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16:40 Newton Abbot

Summer Festival Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.10s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk -
7/4

    2
    Silk -
    16/1

      1
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
      • Form 4P3-311
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12

      prominent, headway and chased leader 7th, led 8th, ridden 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, not quicken after

      2
      Silk - Dark Blue and White check, diabolo on sleeves

      Papua

      36 b
      18/1
      • Form P1413-6
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-11

      led to 8th, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out

      3
      Silk - Yellow, Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, diamonds on cap
      7/4
      • Form 3P-1221
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      held up in touch, ridden and headway 4 out, challenged and led approaching 2 out, driven out from last

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red and White quartered cap

      Nemisto

      25
      20/1
      • Form P46/31-P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-11

      held up last, pushed along after 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

      5
      Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap
      • Form 6P/31FP-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-6

      tracked leader, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out

      6
      Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap
      • Form 163534-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-6

      held up towards rear, ridden 8th, weakened 9th

      7
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoops, armlets and cap

      Sacrifice

      116
      16/1
      • Form P6634-0
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-5

      held up in mid-division, ridden 4 out, ran on well from 2 out, 8 lengths down at last, then strong run flat, just failed

      8
      Silk - Emerald Green and White (halved), striped sleeves and cap

      Kitimat

      151
      12/1
      • Form 1346P2-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-0

      mid-division, ridden 8th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

      9
      Silk - Yellow, Black sleeves, Dark Green cap
      33/1
      • Form 5/524-35
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-0

      held up in mid-division, lost touch 9th, tailed off

      10
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, YELLOW Cross of Lorraine, MAROON sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, YELLOW star
      66/1
      • Form 5U4600
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0

      in touch, ridden 7th, weakened approaching 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Saby lines up in form and can get the better of Deep King and Papua, with Nemisto and Dead-Eyed Dick best of the remainder. Saby's two career wins this summer have both come at the west-country track, most recently when scoring to the tune of 14 lengths. Richard Johnson used waiting tactics on this occasion and the move paid off in style, so it is hoped that even with an 11lb penalty, he will have the required improvement to follow up. Even with his rise, the six-year-old gets 10lb off Deep King who appears to be the main danger judged on his latest two victories. He actually beat the selection by 20 lengths over the course and distance in June but has been off since then and is not as well off now. As the latter has improved in the interim, he will be fancied by connections to reverse the form. Papua visits the track for the first time but is well treated compared to his hurdles form and is the one to give the principals most to do. The rest do not look anything special and Saby can improve enough to score.