Hugh Michelmore Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Newton Abbot · Wednesday, 27 May · 17:53
· 3m 1f 170y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:53
Off time
4
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
RICKETY BRIDGE (FR
🥈 Second
SNIPE (IRE
🥉 Third
TIME TO BITE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.10
11/10
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
11
10/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Snipe (G)
[P]
Two hunter chase wins this year and also a creditable sixth in the Aintree Foxhunter last month. Well treated on old exploits if he can carry that good form back into handicaps.
|
871416- | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 9 | 76.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Certainly Red (G) | 3421P/3- | M Goldstein | Mrs L Richards | 12 | 77.1 kg | — |
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Time To Bite (G)
[B]
Six chase wins since March 2025 include 2 over 21f here. Back to winning ways in veterans event at Fakenham (3m, good) 23 days ago but this slightly longer trip now isn't sure to play to his strengths.
|
14132-1 | Bryan Carver | C Honour | 11 | 75.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 3 | — |
Blackjack Magic (G)
[BT]
Winner of the Badger Beers at Wincanton in 2023 but lightly raced and mainly below par since, coming in a well-held fourth of 5 in Carlisle veterans event (3m, good to soft) when last seen in March.
|
PPP/544- | Chad Bament | A J Honeyball | 11 | 74.8 kg |
11
10/1
Paddy… 9.50
Betfa… 9
Sky B… 9
|
| — | 4 | — | Authorised Speed (G) | 8F3F45/ | — | G & J Moore | 9 | 72.6 kg | — |
| — | 4 | — |
Moroder (G)
[B]
Dual winner of the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster but is hard to catch right nowadays. Did stop the slide when second over 3½m at Taunton last time but no he's no good thing to back it up.
|
PP3P42- | James Best | J W Mullins | 12 | 73 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Rickety Bridge (G)
FAV
[P]
Point winner/successful hurdler who looked a natural when making a winning start to his chase career over C&D (good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Was in command from some way out and a 3 lb nudge doesn't look enough to stop him.
|
4P/04-11 | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 7 | 69.4 kg |
2.10
11/10
|
| — | 7 | — | Clotilda (M) | 622F32- | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 5 | 67.1 kg | — |
| — | 8 | — | Sea Invasion (G) | 63851-4 | — | A J Honeyball | 8 | 66.7 kg | — |
| — | 10 | — | Fever Dream (G) | 554215- | — | Christian Williams | 8 | 65.8 kg | — |
| — | 11 | — | Belgarum (G) | 135PP-1 | Freddie Gingell | J Tizzard | 8 | 63.5 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Rickety Bridge (11/10), Time To Bite (10/3), Snipe (5/1), Moroder (9/1), Blackjack Magic (10/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7922.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3645.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1822.0 GBP |
| P4 | 912.0 GBP |
| P5 | 454.0 GBP |