Racecards
16:55 Newton Abbot
Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £2,566
- 2nd: £1,284
- 3rd: £642
- 4th: £321
- Form 5/1435P-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-8
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey Mr George Hiscock
tracked leaders, ridden after 14th, went 3rd after 3 out, plugged on same pace
- Form 256P31-
- Age 13
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs D Ward
- Jockey Miss Megan Bevan
towards rear, headway to be prominent after 9th, mistake 15th, ridden 4 out and no progress, tailed off
- Form 2/2231P-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs L Glanville
- Jockey Miss Pippa Glanville
mid-division, pushed along and lost place after 13th, lost touch before 16th, pulled up before 3 out
Crypto (IRE)
59- Form 3135P/3-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Miss Lucy Turner
chased leaders on outer, lost ground and struggling 3 out, tailed off
- Form 1F2U11-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs S Darke
- Jockey Mr Joshua Newman
in rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 12th, well behind when pulled up before 14th
- Form 321P3-3
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer M Osborne
- Jockey Mr Myles Osborne
prominent, went 2nd at 4th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and outpaced by winner 2 out, kept on
- Form PPPP2U-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A B Leyshon
- Jockey Alice Stevens
led, slow jump and headed 4th, dropped to 3rd and reminder next, lost ground after 11th, pulled up before 14th
- Form 1U/7443-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Miss Olive Nicholls
handy, led 4th, not fluent 11th, forged on before 4 out, shaken up and drew clear 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Paul Nicholls inevitably does well in such contests and Young Buck is the latest addition to the ranks of hunter chasers in the yard. He'll be rightly popular but CRYPTO is just preferred for Venetia Williams and Lucy Turner. The gelding returned from over a year off to post an excellent effort at Carlisle in mid-March in a hunter chase and hopefully all is now well with him after a very stop-and-start time of things over recent seasons. He's worth taking a chance with. Moratorium was a well-beaten third at the Cheltenham hunter chase evening but it wasn't too bad an effort in the context of this race and he's respected along with Minimalistic who will receive good assistance from the saddle. Bbold is also a possible but the jury is out with him at present.
Formwatch
Bbold (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Held up, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders 13th, lost ground approaching 4 out, pulled up approaching 3 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Wotzizname (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) (5a) (tt) went 2nd 7; led 12 til hdd app last; rallied to ld final 50yds, won at Flete Park 3m gs in Apr beating From The Heart (11-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Broadclyst (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) (cp) in tch to 12; pu last, at Flete Park 3m gs in Apr.
Crypto (IRE) 13-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Billy Bronco (11-12) at Carlisle 3m (5) hvy in Mar.
Minimalistic (IRE) Evensfav (12-3) (tt) a.p; led aft 14; drew clr app 2 out; v easy, won at Flete Park 3m gs in Apr beating This Breac (12-0) by 4l, 4 ran.
Moratorium (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Held up, ridden 4 out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 27l behind Fairly Famous (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 1f (4) gd in May.
Ofalltheginjoints (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) (5a) (tt) lft solo 6; missed marker aft 10; event rtrcd; swerved lft & ur aft 12, at Bonvilston 3m sft in Apr.
Young Buck (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, shaken up 14th, ridden to lead next, headed after 3 out, kept on until no extra run-in, lost second close home, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Rock Of Star (10-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr.