Racecards
14:15 Newton Abbot
newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,874
- 2nd: £1,431
- 3rd: £716
- 4th: £358
- Form 41P-1PP
- Age 7
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear on outside, headway 5th, led next, not fluent 7th, headed 10th, mistake 11th, weakened before 16th, pulled up approaching 4 out
- Form 475-222
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
chased leaders, bumped 2nd, weakened before 2 out, soon lost 3rd
- Form 49P5-21
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey L Treadwell
in rear, hit 12th, ridden and struggling 15th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
- Form 42F-331
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, ridden after 10th, outpaced 16th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 712143-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until 6th, led 10th, headed after 4 out, no impression on winner 2 out, weakened flat, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 2813-21
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Mr Robert Hawker
2nd until before 6th, stayed handy, 2nd again 15th, led after 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well
- Form U46112-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss L Blackford
- Jockey James Best
towards rear, hampered 2nd, not fluent 11th, headway 16th, 4th and beaten 3 out, 5th when pulled up feelingly before 2 out, dismounted
- Form 6/U420-P
- Age 13
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
chased leaders, slow 1st and reminder, jumped left and bumped rival 2nd, jockey lost irons and also lost place, both irons regained after 3rd, more reminders after 4th, mistake 9th, pulled up before next
Verdict
Louis Phillipe is something of a course specialist but his lack of a recent run is a worry. Kapgarde King is another returning from a break but King's Song won at Southwell last month and Jack Snipe arrives off the back of a victory at Worcester. ORIENTAL FIXER was keen on his chasing bow here but stayed on strongly to land the spoils. That will have taught him plenty and he has more scope than his rivals, including long-standing maiden Jonagold.
Formwatch
Royals And Rebels (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, hampered and got behind 3rd, closed a little 5th, lost touch 9th, pulled up after 13th, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Jonagold 7-4fav (11-12) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 9th, no impression when not fluent 3 out, eased when no chance with winner after next, 2nd of 5, dist behind Speed Demon (11-5) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Oriental Fixer (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Towards rear and keen, good headway to lead before 7th, ridden before last, kept on well, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Raising Hope (10-5) by 6l, 8 ran.
King's Song (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 2nd 11th, hit 13th, ridden after 4 out, led before last, stayed on, won at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Larkhall (10-1) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Kapgarde King (FR) 3-1jfav (11-13) In touch, ridden 3 out, kept on to go moderate 3rd flat, 3rd of 8, dist behind Honkytonktennessee (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Jack Snipe 10-1 (11-2) Led until 6th, with leader, led again going well before 4 out, kept on run-in, all out, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Da Baba Elephant (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Louis Phillipe (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Tracked leaders, left in 3rd place 2nd, ridden after 4 out, staying on when slightly hampered 2 out, ridden before last, switched right and kept on run-in, went 2nd near finish, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Moorlands George (11-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Bally Sands (IRE) 50-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, taken wide after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 6th, pulled up before 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.