2025-05-14 Newton Abbot 17:05
Newton Abbot

Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters' Chase

Distance: 3m1f170y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,080

Runners: 6

Winning time: 6m 40.17s (slow by 23.17s)

Age: 6yo+

Class: Class 5

6 Montanna

J:Mr Zac Baker T:Edward William Walker

Age:11 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:109 SP:11/2

Towards rear - rapid headway 13th - pressed leader 14th - led home turn - headed and outpaced 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - led again final 110yds - won going away(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)

2 1¾

5 Gateau De Miel

J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:M Osborne

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:109 SP:11/4

Towards rear - outpaced 16th - rallied 3 out - headway on outer home turn - pressed leader 2 out - kept on run-in - outpaced towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)

3 ¾ 2½

2 Knockmoylan

J:Mr William Biddick T:H Ryall

Age:10 Weight:12st 2lbs

OR:98 SP:100/30

Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 14th - headway home turn - led narrowly 2 out - headed and weakened final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

4 19 21½

4 Cockspur Balla

J:Mr Peter Summers(7) T:Mrs Rebecca Vanstone

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:- SP:14/1

Pressed leader - led 3rd - not fluent 3 out - headed and lost position home turn - weakened approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 11/1)

5 22 43½

3 Ballydesmond

J:Mr Michael Treneer(7) T:Mrs D J Treneer

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:103 SP:15/2

In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - mistake 16th - mistake and dropped to last 4 out - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 10/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1)

1 Bardenstown Lad

J:Mr Edward Vaughan(5) T:David Loughnane

Age:10 Weight:12st 8lbs

OR:129 SP:5/2F

Didn't jump well - led - headed and reminders 3rd - reminders 12th - lost position 13th - pulled up before 14th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly and was never travelling)(op 11/8 tchd 5/4 and tchd 11/4)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50

Tote place: £2.40 £1.70

Exacta: £18.70

Trifecta: £62.50

CSF: £21.34