19:05 Newton Abbot

Tuesday 29 August 2017

All16:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:35

Happy 65th Birthday Woolfy Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 6m 30.9s

1^st

Charlie Mon

811-12

11/2

T: Mike HammondJ: Charlie Hammond (7)

Made all, jumped right 2nd, ridden before 3 out, held on gamely tchd 6/1

2^nd

Quick N' Easy

711-8

4/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Behind, headway from 10th, not fluent 12th, closed 3 out, went 2nd and not fluent last, stayed on, just held tchd 9/2

3^rd

4 ½

Bennys Girl

910-4

5/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: J E Moore

Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, 2nd when not fluent 14th, not quite able to challenge and lost 2nd last tchd 6/1

4^th

Mount Vesuvius

911-3

5/1

T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up towards rear, headway 14th, one pace from 4 out, weakened after 2 out op 9/2 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Mrsrobin

711-7

4/1

T: F BrennanJ: James Banks

Tracked winner, ridden 13th, weakened next, tailed off 16th, pulled up after op 9/2

Desert Sting

811-4

7/2f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ian Popham

Tracked leaders, not much room 1st, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 5th, reminder after 13th, slow 14th, weakened 16th, tailed off before 4 out, soon refused tchd 4/1

Tribal Dance

1110-0

33/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Miss Brodie Hampson (5)

Towards rear, slow 4th and reminders 4th, more reminders 8th, behind next, pulled up after 13th op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£2.20, £3.70EX:£32.40Trifecta:£139.50SF:£27.75Swingers:£7.10, £3.60, £4.90

Forecasts

Desert Sting (7/2), Quick N' Easy (4/1), Mrsrobin (4/1), Bennys Girl (5/1), Mount Vesuvius (5/1), Charlie Mon (11/2), Tribal Dance (33/1)

These are a hard lot to place faith in. Desert Sting, a winner at Stratford in May, would be the most likely winner on his best form but has let his backers down since and doesn't often impress with his jumping. Mount Vesuvius has been going well over timber at times this year but has plenty to prove back chasing while Charlie Mon tends to run into place money without threatening the win. MRSROBIN won a C&D novice event this time last year and while her efforts since don't inspire confidence, she might last it out if getting into a rhythm up front and get the tentative vote.