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16:45 Newton Abbot

Dorset Handicap Chase (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.80s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap
14/1
  • Form 212P34-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12

tailed off from 3rd, well behind when pulled up 4 out

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED seams, RED cap, WHITE star
  • Form UP56-24
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9

held up in touch, headway 9th to track leaders, going well when not fluent 3 out, ridden every chance last, ran on

3
Silk - Yellow, Red Diamond, Red and Yellow quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 52614-0
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-3

tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out

4
Silk - White, Maroon epaulets, halved sleeves, Maroon cap, White diamond
  • Form 3P122/2
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out

5
Silk - Pink and purple stripes, pink sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 020S1-F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

held up in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened 6th, well behind when pulled up before 10th

6
Silk - Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 5/3213P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

tracked leaders, until ridden 6th, weakened 4 out

7
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue chevrons, hooped sleeves, striped cap

Ghutah

14
14/1
  • Form 134F-44
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-8

in rear, ridden 4th, bad blunder 6th, pulled up before 8th

8
Silk - Dark Blue, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 143F3-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

tracked leaders, ridden from 8th, weakened 3 out

9
Silk - RED, BEIGE sleeves, WHITE cap, BLACK spots
  • Form 62322P/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1

led, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened approaching last

10
Silk - Orange and black diabolo, orange cap
  • Form 5P44-24
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, headway 6th to track leader, ridden to lead 4 out, challenged approaching last, kept on all out

In depth

Verdict

Special Agenda has proved frustrating to follow but he can take this race at the expense of L'Etang Bleu and Fear Siuil. Charlie Mann's charge invariably manages to hit the frame while finding one or two too good for him. Fear Siuil is undoubtedly the class act of the field. His better form is on softer and with a sizeable absence to overcome, we will look to him with an eye on the future. L'Etang Bleu was a plater over hurdles but he jumped well before capsizing at the last on his chasing debut. Today's contest is much tougher. Corletto has failed to live up to the high expectations that were made of him when arriving in this country while Ghutah would have preferred faster ground. North Of Kala was making his racecourse reappearance after 656 days off when finishing second in selling company. His defeat was probably down to ring rustyness and he should be capable of improved form on this occasion.