May 13 / 20.00 Newton Abbot

20.00

Good

Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £3079.8
  • 3m 1f 170y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/15 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.30

Form: /1140-

Last run: 34 days

W: 12st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Useful handicapper; easy winner of two hunter chases before a commendable fourth in the big one at the Cheltenham Festival; he was only 17-2 for the Aintree version but never emerged from midfield; entitled to take care of these.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

13th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:00 Newton Abbot

Golden Son

12st 8lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Paul Nicholls

Useful handicapper; easy winner of two hunter chases before a commendable fourth in the big one at the Cheltenham Festival; he was only 17-2 for the Aintree version but never emerged from midfield; entitled to take care of these.

8/15

12th

11

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Golden Son

12st 0lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Paul Nicholls

Useful handicapper who posted easy wins this year in his first two hunter chases (3m/2m7f, good to soft/heavy); 14l fourth at the Cheltenham Festival last month (3m2f, good to soft) so has work to do with some of these, but he was left behind up the hill and is not ruled out back down in trip.

12/1

4th

5

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Golden Son

12st 0lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Paul Nicholls

Returned from ten months off to win hunter chases at Warwick (3m, good to soft) and Taunton (2m7f, heavy); not remotely pressed on either occasion and the RPRs were highly respectable; Paul Nicholls has won this four times and this 8yo could be interesting, provided he lasts home.

14/1

7/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 4PP/5- D

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Made it 6-7 in points with recent short-priced wins over 3m and 4m, and she's won hunter chases at Taunton and Cheltenham; appeals as the main danger to Golden Son.
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2nd

6

13th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:00 Newton Abbot

Regatta De Blanc

11st 7lb

J: Mr Charlie Marshall

T: Will Biddick

Made it 6-7 in points with recent short-priced wins over 3m and 4m, and she's won hunter chases at Taunton and Cheltenham; appeals as the main danger to Golden Son.

7/4

5th

4

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

17:16 Newbury

Regatta De Blanc

11st 13lb

J: Mr Joshua Newman

T: Will Biddick

Bang in form when runner-up in this two years ago and later that year finished second in a 3m handicap chase at Ascot for Paul Nicholls; however, signed off for him on a downer and December's point run was none too promising; revival needed in the new cheekpieces.

20/1

1

6th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 3

16:20 Wincanton

Regatta De Blanc

11st 9lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Promising pointer/hunter chaser last term and ran really well when second on handicap chase debut at Ascot (3m, good) in November; hasn't kicked on and was pulled up at Windsor (3m4f, soft) last time, but she could bounce back with a big run now back on better ground and back down in trip.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 75PP3-

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Recent point winner but a modest performer under rules these days and his Ludlow third was remote.
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7th

6

26th Jun 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

18:33 Bangor-on-Dee

Est Illic

10st 11lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Won three-runner point in April but struggled when back in a handicap chase three weeks ago, and this veteran needs to respond very positively to a change of headgear (usually wears cheekpieces).

33/1

10th

10

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:20 Worcester

Est Illic

10st 7lb

J: Miss Jess Stewart

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Point winner in April but his rules form is modest; although placed under Jess Stewart on both recent runs in hunter chases, he's been well held; needs to find plenty more back in handicap company.

100/1

3rd

2

13th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:00 Newton Abbot

Est Illic

12st 0lb

J: Miss Jess Stewart

T: Ryan Bradford

Recent point winner but a modest performer under rules these days and his Ludlow third was remote.

40/1

Form: /243-3

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Beaten between 17l and 33l in his last three hunter chases, getting outpaced at trips from 2m5f to 3m1f; tongue-tie is now added; probably playing for minor money.
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4th

4

13th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:00 Newton Abbot

High Game Royal

12st 0lb

J: Mr Nicholas Romain

T: Mrs R A Romain

Beaten between 17l and 33l in his last three hunter chases, getting outpaced at trips from 2m5f to 3m1f; tongue-tie is now added; probably playing for minor money.

16/1

3rd

2

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

17:40 Warwick

High Game Royal

12st 0lb

J: Mr Nicholas Romain

T: Mrs R A Romain

Outpaced on all four starts this year, latterly in hunter chases at Stratford (2m5f) and Exeter (3m), on which evidence the marathon on this card might have been a more comfortable fit; others are more persuasive.

20/1

3rd

8

7th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 54y

Class 4

17:10 Exeter

High Game Royal

11st 12lb

J: Mr Nicholas Romain

T: Mrs R A Romain

Won over hurdles in 2023 for the Hobbs/White operation; beaten in two points before finishing well held at Stratford recently.

20/1

Form: 47P/P/

Last run: 1092 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
This is a belated first run over regulation fences and he's only 1-15 in points; looks outclassed.
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3

13th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:00 Newton Abbot

Fongs Way

12st 0lb

J: Mr Michael Treneer

T: Miss Jessica Jayne Fereday-Jones

This is a belated first run over regulation fences and he's only 1-15 in points; looks outclassed.

50/1

9

17th May 2023

Soft

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

14:05 Newton Abbot

Fongs Way

10st 3lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Jimmy Frost

Ran reasonably on occasions but unplaced in all nine hurdle starts in Ireland; stable debut after five months off and best watched.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £1.80
Straight Forecast £2.22
Trifecta £9.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Golden Son

Telegraph:

Regatta De Blanc

The Star:

Regatta De Blanc

RP RATINGS:

Golden Son

TOPSPEED:

Golden Son

POSTDATA:

Golden Son

WEST COUNTRY:

Golden Son

The Times:

Golden Son

The Guardian:

Golden Son

Daily Mail:

Golden Son

D Express:

Golden Son

Daily Mirror:

Golden Son

The Sun:

Golden Son

Daily Record:

Golden Son