Full Result 4.05 Newton Abbot | 21 August 2021

Paul Sherriff Happy Retirement Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m4f216yds) 2m5f Good 16 fences

1st £3,594.36 2nd £1,655.94 3rd £827.64 4th £414.48 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Diligent (FR) 3/1F Kieren Buckley ⁷ Nigel Hawke	Kieren Buckley ⁷ Nigel Hawke	8	1110 h	122	90	143	–
br g Kapgarde (FR) - Rapide I (FR) (Assessor)
Prominent, led after 2nd, soon 5 lengths ahead, went further clear going easily 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on strongly run-in (tchd 11/4)

2 27	10. Take Em Out (IRE) 6/1 Ben Jones Dai Burchell	Ben Jones Dai Burchell	9	101 t	92	33	93	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Toorah Laura La (USA) (Black Minnaloushe)
Prominent, soon chased leaders, went second 4 out, ridden and lost ground before 2 out, mistake last, kept on run-in, no match for winner (op 8/1)

3 3 [30]	6. Nikap (FR) 9/1 David Noonan Nigel Hawke	David Noonan Nigel Hawke	7	117 tp¹	112	50	109	–
b m Kapgarde (FR) - Nika Glitters (FR) (Nikos)
Held up in last, headway 4 out, went modest third after 3 out, wandered around approaching last, no extra run-in (op 10/1)

4 5 [35]	4. Galileo Silver (IRE) 18/5 Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas	Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas	6	1112 p	117	50	108	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Famous (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Midfield, headway 10th, mistake 11th, went third 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

5 13 [48]	7. Rizzardo 20/1 Jordan Nailor ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jordan Nailor ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	112	110	30	88	–
gr g Tikkanen (USA) - Last Spruce (USA) (Big Spruce)
Led, headed and chased leader after 2nd, weakened 4 out (vet said gelding lost right hind shoe) (tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)

6 20 [68]	9. Blaze A Trail (IRE) 12/1 Connor Brace John Flint	Connor Brace John Flint	7	1013	104	3	64	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Bright Blaze (IRE) (Shernazar)
Midfield, ridden and weakened before 3 out (vet said gelding lost right hind shoe) (tchd 16/1)

7 44 [112]	8. Jarlath 15/2 Kevin Jones ³ Seamus Mullins	Kevin Jones ³ Seamus Mullins	10	110	108	–	29	–
b g Norse Dancer (IRE) - Blue Lullaby (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Always towards rear, lost touch 12th (vet said gelding lost its right fore shoe) (op 17/2)

PU	2. Lord Bryan (IRE) 12/1 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	10	123 tp	122	–	–	–
b g Brian Boru - Run Cat (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Chased leaders, lost position 8th, lost touch 10th, pulled up before 11th (vet said gelding lost left hind shoe) (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

PU	5. Cheltenam De Vaige (FR) 14/1 Mr Tom Broughton ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	Mr Tom Broughton ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	9	112	114	–	–	–
b g Forestier (FR) - Ratina De Vaige (FR) (April Night)
Always towards rear, lost touch 12th, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4 out (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 11/1)

PU	3. Lord Schnapps (FR) 12/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	8	1112 t	117	–	–	–
b g Apsis - Nithaelle (FR) (Green Tune)
Midfield, lost ground and ridden after 9th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 11th (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good going on this occasion, which was changed to soft after this race, and would prefer a quicker surface; vet said gelding had a wound on its left hind heel) (op 10/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:05:58 Winning time: 5m 22.95s (slow by 20.95s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: The Devon Diamond Friends (Diligent) 1st breeder: Michel Parreau-Delhote
2nd owner: The Bill & Ben Partnership (Take Em Out)
3rd owner: Kapinhand (Nikap)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.90 £2.40 £2.30 Ex: £26.20 CSF: £22.13 Tricast: £146.46 Trifecta: £223.90

4:05 Newton Abbot 21 Aug 2021

Paul Sherriff Happy Retirement Handicap Chase