23 Apr 2018 14:30 Newton Abbot
Winner: £18,500 (Penalty: £11,710); Distance: 2m 4f 216y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
totepool Cashback Club At totesport.com Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Some Buckle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 6/P7P13- / 13 | Jump (373) | N D Fehily | T R George Knowle Racing Stables… | 5/1 | |
| mostly jumped well, tracked leading pair, led 6th until next, in front again 9th, made rest, clear 4 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 9 L | Dream Bolt (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | P413P5 / 12 | Jump (65) | S Bowen | D A Rees Mr D A Rees & Mr… | 8/1 | |
| held up in 5th, outpaced 11th, plugged on into 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 5 L | Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 5-54297 / 9 | Jump (58) | Nick Scholfield | Miss E C Lavelle Axom XLIII | 10/3 | |
| mistakes, chased leader, chased winner 6th, led next until mistake and headed 9th, chased winner, hit 10th, mistake and lost 2nd next, outpaced 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | NK | Icing On The Cake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | U43-505 / 8 | Jump (45) | Conor Shoemark | O Sherwood Palmer-brown Worcester… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced and dropped to last before 9th, rallied and went 2nd 11th, no chance with winner 4 out, jumped left 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, dropped to 4th last strides | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Marracudja (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 22-2351 / 11 | Jump (79) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Foxtrot Racing… | 10/3 | |
| started slowly and lost 10 lengths, mistakes, closer as pace steadied before 3rd, headway chasing leaders 8th, mistake 10th and pushed along, weakened 3 out (water), hit next, tailed off when mistake and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Dusky Lark (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 14-P334 / 11 | Flat (1712), Jump (30) | T Scudamore | R Walford Mrs Sara Biggins… | 6/1 | |
| led until mistake and headed 6th, chased leaders, jumped slowly 9th, rallied disputing 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 8th | ||||||||||
