St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

19:57

St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase

Date 2025-06-24

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 20.60s (slow by 18.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Limerick Leader (FR) James Bowen · Alison Thorpe	11/10F	Won
2nd	Great d'Ange (FR) Tom Broughton · Barry Brennan	6/1	.5
3rd	Slievegar (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	4/1	1.75
4th	Romanor (GB) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	4/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Trapista (FR) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	11/1

Runners (6)

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
6	Limerick Leader Bay J:James Bowen T:Alison Thorpe	J:James Bowen T:Alison Thorpe	156	v	433P-2	96	111	94	20d	—	—	-10	29	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Went close over C&D when back over fences three weeks ago; nudged up only 1lb
3	Romanor Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	160	—	674-22	100	115	108	24d	—	—	-1	18.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Quirky veteran; good second at Stratford last month; very well suited by this track
4	Slievegar Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	159	t	32PP-2	99	111	105	34d	—	—	+5	22.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Back in much better nick when second at Warwick last month, after a break; respected
2	Trapista Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	—	FP3-24	103	113	62	23d	—	—	+4	16.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ran okay in small field last month but generally very disappointing since the autumn
1	Great d'Ange Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Barry Brennan	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Barry Brennan	165	tp	23P-4P	105	113	-	3d	—	—	+6	16.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Course winner last summer; needs to bounce back quickly from poor run on Friday
NR	Dancingontheedge Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	158	tp	2432-4	98	111	100	41d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Looked stretched by 3m2f here last month; still lightly raced over fences; a player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Limerick Leader	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Romanor	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Slievegar	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Trapista	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Great d'Ange	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Dancingontheedge	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Limerick Leader

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 12.5

6/4

2nd

Slievegar

22.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Romanor

18.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Trapista

16.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Great d'Ange

16.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Dancingontheedge

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Great d'Ange	105	113	—
Trapista	103	113	62
Romanor	100	115	108
Slievegar	99	111	105
Dancingontheedge	98	111	100
Limerick Leader	96	111	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Great d'Ange	3d ago	Quick return
Limerick Leader	20d ago	Fit
Trapista	23d ago	Fit
Romanor	24d ago	Fit
Slievegar	34d ago	Fit
Dancingontheedge	41d ago	Fit