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Newton Abbot
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John Bond 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £21 Place: £4.50 £2.10 £2 Exacta: £123.10 Tricast: £964.32 Trifecta: £1283.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m 3m 2m7f 2m7f 2m6½f
1st
Midfield - headway 12th - ridden 2 out (usual 3 out) - led approaching last - went clear final 110yds - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the reapplication of cheekpieces and the shorter trip on this occasion)(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
8 G AVG
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 148 lbs 20/1 Won
2m5f 2m5f 2m3f 2m4f 2m3f
2m 2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m4½f
2nd
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 4 out - ridden and went second approaching last - mistake last - kept on last
9 G Poor
Neil Mulholland 152 lbs 9/1 3.75
2m5f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m5f 3m½f 2m7f
3rd
Led - headed but prominent 4th - good jump and disputed lead 4 out - ridden after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened approaching last (vet reported gelding lost his right hind shoe)(op 4/1)
N/A Poor
D J Jeffreys 162 lbs 9/2 7.5
2m4f 3m1f
2m½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m5f 2m7f
4th
Took keen hold - disputed lead - good jump and led clearly 4th - jumped left 5th - not fluent and joined 4 out - ridden and headed approaching last - soon weakened(tchd 11/1)
10 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 160 lbs 10/1 4.5
2m½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m½f 2m½f
2m4f 2m5f 2m4f 3m½f 2m4f
5th
Prominent - ridden and weakened after 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
6 G Poor
Ben Lund 161 lbs 5/1 46
2m5f 2m5f 3m½f 2m6½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m4f 2m5f
99th
Took keen hold - midfield - fell 8th(op 10/3)
10 G Poor
Chris Down 168 lbs 3/1F -
2m4f 2m2½f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m4½f 2m 2m1½f 2m 2m7f
99th
Held up in rear - ridden and no impression after 4 out - pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out) (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from jockey stating that gelding hung right-handed)(op 10/3 tchd 18/5)
9 G AVG
Peter Bowen 161 lbs 7/2 -
2m5f 2m5½f 2m7½f 3m½f 2m7½f
2m3f 1m7½f 2m1½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
99th
Held up in rear - not fluent 6th - not fluent 10th - mistake and unseated 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
6 G AVG
Warren Greatrex 160 lbs 8/1 -
2m4f 2m3½f 2m5f