17:30 Newton Abbot

Friday 20 September 2024

All14:1014:4015:1515:5016:2516:5517:30

Ashley Maunder Never Better... Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 6m 36.52s

1^st

Hold Your Fort

812-2

9/2j

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: James Best

Prominent, headway to lead before 13th, ridden and pressed for lead 3 out, soon headed and outpaced by leader, stayed on 2 out, rallied and led approaching last, kept on well run-in op 7/2

2^nd

4 ¼

Honey I'm Good

810-11

8/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Prominent, briefly disputed lead before 2nd, in touch with leaders 12th, ridden before 3 out, headway to chased leaders before last, stayed on run-in, went 2nd near finish op 9/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

Great D'Ange

811-13

11/1

T: F BrennanJ: Mr Martin McIntyre (7)

Held up in rear, headway to press winner 3 out, soon ridden and went clear, diminishing advantage 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost 2nd near finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

Musical Slave

1112-2

9/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: James Turner (7)

Midfield, chased winner before 16th, slow jump 4 out, soon ridden and lost position, not fluent 2 out, kept on run-in, no danger

5^th

1 ½

Langley Hundred

711-6

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up in midfield, not fluent 14th, pushed along before 3 out, kept on same pace before last, no impression run-in op 17/2

6^th

A Definite Getaway

612-0

13/2

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Midfield, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on same pace before last op 11/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

Minella Buster

812-2

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Took keen hold, led, veered right and hampered rival 1st, headed before 13th, ridden and dropped to midfield before 3 out, weakened before last op 16/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Jigginstown King

712-0

9/2j

T: O SignyJ: Ben Jones

Prominent, hampered and unseated rider before 1st op 11/2

Pilot Show

711-13

11/2

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Prominent, hampered 1st, soon dropped to rear, ridden and headway into midfield before 3 out, weakened before 2 out where not fluent, pulled up before last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

Braganza Bay

711-4

33/1

T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Midfield, ridden and lost position before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out where pulled up op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Marettimo⁴⁸⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: W G M Turner J: Harry Kimber

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.20, £2.10, £3.10EX:£41.00Tricast:£374.92SF:£40.47

Forecasts

Hold Your Fort (9/2), Jigginstown King (9/2), Pilot Show (11/2), A Definite Getaway (13/2), Langley Hundred (7/1), Honey I'm Good (8/1), Musical Slave (9/1), Marettimo (10/1), Great D'Ange (11/1), Minella Buster (14/1), Braganza Bay (33/1)

HOLD YOUR FORT is improving in leaps and bounds and clearly goe well here. He is taken to extend his winning run. A Definite Getaway and Honey I'm Good head the list of dangers.

HOLD YOUR FORT (IRE)
A DEFINITE GETAWAY (IRE)
HONEY I'M GOOD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Janeslittlevoice

Weight: 10-4 |Age: 9

J: Harriet Tucker | T: Ella Pickard

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £6,345.002nd: £2,923.003rd: £1,461.004th: £732.00