15:05 Newton Abbot

Saturday 15 April 2017

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:15

Frank Loosemore Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 5.75s

1^st

Fox Appeal

1011-3

3/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leaders on outside, 3rd 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, stayed on gamely to assert soon after the last, driven out op 11/4

2^nd

2 ½

Orbasa

610-5

5/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, 2nd 10th, led next, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, 2nd again before next, driven and every chance from 2 out until no extra from last

3^rd

Al Alfa

1010-7

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, led after 2nd until not fluent and headed 6th, chased leader until 10th, chased leading pair until 4 out, left modest 3rd and hampered 2 out

4^th

Abidjan

710-2

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: David England

Mistakes always in rear, went right and blundered 8th, tailing off when blundered 4 out, went modest 4th after 2 out op 6/1

5^th

Gabrial The Great

811-0

8/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Took keen hold, held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, tried to refuse 2 out and lost modest 4th soon after op 7/1

Also Ran

Fear Glic

1110-6

10/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Led until after 2nd, chased leader, hit next, led again 6th, went right 8th, blundered next, headed 11th, chased leader until led again 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd when fell 2 out tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Cold March³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Miss V Williams J: G Sheehan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.00, £1.60EX:£12.20Trifecta:£31.10SF:£11.40Swingers:£1.60, £4.10, £1.10

Forecasts

Orbasa (5/2), Fox Appeal (3/1), Al Alfa (7/2), Cold March (9/2), Abidjan (5/1), Gabrial The Great (8/1), Fear Glic (10/1)

AL ALFA represents a stable in decent form at present and can take this handicap chase on his first outing since May last year. The selection was successful off a 5lb lower mark when last seen in action and has won off a break in the past. Orbasa has failed to win since scoring on his first outing for this stable nearly 14 months ago and can take second while Abidjan can take third for a trainer with a 27% strike-rate recently.