Newton Abbot
15:32
Celebrating 50 Years Trading Dick Oliver Ltd Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Exacta: £8.10 Trifecta: £18.20
Non-Runners: Invictus Allen (self certificate, abscess)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Testflight (GB) 8 G Poor Sue Gardner 139 lbs 4/1 Won In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - dropped to last 4 out - outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on well and led towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
2nd 4 My Girl Katie (IRE) 8 M Poor Grace Harris 142 lbs 11/10F - In rear but in touch with leaders - hit 5th - went third 4 out - went second 2 out - not fluent last - soon lost second - kept on and went second again final strides(op 5/4 tchd Evens)
3rd 1 Great d'Ange (FR) 9 G AVG Barry Brennan 163 lbs 9/1 - Led - 2 lengths ahead last - weakened quickly inside final 110yds - headed towards finish - lost second final strides(op 15/2)
4th 2 Backinaction (IRE) 7 G AVG Evan Williams 161 lbs 5/2 - Prominent - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - lost second 2 out - soon hung left and weakened - fatally injured (vet said gelding struck into his left-fore)(op 9/4)