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
1
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
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
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 12¾
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 69
SP: 9/1
Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - weakened last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
PU
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)
PU
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