GBNewton Abbot Races

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Newton Abbot
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Paul Sherriff Happy Retirement Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.60 Place: £1.90 £2.40 £2.30 Exacta: £26.20 Tricast: £146.46 Trifecta: £223.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - led after 2nd - soon 5 lengths ahead - went further clear going easily 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on strongly run-in(tchd 11/4)
11 G Good Nigel Hawke 164 lbs 3/1F Won
2nd
Prominent - soon chased leaders - went second 4 out - ridden and lost ground before 2 out - mistake last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 8/1)
N/A Poor Dai Burchell 141 lbs 6/1 27
3rd
Held up in last - headway 4 out - went modest third after 3 out - wandered around approaching last - no extra run-in(op 10/1)
N/A AVG Nigel Hawke 161 lbs 9/1 3
4th
Midfield - headway 10th - mistake 11th - went third 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 166 lbs 18/5 5
5th
Led - headed and chased leader after 2nd - weakened 4 out (vet said gelding lost right hind shoe)(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
N/A AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 20/1 13
6th
Midfield - ridden and weakened before 3 out (vet said gelding lost right hind shoe)(tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG John Flint 153 lbs 12/1 20
7th
Always towards rear - lost touch 12th (vet said gelding lost its right fore shoe)(op 17/2)
N/A Poor Seamus Mullins 154 lbs 15/2 44
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99th
Chased leaders - lost position 8th - lost touch 10th - pulled up before 11th (vet said gelding lost left hind shoe)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
12 G Poor Peter Bowen 171 lbs 12/1 -
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99th
Always towards rear - lost touch 12th - saddle slipped and pulled up before 4 out (jockey said saddle slipped)(op 11/1)
12 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Midfield - lost ground and ridden after 9th - soon lost touch - pulled up before 11th (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good going on this occasion - which was changed to soft after this race - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet said gelding had a wound on its left hind heel)(op 10/1)
N/A Poor Dr Richard Newland 166 lbs 12/1 -
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