Coast And Country Estate Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

16:30

Date 2025-05-14

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,812

Winning Time 5m 4.47s (slow by 2.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Opening Bid (GB) Callum Pritchard · Chris Down	2/1F	Won
2nd	Somespring Special (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	100/30	6

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sherborne (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	9/4
Fell	Time To Bite (IRE) David Noonan · Chris Honour	7/2

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
5	Time To Bite Bay J:David Noonan T:Chris Honour	J:David Noonan T:Chris Honour	154	b	7115-1	106	124	109	9d	—	—	+7	31.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
7lb penalty puts him on a career-high mark at the age of ten but can still threaten
2	Somespring Special Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	168	t	54012-	120	125	114	27d	—	—	+11	37.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Good run in defeat at Cheltenham a month ago and this longer trip won't be an issue
1	Opening Bid Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Chris Down	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Chris Down	169	p	5194-2	121	125	117	11d	—	—	+4	30.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Good return from a break; hard to knock, other than the handicapper knowing all about him
3	Sherborne Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	164	t	24141-	116	124	105	33d	—	—	+17	39.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Winning for a third time over fences when doing it fairly comfortably at Fontwell; up 3lb
NR	Paddy De Pole Bay J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	163	p	13332-	115	-	-	247d	—	—	—	27.8	—	—
Progressive profile over hurdles last year and highly likely to pay his way over fences

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Time To Bite	11/4	3/1	11/4
Somespring Special	10/3	3/1	3/1
Opening Bid	9/4	9/4	9/4
Sherborne	11/4	5/2	11/4
Paddy De Pole	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sherborne

39.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 16 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Somespring Special

37.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 12 Odds: 8

10/3

3rd

Time To Bite

31.3

OR: 14 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Opening Bid

30.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 5 Odds: 8

9/4

Paddy De Pole

27.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Opening Bid	121	125	117
Somespring Special	120	125	114
Sherborne	116	124	105
Paddy De Pole	115	—	—
Time To Bite	106	124	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Time To Bite	9d ago	Quick return
Opening Bid	11d ago	Quick return
Somespring Special	27d ago	Fit
Sherborne	33d ago	Fit
Paddy De Pole	247d ago	Long break