (FR) 17/2 Conor Ring Grace Harris	Conor Ring Grace Harris	8	1113 tp	109	39	99	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Oudette (FR) (Apple Tree)
Prominent, led narrowly after 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 9/1)

6 37 [47½]	4. Pirates' Tale 33/1 Sean Houlihan Chris Honour	Sean Houlihan Chris Honour	7	1113 b¹	109	10	66	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Magical Legend (Midnight Legend)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, not fluent then reminder after 7th, lost position 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 25/1)

PU	6. Dorrells Pierji (FR) 22/1 Jack Tudor D Summersby	Jack Tudor D Summersby	12	119 p	105	–	–	–
br g Coastal Path - Playa Pierji (FR) (Sleeping Car)
Led, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (tchd 20/1)

7 ran Off time: 4:42:57 Winning time: 6m 45.02s (slow by 31.02s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs S M Trump (Impecunious) 1st breeder: Mrs Christine Wilson
2nd owner: Whitcombe Racing Club (Sam's Amour)
3rd owner: Mrs Mairead Liston (Spitalfield)
Tote win: £2.63 PL: £1.50 £3.10 Ex: £13.40 CSF: £13.07 Trifecta: £37

4:42 Newton Abbot 20 Jul 2025

Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle