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Newton Abbot
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newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10 Exacta: £5 Trifecta: £10.60
Non-Runners: Indy Five (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Romain De Senam (FR) 10 G Good
David Pipe 168 lbs 11/10F Won Disputed lead - led 3rd - headed and raced in second from 10th - hit 14th - soon pushed along briefly - disputed lead 16th - not fluent and lost position 17th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden when pressed leader 2 out - led again approaching last - kept on well(op 11/8 tchd 6/4)
2nd 5 From The Heart (IRE) N/A Poor
Philip Hobbs 142 lbs 11/2 5 Raced lazily at times - disputed lead - raced in second from 3rd - lost position after 7th - pushed along and behind from 14th - ridden and rallied after 3 out - headway before 2 out - kept on approaching last - ran on and went second final strides(tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1)
3rd 3 Seddon (IRE) 11 G AVG
Harry Whittington 160 lbs 2/1 0.3 Chased leader - going okay but dropped to last after 6th - headway and pressed leader after 8th - led from 10th - not fluent 13th - flashed tail after 14th - not fluent 15th - headed 16th - pushed along after 3 out - held but kept on from 2 out(op 11/8)
4th 2 Real Steel (FR) 11 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 8/1 0.3 Chased leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 13th - disputed lead 16th - led 17th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra after last - eased and lost two places final strides (jockey was asked to explain his riding on the run to the line where he appeared to slightly ease in the final strides. He explained that having got to the front towards the end of the back straight - the gelding started to stop quickly approaching the final fence and continued to do so on the run to the line. Jockey further added that due to the speed at which he was slowing - he felt it appropriate to put his whip down and to push the gelding hands and heels to the line - whereupon the two runners to his inside - who were finishing fast - were able to pass the gelding)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)