Newton Abbot
15:10
St Austell Brewery Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £41 Place: £6.70 £1.50 £2.30 Exacta: £303.40 Tricast: £1969.28 Trifecta: £2470.80
Non-Runners: Bellamy's Grey (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Shortcross Storm (IRE) 8 G Poor Chris Honour 155 lbs 40/1 Won Led - soon clear - hit 2nd - went further clear after 6th - hit 9th - much reduced lead after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - faced challenge after 2 out - mistake last - stayed on - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a step up in trip from 2m to 3m1f)
2nd 2 Lady Wilberry (GB) N/A Poor Keiran Burke 164 lbs 11/2 .5 Chased clear leader - steady headway from 15th - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - pressed winner after 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
3rd 5 Wind Tor (GB) N/A Poor Polly Gundry 147 lbs 8/1 26 Prominent in chasing group - ridden after 4 out - went modest third after 3 out - never on terms(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
4th 8 Entre Deux (FR) 9 G Poor Paul Henderson 149 lbs 8/1 15 Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - some headway after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - went modest fourth run-in - tailed off(op 10/1)
5th 3 Doctor Foley (IRE) 8 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 164 lbs 11/10F .5 Prominent in chasing group - went third 14th - still plenty to do when ridden 16th - lost third after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that race had come too soon for gelding having raced only seven days previously. vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 11/8)
6th 1 Paseo (GB) 7 G AVG Venetia Williams 165 lbs 16/1 3.5 Always behind - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
99th 6 West Orchard (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 154 lbs 13/2 - Held up in rear - fell 1st(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
99th 9 Baily Gorse (IRE) 9 G Poor Linda Blackford 145 lbs 33/1 - Prominent in chasing group - lost position 11th - ridden after 15th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 20/1)
99th 7 Mountain Grey (IRE) 4 G Poor Seamus Mullins 147 lbs 16/1 - Always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 12/1)