20 May 2024 16:43 Newton Abbot
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £3,336); Distance: 3m 1f 170y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Young Buck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) | 3/14315- / 11 | Jump (36) | Mr D Edwards | D Summersby Mr Dodd, Mr Stevenson… | 2/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 5th until after next, led again before 8th, came clear turning in, not fluent last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2½ L | Len Brennan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 53/PP-51 / 11 | Jump (16) | Mr Billy Broomfield | Miss A Procter Mr Keiran Burke | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 10th until after 1th, 2nd again before 14th, stayed on same pace and no impression on winner turning in, just held on for modest 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | SHD | King Orry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 353/PP5- / 10 | Jump (30) | Mr James Shaw | Miss L Gardner Miss Elyssa Arden | 33/1 | |
| raced wide tracking leaders, went 3rd 4 out, kept on run-in and just missed 2nd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 20 L | Norman Abu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2/P0P2-4 / 8 | Jump (16) | Mr Michael Treneer | Deborah Treneer Mrs G Welch | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, not fluent 13th, outpaced and struggling 4 out, went remote 4th between last two, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | ½ L | Switch Hitter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 8) | 71/35PP- / 10 | Jump (28) | Miss N Parker | P F Nicholls Mr Clive Hitchings… | 5/4 | |
| never that fluent, led, reached for 3rd, headed 5th, led again after next until before 8th, lost 2nd after 10th, chased leaders, lost 3rd 4 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 11 L | Kalooki (UNR) (gelding, grey, 12 0) | P66/PPP- / 10 | Jump (57) | Mr Martin McIntyre | N R Williams Mr Ron C Williams | 6/1 | |
| always in rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
