Marilyn And Millie's Retirement Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Course: Newton Abbot
Date: 27th Aug 2026
Distance: 2m5f (2m4f216y)
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Prize: £5,809
Runners: 4
Going Detail: GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 6.8)
Weather: Loading forecast…
CleverPunts Performance Stats
Bookies Hate Clever Punts
They don’t love informed punters
Register free and see what the sharper lads are looking at.
Be CleverRunners (5)
Quick Link
Thickthorn Tom
6yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Harry Skelton
Trainer: Dan Skelton
Alcester, Warwicks
Owner: Kate Fisher Sally Hall
Breeding
Sire: Ocovango (GB)
Dam: Blume (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Thickthorn Tom has won two of his last two starts and boasts three wins in his last five, with experience over today's trip and going adding confidence; the main concern is 42 days off since that latest victory.
Race History for Thickthorn Tom
It's A Breeze
7yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Paddy Hanlon(5)
Trainer: Paul Nicholls
Ditcheat, Somerset
Owner: Mrs Helen Moger
Breeding
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Blodge (IRE)
Damsire: Kalanisi (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
It's A Breeze has won his last two starts in fine style and arrives here in excellent heart, with experience of today's trip and conditions working in his favour; the main concern is whether 164 lb tests his resolve under a big weight.
Previous Owners
- Mrs Helen Moger Mrs Diana L Whateley (until 2025-04-16)
Race History for It's A Breeze
Lady Kara
5yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Charlie Hammond
Trainer: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Elmbridge, Worcs
Owner: Upton House Stud
Breeding
Sire: Kapgarde (FR)
Dam: Karalee (FR)
Damsire: Martaline (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Lady Kara arrives on the back of three wins in her last five starts, including back-to-back victories two and three starts back, and has experience of today's trip and conditions; the unseating last time out is the one question connections must answer.
Race History for Lady Kara
Quick Sharpener
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Gavin Sheehan
Trainer: Jamie Snowden
Lambourn, Berks
Owner: Foxtrot Racing Quick Sharpener
Breeding
Sire: Sageburg (IRE)
Dam: Flaming Flower (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, Quick Sharpener arrives here as the top-rated runner in this field; the 57-day break and a recent unplaced effort are the only notes of caution, but his class — underlined by a rating of 128 — makes him the one to beat.
Previous Trainers
- Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole (until 2026-01-24)
- Dr Richard Newland (until 2023-03-06)
Race History for Quick Sharpener
Non Runners:
Mcgregors Charge
