Racecards
16:30 Newton Abbot
Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 216y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £2,566
- 2nd: £1,284
- 3rd: £642
- 4th: £321
- Form PPU121-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-8
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer B Brookhouse
- Jockey Fern O'Brien
jumped right, chased leader, reached at 4th, pushed along after 11th, weakened before 2 out
- Form 2/14523-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Mrs K M Sanderson
- Jockey Mr Charlie Sprake
led until 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out
- Form 5P3P/P4-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer R L Llewellyn
- Jockey Sean Clarke
chased leaders, led with good jump 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 33FP2F-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Deborah Treneer
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Diligent has always been one to crack on with things so seems the likely pacemaker in this small field. He's won over course and distance and can usually be relied upon to run his race, although he has been comfortably beaten on all three hunter chase starts. No Getaway was a winner for Dan Skelton back in 2021 but has shown little in two starts since returning from nearly a year off and Treacys Jim remains a maiden after 21 starts in all spheres. ESPOIR DE TEILLEE has landed two of his last three for the Brookhouse team very smoothly with Fern O'Brien in the plate on both occasion and the combination should again prove hard to beat.
Formwatch
Espoir De Teillee (FR) 8-13fav (12-6) Mostly jumped well, made all and set good pace, great jump 4 out, soon clear and in control, dived at the last, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m 4f (5) gs in Apr beating Red Maple (12-2) by 5l, 4 ran.
Diligent (FR) 15-8 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, not fluent next, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 29l behind Fix At All (12-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f (4) gs in Apr.
No Getaway (IRE) 14-1 (12-6) Chased leader, 2 lengths down 4 out, soon ridden, pressed for 2nd 3 out, weakened into 4th 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 7, dist behind Fix At All (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f (4) gs in Mar.
Treacys Jim (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) In tch til fell 13, at Flete Park 3m sft in Apr.