Racecards
16:55 Newton Abbot
Totnes And Bridgetown Novices' Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 216y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £2,000 added
- Winner: £1,248
- 2nd: £387
- 3rd: £193
- 4th: £97
- Form 494431
- Age 11
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Mr N George
tracking leaders when stumbled and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 8U3-334
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs C Hitch
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
mistake 1st, chased leaders, ridden after 10th, weakened 4 out
- Form SPP7/3P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer R J Harraway
- Jockey Mr Charlie Dando
held up and keen, pulled up before 12th
Squinch
736- Form F24601/
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs D Plunkett
- Jockey J Martin
tracked leaders and keen, mistake 6th, lost place and last pair before 10th, tailed off next, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 13-P211
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer K Woollacott
- Jockey Mr J L Thomas
made all, mistake 5th, clear from 4 out, kept on strongly
- Form 5/422
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer R G Chapman
- Jockey Mr N Lawton
jumped right, slightly hampered 1st, held up, hit 9th, pushed along and weakened 3 out, went modest 3rd next
- Form 7/444-1P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs E B Scott
- Jockey Mr S Ellicott
hampered and unseated rider 1st
- Form 7PPPUP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P J Thomas
- Jockey Mr Philip Thomas
chased winner, mistake 4 out, soon well held, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened 2 out, weakened into 4th and pulled up before last
- Form 1PP5P4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Roderick Chelton
- Jockey Mr Martin McIntyre
chased leaders, not fluent 8th, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Steeltown has won a couple of times between the flags lately but only gets 4lb from last month's Ffos Las scorer COEUR DE FOU, who is likely to be a short price for this. The top weight's form is largely on a different level to the opposition. Batu Ferringhi has been well beaten in two previous runs around here and has never really sparkled over larger fences under Rules while Triggywinkle's form is nothing special. The Grey Celt may be best of the rest but that's not saying much.
Formwatch
Coeur De Fou (FR) 5-4fav (11-12) Made all, clear until 8th, wandered into next, driven out flat, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f (6) hvy in Mar beating Stony Road (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Batu Ferringhi (FR) 28-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 15th, no extra in 4th from 3 out, 4th of 5, 22l behind Impact Area (12-2) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f (6) sft in Apr.
Flemensgael (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) In tch til wknd qckly aft 3 out; pu nxt, at Maisemore Park 3m gd in Mar.
Squinch 25-1 (12-0) Led to 12; drpd rr nxt; rallied to ld 2 out; stayed on wl, won at Clifton-on-dunsmore 3m in Apr beating Hudson Gunner (12-0) by 1l, 6 ran.
Steeltown (IRE) 1-6fav (12-0) (cp) made all; drew clr 14; easy, won at Cotley 3m gs in Apr beating Lajidaal (12-0) by dist, 2 ran.
The Grey Celt (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Held up; gd hdwy 15; eff 2 out; fin wl, 2nd of 15, 3l behind The Conjurer (12-0) at Kilworthy 3m mdn gs in Mar.
Katie's Massini (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Bhnd til pu 12, at Upcott Cross 3m gd in May.
Thymeandthymeagain 16-1 (11-7) Chsd ldrs til wknd 15; wl bhnd when pu 2 out, at Cothelstone 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Triggywinkle (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, close up, tracked leader from 7th, mistake next, lost place 3 out, 4th and beaten next, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Benedictus (11-12) at Taunton 2m 7f (5) gd in Apr.