Newton Abbot
15:40
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Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £2 £1.40 Exacta: £11 Trifecta: £48.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Up For Appeal (IRE) 6 G Poor Christian Williams 146 lbs 100/30 Won In rear - not fluent 3rd - jumped right and niggled along briefly 12th - headway 4 out - soon went second - pushed along to lead before 2 out where pecked on landing - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 5/1 tchd 16/5)
2nd 3 American Gerry (IRE) 8 G Poor Hughie Morrison 151 lbs 15/8F 4.25 In touch with leaders - hampered by faller but left in third 8th - hit 10th - led after 4 out - headed before 2 out where not fluent - soon no extra(op 2/1 tchd 85/40)
3rd 5 Lelant (IRE) 7 G Poor Evan Williams 149 lbs 8/1 17 Prominent - left in second 8th - bad mistake 13th - lost second 4 out - soon hampered and stumbled - weakened 3 out - went modest third before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
99th 4 Midnight Centurion (GB) 5 G Poor Jamie Snowden 154 lbs 17/2 - Raced in second - fell 8th(op 10/1)
99th 1 Mullinaree (IRE) N/A AVG Syd Hosie 165 lbs 15/2 - Took keen hold - led - hit 13th - bad mistake 4 out - soon headed - awkward jump 3 out - soon lost third and weakened - mistake 2 out - pulled up last(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)
99th 2 Him Malaya (FR) 5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 9/2 - In rear - mistake 1st - bad mistake 6th - hampered by faller 8th - lost touch 4 out - pulled up 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/4)