Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Chase – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

17:20

Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Chase

Date 2024-07-21

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,888

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Limerick Leader Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	t	7826-4	90	110	88	66d	—	—	-12	20	7/4 36%
Bought for £24,000 after decent effort at Perth in May; looks interesting on stable debut
6	Belgarum Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	161	t	PP-314	89	109	89	26d	—	—	-3	15	4/1 20%
Followed last month's easy Fontwell win with a good effort over C&D; player
15	Testflight Bay J:James Best T:Sue Gardner	J:James Best T:Sue Gardner	142	—	863-2U	70	96	-	20d	—	—	-5	9	5/1 17%
0-16 but was in contention before crashing out in home straight at Worcester this month
2	Lelant Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	168	t	446-33	96	101	78	46d	—	—	+5	13.9	9/1 10%
0-12 overall but overcame some adversity when third over C&D last month; a possible
12	Berlais Du George Bay J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Seamus Mullins	146	—	606-44	74	108	86	49d	—	—	+2	7.4	18/1 5%
Low-mileage 5yo; shaped with promise in 2m Fakenham chase last month; new trip today
13	Radharc Na Slaine Bay J:Conor Ring T:David Rees	J:Conor Ring T:David Rees	143	t	PPP-U4	71	98	35	16d	—	—	+2	6.5	18/1 5%
Arguably looked second best when fourth here (3m2f) this month; still unexposed
14	Noah's Light Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Richenda Ford	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Richenda Ford	142	tp	37-2P5	70	101	57	16d	—	—	+1	6.4	18/1 5%
0-14 over fences; ran okay over 3m2f here recently but others have more pressing claims
7	Pawpaw Bay J:Richie McLernon T:D J Jeffreys	J:Richie McLernon T:D J Jeffreys	158	t	PPP-83	86	95	41	25d	—	—	+6	10.3	18/1 5%
Latest run offers a ray of hope but he has basically become very disappointing
10	Firefly Lane Bay J:Angus Cheleda(3) T:Jimmy Frost	J:Angus Cheleda(3) T:Jimmy Frost	149	t	6P422-	77	99	89	104d	—	—	+11	16.2	18/1 5%
0-4 over fences but ended last season with two pretty good seconds on soft ground
11	Miss Fedora Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	149	—	P-4679	77	109	96	14d	—	—	+4	7.7	28/1 3%
Made a fairly encouraging chase debut in May but subsequent form is underwhelming
4	Ayepaddy Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Claire Hitch	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Claire Hitch	162	—	743F/3	90	94	47	26d	—	—	+11	13.8	33/1 3%
Ex-French veteran; very respectable third over 3m2f here on recent stable debut
8	Caitlin's Court Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Jimmy Frost	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Jimmy Frost	155	tb	67P-P6	83	-	-	16d	—	—	+7	8.8	40/1 2%
Course winner over hurdles in 2023 but badly out of form this year; chase debut today
9	Layerthorpe Bay J:Ben Jones T:Debra Hamer	J:Ben Jones T:Debra Hamer	155	p	P26/5-	83	-	-	112d	—	—	+6	9.1	50/1 2%
Veteran who has been very lightly raced in recent years; current ability tricky to gauge
5	Chabadatika Grey J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Syd Hosie	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Syd Hosie	162	b	5P-7PP	90	-	-	7d	—	—	+9	10.3	100/1 1%
Pulled up in her first two chases and can't be recommended here
NR	Holerday Ridge Bay J:TBC T:Claire Hitch	J: T:Claire Hitch	168	t	7134-P	96	103	60	26d	—	—	—	11.5	—
Won in spring 2023 but has lost his way since; others have much less to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Limerick Leader	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4
Belgarum	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1
Testflight	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lelant	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Berlais Du George	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Radharc Na Slaine	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Noah's Light	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Pawpaw	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Firefly Lane	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Miss Fedora	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Ayepaddy	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Caitlin's Court	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Layerthorpe	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Chabadatika	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Limerick Leader

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Firefly Lane

16.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Belgarum

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Lelant

13.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ayepaddy

13.8

OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Holerday Ridge

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pawpaw

10.3

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Chabadatika

10.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Layerthorpe

9.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Testflight

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Caitlin's Court

8.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Miss Fedora

7.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Berlais Du George

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Radharc Na Slaine

6.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Noah's Light

6.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lelant	96	101	78
Holerday Ridge	96	103	60
Limerick Leader	90	110	88
Ayepaddy	90	94	47
Chabadatika	90	—	—
Belgarum	89	109	89
Pawpaw	86	95	41
Caitlin's Court	83	—	—
Layerthorpe	83	—	—
Firefly Lane	77	99	89
Miss Fedora	77	109	96
Berlais Du George	74	108	86
Radharc Na Slaine	71	98	35
Testflight	70	96	—
Noah's Light	70	101	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chabadatika	7d ago	Quick return
Miss Fedora	14d ago	Fit
Radharc Na Slaine	16d ago	Fit
Noah's Light	16d ago	Fit
Caitlin's Court	16d ago	Fit
Testflight	20d ago	Fit
Pawpaw	25d ago	Fit
Belgarum	26d ago	Fit
Ayepaddy	26d ago	Fit
Holerday Ridge	26d ago	Fit
Lelant	46d ago	Fresh
Berlais Du George	49d ago	Fresh
Limerick Leader	66d ago	Fresh
Firefly Lane	104d ago	Long break
Layerthorpe	112d ago	Long break