02 Jul 2021 16:50 Newton Abbot
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £3,594); Distance: 3m 1f 170y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Friends Don't Ask (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 51P1-32 / 10 | Jump (33) | Nick Scholfield | Martin Smith Mr Robert P Clarke | 7/2 | |
| led, outjumped 10th and headed, led again 11th, driven clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 5½ L | Mr Mafia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 25P5-25 / 14 | Jump (27) | S Bowen | M Keighley Mr Peter Boggis | 9/1 | |
| pressed leader, jumped into lead 10th, headed narrowly 11th, ridden and lost touch with leader before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1 L | Danboru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2F4P/62- / 10 | Jump (83) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Chepstow & Ffos… | 22/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 6 L | Cesar Et Rosalie (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | UP/457-5 / 9 | Jump (51) | R T Dunne | N P Mulholland Mrs J M Abbott | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 14th, steady headway 15th, ridden to chase clear leader before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Heavey (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F2602-4 / 8 | Jump (59) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N P Mulholland Qdos Racing | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway into midfield 14th, not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | NK | Ballyegan Hero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 54-3161 / 10 | Jump (11) | T J O'Brien | P Henderson Table 8 & Mr J… | 3/1 | |
| prominent, midfield 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Easyrun De Vassy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P/4217-3 / 7 | Jump (11) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls The Brooks Family… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, reminder 6th, some headway 8th, reminders 12th, blundered 14th, tailed off before 16th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Plantagenet (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 0P43-4P / 9 | Jump (33) | Daniel Sansom | J W Mullins Mrs P de W Johnson | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, reminders after 11th, pushed along after 13th, ridden when not fluent 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Findusatgorcombe (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4127-94 / 11 | Jump (20) | J E Moore | J D Frost Mr Phill Meaden | 25/1 | |
| midfield, headway to chase leading pair 10th, lost place 12th, towards rear 13th and reminders, ridden when not fluent 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
