Newton Abbot
15:05
Visit The Wellbeing Show Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.80 Place: £1.60 £4.10 Exacta: £17 Trifecta: £133.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Culligran (IRE) 6 M AVG John O'Shea 150 lbs 9/5F Won In touch with leaders - headway 2 out - not clear run and switched right approaching last - soon pushed along and pressed leader - ridden and kept on well run-in - led inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
2nd 4 Limerick Leader (FR) 7 G Poor Alison Thorpe 160 lbs 9/1 - Led - not fluent 6th - increased tempo 10th - went clear with winner approaching last - headed but kept on inside final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
3rd 3 The Dream Goes On (GB) 5 M AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 162 lbs 16/1 - Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - not fluent 2 out - lost position gradually approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
4th 6 Pooroldmackley (IRE) 6 G AVG Evan Williams 149 lbs 7/2 - Towards rear - headway 11th - outpaced 4 out - rallying when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding made a bad jumping error at 2nd last fence)(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
PU 1 Thank You Blue (GB) 8 G AVG Jennie Candlish 165 lbs 15/2 - Early mistakes and never going well - outpaced in rear - slow jump 10th - lost touch after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 6/1)
PU 2 Fever Dream (IRE) 7 G AVG Christian Williams 168 lbs 11/4 - Prominent - lost position 7th - not fluent 8th - cajoled along 9th - eased and pulled up before 10th (jockey said gelding had stopped quickly and was never travelling; vet reported that gelding had an irregular heartbeat)(tchd 3/1)