15:30 Newton Abbot

Monday 23 April 2018

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Bet In-Play At totesport.com Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 216y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 5m 40.5s
1st
Horse silk
3
7/2f
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Led until 3rd, with leader, in front again 9th, made rest, clear stayed on strongly op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
8
5
5/1
T: R J HodgesJ: H Cobden
With winner, led 3rd, mistake and headed 9th, remained in 2nd place, hit next, one pace and no impression from 3 out op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
19
10
22/1
T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (3)
Well off the pace in rear, plugged on from 4 out, 4th next, went remote 3rd run-in op 28/1 tchd 20/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
9/2
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Chased leading trio, 3rd before 8th until 10th, 3rd again next, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, weakened into poor 3rd run-in op 4/1 tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
20/1
T: F BrennanJ: Dave Crosse
Held up off the pace in last trio, steady headway 5th, went 3rd at 10th until hit next and ridden, chased leading trio until weakened into 5th 4 out op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
8
9
6/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Never fluent, held up off the pace in 5th, lost place when awkward 5th, behind and struggling when stumbled badly 8th, tailed off next op 15/2 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
6/1
T: D A ReesJ: S Bowen
Always off the pace in last trio, plugged on in 5th before 10th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 12th op 5/1 tchd 7/1
PU
Horse silk
2
40/1
T: M B ShearsJ: Sean Houlihan (5)
Started slowly, always off the pace in last trio, tailed off when blundered and pulled up after 11th op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
4
12/1
T: Mrs E BishopJ: Jamie Bargary
Chased leading pair, hit 2nd, reminders after 4th, lost 3rd 8th, losing place when blundered 10th, pulled up before next op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
6
11/2
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Held up off the pace, steady headway approaching 10th, modest 5th when hit 12th, went left next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £7.30EX:£27.90Trifecta:£370.40Tricast:£342.11SF:£22.15Swingers:£3.30, £41.20, £45.40

Forecasts

For Carmel (7/2), Sparky's Spirit (9/2), General Girling (5/1), Matrow's Lady (11/2), Coudefoudre (6/1), Cawdor House Bert (6/1), Arquebusier (12/1), Changing The Guard (20/1), Monet Moor (22/1), Scenic Star (40/1)

Verdict

SPARKY'S SPIRIT finished a decent second Rayvin Black last time out and, while that form is hard to interpret literally, he must be given a chance of going well now switched to handicaps for the first time over fences off this mark. Coudefoudre is a potential improver while Cawdor House Bert has the form to be involved. After a wind operation, Arquebusier might return to the sort of form shown at Chepstow in February and would be competitive if doing so.
  1. Sparky's Spirit
  2. Arquebusier
  3. Coudefoudre

Previous Winners

2017
Moorlands Jack
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 12
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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