Royal Navy And Royal Marine Charity Handicap Chase – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

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Royal Navy And Royal Marine Charity Handicap Chase

Date 2025-08-21

Distance 3m1f170y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 6m 37.21s (slow by 20.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Blackacre (GB) J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	Adam Wedge / Evan Williams	—	6/4F	0
2nd	Just A Memory (FR) J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	Jack Andrews / T Ellis	—	15/2	8
3rd	Cave Article (IRE) J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	Jack Tudor / Christian Williams	—	3/1	13
4th	Ryder's Rock (GB) J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	Freddie Gingell / Joe Tizzard	—	4/1	39

Non-Runners / Other

Firefly Lane (IRE)

6/1

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7	Blackacre b J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	142	v	3523-6	68	102	86	91d	—	—	-23	17.8	5/4 44%
Reverts to chasing on workable mark but others have less to prove than this 16-race maiden
2	Cave Article b J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	162	—	1-3146	88	100	86	27d	—	—	+2	22.7	10/3 23%
Three-time chase winner; has conditions to suit here but needs to better last two runs
4	Ryder's Rock b J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	158	t	U4P-14	84	98	88	72d	—	—	-4	13.5	9/2 18%
Won from unlikely position here (2m5f) in May but the form looks rather dubious
6	Firefly Lane b J:Ben Godfrey T:Jimmy Frost	J:Ben Godfrey T:Jimmy Frost	145	t	033-PF	71	100	-	32d	—	—	-3	8.6	6/1 14%
Has mixed record since course win in September but is 5lb lower now; could have a say
1	Just A Memory b J:Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	168	—	25P-57	94	94	55	28d	—	—	+6	13.1	10/1 9%
Safely held in first two chases but not without some encouragement; moves up in trip here
NR	My Girl Katie b J:TBC T:Grace Harris	J: T:Grace Harris	159	—	114121	85	100	87	3d	—	—	—	29.3	—
Darted clear at Stratford on Monday; now 2-4 since rules return; respected under penalty
NR	Mini Fortune b J:NON-RUNNER T:Thomas Faulkner	J:NON-RUNNER T:Thomas Faulkner	147	p	443-43	73	-	-	36d	—	—	—	5.8	—
Ran big race before fading into third at Uttoxeter last month; likely contender again here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Blackacre	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/5	5/4
Cave Article	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Ryder's Rock	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Firefly Lane	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Just A Memory	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
My Girl Katie	-	-	-	-	-
Mini Fortune	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

My Girl Katie

29.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 20.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Cave Article

22.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Blackacre

17.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

5/4

Ryder's Rock

13.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Just A Memory

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Firefly Lane

8.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Mini Fortune

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Just A Memory Top Rated	94	94	55
Cave Article	88	100	86
My Girl Katie	85	100	87
Ryder's Rock	84	98	88
Mini Fortune	73	—	—
Firefly Lane	71	100	—
Blackacre	68	102	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
My Girl Katie	3d ago	Quick return
Cave Article	27d ago	Fit
Just A Memory	28d ago	Fit
Firefly Lane	32d ago	Fit
Mini Fortune	36d ago	Fit
Ryder's Rock	72d ago	Fresh
Blackacre	91d ago	Long break

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