Racecards
16:20 Newton Abbot
Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £2,566
- 2nd: £1,284
- 3rd: £642
- 4th: £321
- Form P13P35-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer G Chambers
- Jockey Miss Ella Herbison
led narrowly at steady gallop, mistake 9th, headed after 13th and steadily got further behind, hit 14th, came home in own time
- Form 213331-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Mrs D Ward
- Jockey Miss Megan Bevan
close up, not fluent 6th, led after 13th and steadily drew clear, well in command and coasted round thereafter
In depth
Verdict
WOTZIZNAME edges this at the weights and arrives on the back of a victory between the flags. Third in one of these events at Exeter before that when well ahead of today’s only rival, Smithscorner, he should come out best again.
Formwatch
Smithscorner (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Always last, outpaced 12th, struggling when reminders after 5 out, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Twig (11-12) at Exeter 3m (6) gd in Apr.
Wotzizname (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) (tt) stdy hdwy 7; led bet last 2; r.o wl, won at Woodford 3m gd in Apr beating Grageelagh Girl (10-7) by 7l, 7 ran.