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Punters found it tough going at Newton Abbot’s Family Fun Day with just one favourite obliging on an afternoon that threw up some surprise results.

Punters found it tough going at Newton Abbot’s Family Fun Day with just one favourite obliging on an afternoon that threw up some surprise results.

In front of a bumper Easter crowd, Scarface competed a Newton Abbot double for trainer Joe Tizzard and jockey Freddie Gingell when landing the feature £20,000 Happy 45th Birthday Andy Hurtley Handicap Chase over two miles and five furlongs.

Easter Saturday sees the first of 18 jump meetings at Newton Abbot over the summer and autumn as the course celebrates 160 years of racing.