15 Apr 2017 15:05 Newton Abbot
Winner: £18,500 (Penalty: £11,710); Distance: 2m 4f 216y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Frank Loosemore Memorial Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Fox Appeal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
451F66 / 12 |
Jump (13) | Nick Scholfield | Miss E C Lavelle The Hawk Inn Syndicate… |
3/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, 3rd 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, stayed on gamely to assert soon after the last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 2½ L |
Orbasa (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
22-P823 / 7 |
Flat (962), Jump (45) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Ditcheat Thoroughbreds… |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd 10th, led next, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, 2nd again before next, driven and every chance from 2 out until no extra from last | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 16 L |
Al Alfa (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
13P0-41 / 10 |
Jump (323) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr James Drummond |
7/2 | |
| tracked leader, led after 2nd until not fluent and headed 6th, chased leader until 10th, chased leading pair until 4 out, left modest 3rd and hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 26 L |
Abidjan (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
5-12F05 / 7 |
Jump (12) | David England | D Skelton Axom L |
5/1 | |
| mistakes always in rear, went right and blundered 8th, tailing off when blundered 4 out, went modest 4th after 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 11 L |
Gabrial The Great (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
133415 / 8 |
Flat (1073), Jump (170) |
David Noonan | D Pipe Paul & Clare Rooney |
8/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, tried to refuse 2 out and lost modest 4th soon after | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Cold March (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
U5-551P / 9 |
Flat (1518), Jump (30) |
G Sheehan | Miss V Williams Kate & Andrew Brooks |
0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
FE |
5 |
| - |
Fear Glic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
36-611P / 12 |
Jump (175) | James Best | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J Du Plessis… |
10/1 | |
| led until after 2nd, chased leader, hit next, led again 6th, went right 8th, blundered next, headed 11th, chased leader until led again 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd when fell 2 out | ||||||||||