Newton Abbot Races
Newton Abbot
17:30
Ashley Maunder Never Better... Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Distance: 3m2f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2.20 £2.10 £3.10
Exacta: £41
Tricast: £374.92
Non-Runners: Marettimo (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Hold Your Fort (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Debra Hamer | 170 lbs | 9/2J | Won | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - chased clear leader 5th - led 12th - pushed along and headed home turn - soon outpaced - ridden and rallied approaching last - led again last - kept on well and went clear run-in - gamely(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Honey I'm Good (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Evan Williams | 151 lbs | 8/1 | - | Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 1st - raced in third 5th - in touch with leaders 12th - went third again when mistake 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on approaching last - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Great d'Ange (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Mr Martin McIntyre
(7)lbs
|
Barry Brennan | 160 lbs | 11/1 | - | Held up in rear - jumped right and detached 8th - joined main group 14th - good headway 4 out - pressed leader 3 out - led home turn - went clear before 2 out - idled and headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Musical Slave (IRE) | 12 G | AVG |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 163 lbs | 9/1 | - | Held up in rear - headway into midfield 7th - prominent 10th - pressed leader when not fluent 14th - outpaced and lost position after 3 out - hit 2 out - kept on run-in | |
| 5th | 9 | Langley Hundred (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 160 lbs | 7/1 | - | Midfield - outpaced and lost position 13th - dropped to last 4 out - rallied home turn - stayed on approaching last - no impression run-in(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | A Definite Getaway (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Peter & Michael Bowen | 168 lbs | 13/2 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - not fluent 13th - outpaced 3 out - kept on approaching last - no impression run-in(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Minella Buster (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 170 lbs | 14/1 | - | Disputed lead - swerved sharply right and badly hampered rival before 1st - led clearly 2nd - went clear before 4th - reduced lead 8th - headed 12th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| PU | 10 | Braganza Bay (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 158 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - lost position 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1) | ||
| PU | 7 | Pilot Show (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 167 lbs | 11/2 | - | Prominent - badly hampered and dropped to rear 1st - detached and struggling 7th - rallied and joined main group 14th - brief headway 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| UR | 5 | Jigginstown King (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 168 lbs | 9/2J | - | Disputed lead - badly hampered and unseated before 1st(op 11/2) |