← Horse Racing · Newton Abbot · Wed 13 May

St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase (GBB Race).

Newton Abbot · Wednesday, 13 May · 21:30 · 3m 1f 170y · Class 3 · TURF

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Status

18:30

Off time

Runners

Good

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

VIROFLAY (FR

🥈 Second

CERTAINLY RED

            #2 · 6
          

🥉 Third

HOE JOLY SMOKE

            #3 · 2.38
          

Market prediction · 4 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Viroflay

1.83

5/6

02 · 🥈 2nd

Hoe Joly Smoke

2.38

11/8

03 · 🥉 3rd

Certainly Red

6

5/1

04 · —

Lord Baddesley

8.50

15/2

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Viroflay (G) FAV Off the mark in handicaps at the third attempt at Kempton (3m) in December. Didn't jump with his usual fluency over the different fences in the Topham last month but this is easier and he could take some pegging back.	Miss O Nicholls	P F Nicholls	9	76.2 kg	1.83 5/6
—	2	—	Certainly Red (G) [P] Ran really well following 15 months on the sidelines when third in useful 3m Sandown handicap in March, holding on gamely for a place despite a bad mistake 2 out. Clearly retains plenty of ability and enthusiasm and got to be respected in …	M Goldstein	Mrs L Richards	12	74.8 kg	6 5/1
2nd	3	—	Hoe Joly Smoke (G) [T] Good third in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November but not the most robust and has usually flattered to deceive again since, faltering quickly back from another breathing operation at Ayr last month. Longer trip fine but he's ris…	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	8	70.8 kg	2.38 11/8
3rd	4	—	Lord Baddesley (G) [TV1] Winning return in 3-runner handicap chase at Newbury (2½m) in November but has found things tougher since, well beaten in another veterans' handicap at Fakenham last week fitted with in first-time cheekpieces. Unproven over this far and tr…	Sam Twiston-Davies	A J Honeyball	11	68 kg	8.50 15/2

Betting forecast: Viroflay (5/6), Hoe Joly Smoke (11/8), Certainly Red (5/1), Lord Baddesley (15/2)