Newton Abbot
14:14
Our Green Corner Los Gigantes Novices' Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.90 £2.60 £1.60 Exacta: £44.20 Tricast: £157.72 Trifecta: £232
Non-Runners: Eros (self certificate), Iceburgh Bay (unsuitable ground), Thais Toir (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Scrumpy Boy (GB) 11 G AVG Keiran Burke 133 lbs 9/2 Won Made all at good pace - bumped 5th - clear with one other 12th - shaken up and went clear 4 out - pushed along 2 out - went further clear approaching last - unchallenged (regarding improved form - trainer said - the gelding was better suited to the good - good to firm ground and racing on a left handed track in addition to the first time application of cheekpieces)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 1 Askinvillar (IRE) N/A Poor Mark Gillard 166 lbs 15/2 26 Prominent - hit 2nd - chased leader 4th - jumped left and bumped rival 5th - went clear with winner 12th - outpaced and ridden 4 out - no impression from 3 out - no match for winner (jockey said gelding hung badly left)(op 11/2 tchd 8/1)
3rd 8 Master Mikey Dee (IRE) 9 G Poor Richenda Ford 145 lbs 9/2 5 Towards rear - pushed along 12th - ridden and held 4 out - went remote third 3 out - kept on but no impression from 2 out(op 4/1)
4th 4 Forget You Not (FR) 10 G AVG Jackie Du Plessis 155 lbs 100/30F 51 Prominent - pushed along 11th - ridden 12th - weakened 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for geldings performance)(op 11/4)
99th 9 Priory Wood (IRE) 7 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 143 lbs 7/1 - Midfield - pushed along briefly 10th - reminders and dropped to rear 11th - ridden and weakened 12th - eased and pulled up after 3 out(op 6/1)
99th 10 Bees And Honey (GB) N/A Poor Richard Hawker 137 lbs 20/1 - Towards rear - reminders 8th - lost touch 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(tchd 16/1)
99th 6 Pola Chance (FR) N/A Poor Nigel Hawke 146 lbs 7/2 - Held up in rear - mistake and unseated rider 1st(op 9/2)
99th 5 Demothi (IRE) 8 G Poor Jimmy Frost 145 lbs 20/1 - Held up in rear - mistake 5th - slow jump 6th - outpaced and ridden 12th - well held but keeping on when mistake and unseated rider last (vet said gelding lost his left fore and left hind shoes)(op 16/1)