Newton Abbot
16:30
Coast And Country Estate Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Exacta: £8.30 Trifecta: £7.80
Non-Runners: Paddy De Pole (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Opening Bid (GB) 9 G AVG Chris Down 164 lbs 2/1F Won Led - headed before 3rd - led again 4 out - pushed along home turn - ridden when good jump last - kept on well run-in - won going away(op 9/4)
2nd 2 Somespring Special (IRE) 7 M Good Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 168 lbs 100/30 - Held up in last - headway when mistake 11th - bit short of room home turn - left in second 2 out - weakened last(op 16/5 tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)
PU 3 Sherborne (IRE) 8 G AVG Joe Tizzard 164 lbs 9/4 - Raced in third - not fluent 11th - slow jump 4 out - soon outpaced and detached - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding lost his action)(op 11/4 tchd 2/1)
F 5 Time To Bite (IRE) 9 G AVG Chris Honour 154 lbs 7/2 - Pressed leader - stumbled 2nd - led before 3rd - increased tempo with one circuit to go - not fluent 10th - slow jump and headed 4 out - 2 lengths down but keeping on when fell heavily 2 out(op 11/4)