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Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Handicap Chase

Date 2023-05-17

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,360

Winning Time 5m 9.34s (slow by 7.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Petticoat Lucy (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	6/1	Won
2nd	Across The Line (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Syd Hosie	17/2	6.5
3rd	Begin The Luck (IRE) Harry Reed · Brian Barr	7/2	11
4th	Imperial Joe (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Tim Dennis	16/5	5.5
5th	Investment Manager (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	2/1F	41

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Galante De Romay (FR) Adam Wedge · Kim Bailey	33/1
U.R.	Scrumpy Boy (GB) Harry Kimber · Keiran Burke	20/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Investment Manager Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	p	255P1-	110	119	101	36d	—	—	+10	31.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Easy winner at Exeter last month and 8lb rise may not stop him following up
2	Imperial Joe Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	165	—	21612-	107	116	105	20d	—	—	+16	36.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Progressive and good effort when second off this mark latest; decent shout again
5	Begin The Luck Bay J:Harry Reed T:Brian Barr	J:Harry Reed T:Brian Barr	162	h	42311-	104	118	99	26d	—	—	+21	38.5	1.00/1	5 20%
On a hat-trick after C&D win and better display at Exeter; obvious credentials
6	Petticoat Lucy Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	160	—	4P433-	102	-	-	42d	—	—	+11	20.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Chasing debut; has been running reasonably over hurdles; others more likely
4	Across The Line Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	164	—	804P-2	106	122	101	16d	—	—	+13	21.5	1.75/1	8 13%
Back to form when second at Warwick this month and can figure strongly if building on it
NR	Our Bills Aunt Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	165	—	13332-	107	-	-	32d	—	—	+20	28.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Consistent over hurdles; chasing debut and claims if taking to it
7	Galante De Romay Grey J:Adam Wedge T:Kim Bailey	J:Adam Wedge T:Kim Bailey	145	tp	/334-P	87	119	23	11d	—	—	+4	11.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Pulled up recently and tongue-strap now fitted; more to prove than many
8	Scrumpy Boy Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	142	tp	61/P5-	84	111	97	20d	—	—	+5	9.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Well beaten on return from an absence but easy C&D winner 13 months ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Investment Manager	3	10/3	3	3	3
Imperial Joe	11/4	3	10/3	11/4	3
Begin The Luck	5	4	7/2	4	7/2
Petticoat Lucy	8	17/2	8	8	17/2
Across The Line	8	8	8	8	8
Our Bills Aunt	8	17/2	17/2	8	17/2
Galante De Romay	12	12	11	12	12
Scrumpy Boy	20	16	16	16	16

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Begin The Luck

38.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 20 Odds: 5

2nd

Imperial Joe

36.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 16 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Investment Manager

31.1

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Our Bills Aunt

28.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Across The Line

21.5

OR: 14 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

Petticoat Lucy

20.2

OR: 13 Form: 4.7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Galante De Romay

11.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Scrumpy Boy

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Investment Manager	110	119	101
Imperial Joe	107	116	105
Our Bills Aunt	107	—	—
Across The Line	106	122	101
Begin The Luck	104	118	99
Petticoat Lucy	102	—	—
Galante De Romay	87	119	23
Scrumpy Boy	84	111	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Galante De Romay	11d ago	Quick return
Across The Line	16d ago	Fit
Imperial Joe	20d ago	Fit
Scrumpy Boy	20d ago	Fit
Begin The Luck	26d ago	Fit
Our Bills Aunt	32d ago	Fit
Investment Manager	36d ago	Fit
Petticoat Lucy	42d ago	Fit