Racecards
14:40 Newton Abbot
St Austell Brewery Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 75y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,650 added
- Winner: £6,152
- 2nd: £2,831
- 3rd: £1,415
- 4th: £708
- Form 1550-73
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey J J Burke
raced wide, tracked winner until not fluent 7th, outpaced 9th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
- Form 22-3313
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Deborah Cole
- Jockey Chris Ward
raced keenly, and jumped right at times, led, went right 2nd and next, headed before 4 out, outpaced next, no chance with winner
- Form 3467-11
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
jumped well, close 3rd on inside, went 2nd at 7th, led before 4 out, came readily clear from next, heavily eased run-in
In depth
Formwatch
Top Speed (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Raced in close second, led before 5th (usual 7th as open ditches omitted), headed 7th, ridden when dropped to third before 2 out, tired jump when remote third last, kept going run-in, 3rd of 4, 20l behind Forcing Bull (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Magistrato (FR) 7-2jfav (11-4) Prominent, led 4th, pushed along and hung left before 4 out, mistake and headed 3 out, lost 2nd before next, hung left and no impression in 3rd after, 3rd of 9, 11 1/4l behind Isabella Bee (11-6) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Beat Box (FR) 9-4fav (12-0) Chased leader, niggled along from 7th, led 4 out, ridden when not fluent 3 out, pressed last, kept on well flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Mordred (11-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.