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16:50 Newton Abbot

Saturday 31 August 2019

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

St Austell Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 6m 34.9s

1^st

Manofthemountain

611-12

7/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leader, not fluent 2nd, challenged 9th, not fluent 11th, led next, headed 14th, led 15th, hit 2 out, pressed last, edged left flat, in command towards finish op 10/3 tchd 16/5

2^nd

1 ¼

Midnight Magic

710-9

3/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Held up, closed 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon switched left, every chance flat, held towards finish tchd 10/3

3^rd

3 ¼

Game Line

511-0

5/2f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (7)

Chasing leaders 2nd, mistake 16th, went 2nd 4 out until before 2 out where not fluent, rallied last, 3rd and beaten final 50 yards op 11/4 tchd 9/4

4^th

Primal Focus

511-10

7/2

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Jumped right, led until 12th, reminder and led again 14th, headed next, not fluent 4 out, weakened next tchd 3/1

5^th

Ruffling Feathers

510-3

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Not jump well and never travelling well, losing touch 14th, well behind 16th tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£2.30, £2.20EX:£14.70Trifecta:£30.60SF:£14.58

Forecasts

Game Line (5/2), Midnight Magic (3/1), Manofthemountain (7/2), Primal Focus (7/2), Ruffling Feathers (6/1)

Both of the chasing newcomers hold some interest although Ruffling Feathers will need to do better than his hurdles form recently, he’s not badly handicapped on his bumper form. MANOFTHEMOUNTAIN is sent chasing quickly for his new connections, unsurprisingly given his pedigree with his trainer having a 21% strike-rate with her handicap chasing debutantes; a winning debut may not be beyond him. The Christian Williams pair can’t be ruled out although both have made mistakes of late that have cost them chances in the latter stages of races – Game Line is preferred to Primal Focus in that little battle although both look looks sure to be suited by this test.