Newton Abbot 15:51: Value Analysis

Sky Sports Racing Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · result below

Novice Hcap Chase SFT 26f Class 4 5 runners
What the abbreviations mean

Going: GD good · GTS good to soft · GTY good to yielding · YLD yielding · SFT soft · HVY heavy · STD standard (all-weather). Distance is in furlongs: 8f = 1 mile, 16f = 2 miles, 20f = 2½ miles. Form: recent finishing positions, latest on the right; 0 = 10th or worse, P = pulled up, F = fell, U = unseated rider. C = has won at this course, D = has won over this distance, CD = both. Odds are shown as fractions: 2/1 means £2 profit for every £1 staked.

We give every horse a % chance of winning and turn it into a fair price. If the bookies offer bigger odds than our fair price, the horse is better value than the market thinks. How to read this page (30 seconds)

Result: Mask Of Zorro won (SP 5/2)

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Our highest-rated BADBURY RINGS Our price 11/4 · Available 7/4 We make it 26% · the market says 36%
★ Best value WOODYTHEWOODPECKER Our price 9/2 · Available 5/1 We make it 19% · the market says 17% · +14%
How the race unfolded

Mask Of Zorro (5/2) sat close to the pace before asserting, winning comfortably, by 4 lengths. Badbury Rings (15/8) filled second. Badbury Rings, the 15/8 favourite, could manage only 2nd.

Why the model rates BADBURY RINGS top (26% chance)

Ticks most boxes: he handles the soft, holds a strong record against this grade and Conor O'Farrell is at 20% in the fortnight, while the fourth when he ran 21 days ago came in stronger company and is forgivable.

  • ✓ Conor O'Farrell riding well, 20% strike rate in the fortnight
  • ✓ Strong record against this class of rival
  • ✓ Handles the soft well
  • ✕ Yet to be tested against much
  • ✕ Little to like about its run last time

Every runner gets the same breakdown of reasons for and against, straight from the model's workings.

# Horse Model
Chance
Market
Implies
Typical odds Value
,
FAIRYE FORTH NR
J: Sean Bowen · T: Rebecca Curtis
Form: 321
— ·market —
—
—
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— Withdrawn
1
BADBURY RINGS ★ Top Rated
J: Conor O'Farrell · T: Neil Mulholland
Form: 4
7/4 ·market 36%
26%
36%
7/4
▼ Edge decreasing
-27% 2nd
2
MASK OF ZORRO
J: Brendan Powell · T: Joe Tizzard
Form: 11114
5/2 ·market 29%
25%
29%
5/2
▼ Edge decreasing
-11% Winner
4
NOT A LIGHT
J: Jack Stenhouse(7) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Form: 642P
4/1 ·market 20%
16%
20%
4/1
▼ Edge decreasing
-21% 3rd
5
KICK UP A STORM
J: Freddie Gingell · T: Paul Nicholls
7/1 ·market 12%
14%
12%
7/1
▼ Edge decreasing
+11% 4th

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