Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Chase

Newton Abbot

14:58

Date 2024-05-29

Distance 3m1f170y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £9,849

Winning Time 6m 48.03s (slow by 31.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Investment Manager (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	5/1	Won
2nd	Hauraki Gulf (GB) Chris Ward · Deborah Cole	100/30	2.75
3rd	Champagne Court (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	15/2	6.5
4th	Wayfinder (IRE) Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	7/2	39

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Juniper (GB) Harry Cobden · Anthony Honeyball	15/8F

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Juniper Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Harry Cobden T:Anthony Honeyball	160	tp	/P113-	124	136	118	41d	—	—	+11	43.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Hard to fault with her progressive profile and cheekpieces are now added
1	Wayfinder Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	161	p	F2PP9-	125	134	120	42d	—	—	+4	24.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Capable chaser but two non-completions before bleeding at Cheltenham
4	Hauraki Gulf Bay J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	158	—	1314U-	122	135	103	35d	—	—	+12	29.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won two small-field chases earlier in the year but now has to get back on track
3	Investment Manager Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	159	t	1222P-	123	134	123	185d	—	—	+16	30.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Back from a break and he run a number of good races here last year
5	Champagne Court Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	156	tp	4/U22-	120	136	94	51d	—	—	+10	20.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not the force of old but still runner-up off today's mark in his last two races

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Juniper	15/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4
Wayfinder	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Hauraki Gulf	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Investment Manager	11/2	11/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Champagne Court	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2

Predictor

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

1st

Juniper

43.1

OR: 18.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Investment Manager

30.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 8 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Hauraki Gulf

29.4

OR: 18 Form: 6.4 Odds: 5

4/1

Wayfinder

24.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Champagne Court

20.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wayfinder	125	134	120
Juniper	124	136	118
Investment Manager	123	134	123
Hauraki Gulf	122	135	103
Champagne Court	120	136	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hauraki Gulf	35d ago	Fit
Juniper	41d ago	Fit
Wayfinder	42d ago	Fit
Champagne Court	51d ago	Fresh
Investment Manager	185d ago	Long break