Racecards
16:45 Newton Abbot
Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Beginners' Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 75y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,473
- 2nd: £2,194
- 3rd: £1,097
- 4th: £549
- Form 2124P1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, jumped violently right 1st, headed 2nd, led and jumped right 4th, clear from 7 out, readily
- Form 094063-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
tracked leaders in 4th and in rear, struggling from 7 out, never dangerous, blundered and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 394337-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Brendan Powell
tracked leaders and jumped right 1st, kept on same pace in 3rd, no impression
- Form 0/5F251-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
tracked winner, jumped left 1st, led 2nd headed 4th, no chance with winner from 7 out
Verdict
On hurdles form, Seven Nation Army and Denny Kerrell are readily dismissed against a couple of much higher-rated performers. All of The Gipper’s best form has come on soft or heavy going so CAPITAINE looks the one to beat. Though not looking an easy ride at times over timber, the five-year-old did win a Grade 2 last season and Paul Nicholls has wasted no time in putting him over fences.
Formwatch
Capitaine (FR) 1-14fav (11-12) Made all, soon clear, canter, won at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gf in Apr beating Major Davis (11-0) by 9l, 4 ran.
Denny Kerrell 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place between last 2, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Wonga Swinger (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Seven Nation Army (IRE) 20-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, blundered badly 11th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Kingston (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
The Gipper (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Led until 1st, chased leader, led 3 out, edged left after next, not fluent last, clear flat, stayed on, ridden out, won at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Yorgonnahearmeroar (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.