Newton Abbot, Sunday 19 July 2026 — Tips & Preview

Newton Abbot, Sunday 19 July 2026 — Tips & Preview

A six-race card at Newton Abbot on good ground, and the West Country track rewards those who know the course. Dan Skelton’s yard is firing at 6/21 over the last fortnight, Harry Skelton knows every bend here, and Anthony Honeyball arrives in career-best form with a perfect 2/2 in the last 14 days. Joe Tizzard has a healthy 19% strike rate at the track, though his runners have been quiet lately. There is genuine betting interest across three featured races, with the handicap hurdle providing the most intrigue on a competitive Sunday card.

2:30 — John Bircham And Stephen “Jagger” Hayes Memorial Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (2m1f)

Selection: High Aura — 10/11 Boyle Sports, Evens LiveScore Bet

Five runners, small field, and Dan Skelton sends out High Aura with Harry Skelton aboard. That combination alone commands attention. Skelton’s yard is operating at 6/21 over the past fortnight, a 29% strike rate that reflects a stable absolutely in form, and Harry Skelton has a 19% course win record at Newton Abbot across 243 rides. The filly showed she handles herself with a placed effort last time and steps back into a race she is priced to win. On good ground, with the Skelton machine ticking over nicely, she is the clear selection. The odds are short, but this is a five-runner field and she is the class act in it. Take the price and move on.

3:05 — Happy 80th Birthday Ted Hull Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (2m1f)

Selection: Getmyfriend — 9/4 LiveScore Bet

A more competitive eight-runner affair, but the same Skelton powerhouse angle applies. Getmyfriend, trained by Dan Skelton and ridden by Harry Skelton, arrives on the back of a win last time out in a sequence that reads 3-143, showing she handles her hurdles and improves with experience. Skelton’s 6/21 fortnight form, combined with Harry’s 19% course record, makes this yard almost impossible to oppose when they pitch up at Newton Abbot with a live candidate.

The main danger is Diamond White for Jonjo O’Neill Jr., who is matched at 2/1 and comes from a stable doing 3/13 in the last 14 days. That is a serviceable yard in form, but the form line of 332-72 includes a seventh last time, which is hard to ignore. Crystal Jet at 7/2 (Boyle Sports) is the other each-way player worth noting, showing 331-4 form that includes a recent placed effort, and Jonathan Burke’s course record of 22% wins and an A/E of 1.05 at this track is arguably the sharpest jockey stat on the card.

Honeyball runs three here, and the yard is 2/2 in the last fortnight, but Arfursgal at 16/1 and Steal A Glance at 22/1 look like each-way outsiders at best. Getmyfriend remains the call at 9/4.

4:15 — Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle (2m2½f)

Selection: Son Of Hypnos Each-Way — 12/1 Boyle Sports / LiveScore Bet

This is the race of the card for punters who want value. Nine declared, one non-runner, and the market is headed by Makinbecon at 10/3 and Saucats at 11/4. Both are worth considering, but it is Son Of Hypnos at 12/1 who catches the eye on the figures provided. The comment data is clear: he rates highest of this field on the analytical figures, and a third-place finish three starts back is the standout line in his recent sequence. He has handled this trip and today’s good ground before.

The caution flags are there: winless in his last five, a pulled-up effort somewhere in that run, and 38 days off. But in a 9-runner handicap where the field is rated closely, the favourite at 10/3 sits fifth of eight on the same figures. That is a significant market discrepancy. Son Of Hypnos at 12/1 each-way, three places at 1/5 odds, is the each-way play in this race.

Man Oh Man at 5/1 is the alternative if you want something shorter. Bryan Carver is a sharp 17% course winner with an A/E of 1.18 at Newton Abbot, the best profitability stat among the jockeys on the card, and Man Oh Man was runner-up last time. He goes into the frame calculations, but the figures favour Son Of Hypnos for the top spot and the 12/1 price makes the each-way case compelling.

Linden Lane at 13/2, noted as second on the figures and consistent with two recent thirds, is worth a small saver if the market drifts Saucats or Makinbecon further. But Son Of Hypnos is the call at the price.

Today’s NAP

Son Of Hypnos — Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle (4:15, Newton Abbot)
Odds: 12/1 — Boyle Sports (others: 14/1 Betfred, 12/1 LiveScore Bet)

The figures rate him top of this field, the market has him at 12/1, and that gap between analytical standing and market price is where value lives. Good ground suits, he stays the trip, and 38 days off has the yard sending him back fresh rather than fatigued. Bryan Carver’s 5/1 mount Man Oh Man is the main danger, but at four times the price, Son Of Hypnos is the bet.

Each-Way Recommended 3 places at 1/5 odds