Newton Abbot
17:05
Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters' Chase
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.40 £1.70 Exacta: £18.70 Trifecta: £62.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Montanna (GB) 11 G AVG Edward William Walker 168 lbs 11/2 Won Towards rear - rapid headway 13th - pressed leader 14th - led home turn - headed and outpaced 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - led again final 110yds - won going away(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
2nd 5 Gateau De Miel (FR) 9 G AVG M Osborne 165 lbs 11/4 - Towards rear - outpaced 16th - rallied 3 out - headway on outer home turn - pressed leader 2 out - kept on run-in - outpaced towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)
3rd 2 Knockmoylan (IRE) 10 G AVG H Ryall 170 lbs 100/30 - Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 14th - headway home turn - led narrowly 2 out - headed and weakened final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
4th 4 Cockspur Balla (GB) 8 G Poor Mrs Rebecca Vanstone 161 lbs 14/1 - Pressed leader - led 3rd - not fluent 3 out - headed and lost position home turn - weakened approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 11/1)
5th 3 Ballydesmond (IRE) 8 G Poor Mrs D J Treneer 161 lbs 15/2 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - mistake 16th - mistake and dropped to last 4 out - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 10/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1)
PU 1 Bardenstown Lad (GB) 10 G AVG David Loughnane 171 lbs 5/2F - Didn't jump well - led - headed and reminders 3rd - reminders 12th - lost position 13th - pulled up before 14th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly and was never travelling)(op 11/8 tchd 5/4 and tchd 11/4)