13:51 Newton Abbot tips
Handicap Hurdleclass 32m5½fsoft7 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Real Quartz is our pick, though Calvino is not far behind. It edges it on the size of its price drops.
Handicap Hurdle over 2m5½f on soft going. Real Quartz heads our ratings. We rate 6 of the 7 declared; the other 1 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Calvino
Freddie Gingell / Paul Nicholls
8/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 58% drop.
- Back after 187 days, well beyond its usual 76-day gap.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)
Not rated: Permis De Tuer — too little recent form to judge.