19:30 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 13 May 2026

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St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 170y  |   Good  |   3 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:30  |   Winning time: 6m 48.47s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Viroflay33
Age: 9|  Weight: 12-0| J: Miss O Nicholls(5)| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  140
5/6
Off the mark in handicaps at the third attempt at Kempton (3m) in December. Didn't jump with his usual fluency over the different fences in the Topham last month but this is easier and he could take some pegging back.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Hoe Joly Smoket26
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  128| BF
11/8
Good third in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November but not the most robust and has usually flattered to deceive again since, faltering quickly back from another breathing operation at Ayr last month. Longer trip fine but he's risky.
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4
Horse silk
Lord Baddesleyt,v19
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball| OR:  122
15/2
Winning return in 3-runner handicap chase at Newbury (2½m) in November but has found things tougher since, well beaten in another veterans' handicap at Fakenham last week fitted with in first-time cheekpieces. Unproven over this far and tries another headgear combination here.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Certainly Red67
Weight: 11-11|  Age: 12
T: Mrs L Richards  J: M Goldstein
NR

Forecasts

Viroflay (5/6), Hoe Joly Smoke (11/8), Certainly Red (5/1), Lord Baddesley (15/2)

Verdict

VIROFLAY and veteran Certainly Red should find themselves quickly at the head of affairs and could dominate, with Viroflay narrowly preferred back in calmer waters having found the Topham all too much last time.

  1. Viroflay5/6
  2. Certainly RedNR
  3. Hoe Joly Smoke11/8

Prize Money

1st: £7,922.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00

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