Racecards
14:54 Newton Abbot
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,281
- 2nd: £2,430
- 3rd: £1,215
- 4th: £608
- Form 39P225-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Rian Corcoran
tracked leaders inside, hit 13th, outpaced and struggling in rear after 4 out, clipped heels and fell bend after 3 out
- Form 3-61154
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Ellis Collier
held up in last pair, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, pushed along on inside after 4 out, plugged on run-in, just missed 3rd, no chance with leading duo
Esperti (IRE)
232- Form P454B1-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Shane Fenelon
jumped right, waited with in rear, good headway out wide tracking leaders before 4 out, went 2nd next, challenging as winner hit last, ridden and kept on run-in, no extra inside final 110 yards
- Form 221253
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey C P O'Shea
close 3rd out wide, bot fluent 3rd, went 2nd at 6th reached for 10th, pushed along and lost 2nd 3 out, chased leaders, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with leading duo
- Form P621-45
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Ben Bromley
led until 2nd, lost 2nd at 6th, chased leaders, switched right bend after 3 out, weakened next
- Form P-5P561
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Bradley Harris
jumped right at times, tracked leader, led 2nd, made rest, clear when ridden between last two, mistake last, soon joined, battled on gamely to assert inside final 110 yards
In depth
Formwatch
Lock Out (IRE) 7-2fav (11-6) Last trio, in rear and not fluent 13th, tailed off, 5th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Redbridge Rambler (12-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Blackacre 9-1 (11-1) Chased leader until 3rd, lost 3rd 9th,chased leaders, weakened 4 out, moderate 4th when went right 2 out, 4th of 7, dist behind Shantou Lucky (11-13) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Esperti (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) In rear, in touch, left in 4th at 13th, closed to chase leader home turn, led after 4 out, jumped right 3 out and forged on, not fluent last, ridden run-in, kept on, always doing enough (last fence in back straight omitted both circuits), won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb beating Dreams Of Diamonds (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Testflight 5-1 (10-2) Raced wide in last pair, closer out wide 5th, mistake 4 out, outpaced next, rallied out wide in 3rd before 2 out, went left 2 out, soon ridden and hung left, well held when went left again last, 3rd of 5, 9 1/2l behind Touchwoodexpress (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Moonlight Artist 9-2 (11-4) Chased winner until not fluent 15th, lost place next, mistake and weakened 4 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Illogical Logic (11-10) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Of Corse I Can (FR) 7-2 (10-2) Took keen hold, jumped well, led 2nd, ridden before last, stayed on, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating He Is A Cracker (10-10) by 2l, 5 ran.