17:30 Newton Abbot

Friday 20 September 2024

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Ashley Maunder Never Better... Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f 170y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:35  |   Winning time: 6m 36.52s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/2j
T: Mrs D A HamerJ: James Best
Prominent, headway to lead before 13th, ridden and pressed for lead 3 out, soon headed and outpaced by leader, stayed on 2 out, rallied and led approaching last, kept on well run-in op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
11
8/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Prominent, briefly disputed lead before 2nd, in touch with leaders 12th, ridden before 3 out, headway to chased leaders before last, stayed on run-in, went 2nd near finish op 9/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
2
6
11/1
T: F BrennanJ: Mr Martin McIntyre (7)
Held up in rear, headway to press winner 3 out, soon ridden and went clear, diminishing advantage 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost 2nd near finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
9/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: James Turner (7)
Midfield, chased winner before 16th, slow jump 4 out, soon ridden and lost position, not fluent 2 out, kept on run-in, no danger
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
7/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Held up in midfield, not fluent 14th, pushed along before 3 out, kept on same pace before last, no impression run-in op 17/2
6th
Horse silk
nk
4
13/2
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Midfield, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on same pace before last op 11/2 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
17
1
14/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Took keen hold, led, veered right and hampered rival 1st, headed before 13th, ridden and dropped to midfield before 3 out, weakened before last op 16/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
5
9/2j
T: O SignyJ: Ben Jones
Prominent, hampered and unseated rider before 1st op 11/2
PU
Horse silk
7
11/2
T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen
Prominent, hampered 1st, soon dropped to rear, ridden and headway into midfield before 3 out, weakened before 2 out where not fluent, pulled up before last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1
PU
Horse silk
10
33/1
T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Midfield, ridden and lost position before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out where pulled up op 22/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Marettimo485
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 10
T: W G M Turner  J: Harry Kimber
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.20, £2.10, £3.10EX:£41.00Tricast:£374.92SF:£40.47

Forecasts

Hold Your Fort (9/2), Jigginstown King (9/2), Pilot Show (11/2), A Definite Getaway (13/2), Langley Hundred (7/1), Honey I'm Good (8/1), Musical Slave (9/1), Marettimo (10/1), Great D'Ange (11/1), Minella Buster (14/1), Braganza Bay (33/1)

Verdict

HOLD YOUR FORT is improving in leaps and bounds and clearly goe well here. He is taken to extend his winning run. A Definite Getaway and Honey I'm Good head the list of dangers.

  1. HOLD YOUR FORT (IRE)
  2. A DEFINITE GETAWAY (IRE)
  3. HONEY I'M GOOD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Janeslittlevoice
Weight: 10-4  |Age: 9
5/6

Prize Money

1st: £6,345.002nd: £2,923.003rd: £1,461.004th: £732.00

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