2025-05-07 Newton Abbot 14:45
Newton Abbot

Racing To School Reaches 250,000 Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m75y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,225

Runners: 6

Winning time: 3m 59.54s (slow by 8.54s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

2 Gwennie May Jem

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:5 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:87 SP:EvensF

Prominent - not fluent 5th - led 9th - good jump 4 out - went clear going easily before 2 out - pushed along approaching last - easily(op 5/6 tchd 4/5)

2 11

3 El Rojo Grande

J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price

Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:76 SP:5/2

Led - headed 9th - outpaced when awkward jump 3 out - bit short of room before 2 out - kept on run-in - went second post - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 11/4)

3 nse 11

1 Crac De Megaudais

J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:92 SP:6/1

Prominent - outpaced 3 out - rallied and chased clear leader 2 out - no impression approaching last - lost second post (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 12/1)

4 1¾ 12¾

5 Blue Ribbon

J:David Noonan T:Ryan Chapman

Age:10 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:69 SP:9/1

Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - weakened last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

4 Poet's Reflection

J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford

Age:10 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:72 SP:16/1

Raced wide - prominent - awkward jump 3rd - slow jump 4th - jumped badly left and dropped to rear 5th - slow jump and pulled up 9th (jockey said mare jumped poorly)(op 12/1)

6 Clashmore Banter

J:Ben Poste T:Nikki Evans

Age:6 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:68 SP:50/1

Held up in rear - not fluent and flashed tail 3rd - outpaced 8th - lost touch 9th - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1 and tchd 100/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2

Tote place: £1.10 £1.50

Exacta: £3.40

Trifecta: £8.20

CSF: £4.01