GBNewton Abbot Races

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Newton Abbot
14:30
St Austell Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.60 Place: £1.40 £1.60 Exacta: £6.30 Trifecta: £21.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - held up in behind leaders - headway and tracked leaders 8th - went third 11th - short of room and hampered 3 out - switched right and led when going easily 2 out - soon went clear - easily(op 2/1 tchd 13/8)
N/A AVG Noel Williams 162 lbs 7/4F Won
2nd
Chased leader - joined leader 7th - led and blundered 10th - joined 12th - ridden before 2 out - headed and pecked on landing 2 out - soon outpaced and beaten - no match for winner (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake seven out)(tchd 5/2)
N/A Poor Fergal O'Brien 168 lbs 11/4 12
3rd
Took keen hold - held up in last - went fourth 12th - ridden and no impression after 13th - went third but no chance with winner last(op 15/2)
N/A AVG Nigel Hawke 164 lbs 11/2 5.5
99th
Chased leaders on outer - went second and pressed leader before 11th - joined leader 12th - ridden after 3 out - lost second when jumped right and mistake 2 out - weakening and lost third when fell last(op 7/1 tchd 12/1)
10 G AVG Chris Down 159 lbs 11/1 -
99th
Led - not fluent 3rd - headed and mistake 10th - pushed along and lost two places 11th - dropped to last and beaten 12th - well behind when pulled up 2 out - finished lame (trainer said the mare made a bad mistake and sulked thereafter; vet reported that a post-race examination of the mare found her to be lame on her left-fore leg)(tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5)
7 M AVG Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 3/1 -