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Newton Abbot
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Visit The Wellbeing Show Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.80 Place: £1.60 £4.10 Exacta: £17 Trifecta: £133.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
1st
In touch with leaders - headway 2 out - not clear run and switched right approaching last - soon pushed along and pressed leader - ridden and kept on well run-in - led inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
6 M AVG
John O'Shea 150 lbs 9/5F Won
2m5f 2m2½f
2m5½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m7½f 3m1f
2nd
Led - not fluent 6th - increased tempo 10th - went clear with winner approaching last - headed but kept on inside final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
7 G Poor
Alison Thorpe 160 lbs 9/1 0.2
2m5f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m2½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 3m 2m5f
3rd
Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - not fluent 2 out - lost position gradually approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
5 M AVG
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 162 lbs 16/1 12
2m5f 2m3½f
3m½f 2m 2m5f 2m3½f 2m5f
4th
Towards rear - headway 11th - outpaced 4 out - rallying when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding made a bad jumping error at 2nd last fence)(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
6 G AVG
Evan Williams 149 lbs 7/2 2.5
2m4f 2m7f 3m2f 2m7½f
2m4½f 2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m3½f
99th
Early mistakes and never going well - outpaced in rear - slow jump 10th - lost touch after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 6/1)
8 G AVG
Jennie Candlish 165 lbs 15/2 -
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m 2m5½f
2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m½f 3m5f
99th
Prominent - lost position 7th - not fluent 8th - cajoled along 9th - eased and pulled up before 10th (jockey said gelding had stopped quickly and was never travelling; vet reported that gelding had an irregular heartbeat)(tchd 3/1)
7 G AVG
Christian Williams 168 lbs 11/4 -
2m7f 2m7f 3m 3m2f 2m7f