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Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase

Newton Abbot · 21 September 2018
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m 1f 170y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Top Chief (GB) (6/1) won the Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot on 21 September 2018, beating Scoop The Pot (IRE) by half a length under Angus Cheleda for trainer Colin Tizzard. 10 ran on Good To Soft going over 3m 1f 170y; the winning time was 6m 37.10s (slow by 20.10s). The 3/1 favourite, Scoop The Pot (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten half a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Top Chief (GB)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 101AKTB Speed 88B J: Angus Cheleda T: Colin Tizzard
Won by half a lengthFav: Scoop The Pot (IRE) 3/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Top Chief (GB) tp 10g Angus Cheleda(10) Colin Tizzard 9-4 99101A88B 6:37.10 8,355.60 6/1
2nd Scoop The Pot (IRE) t 8g ½ Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-12 125136A88B 6:37.21 2,468.40 3/1 fav
3rd Calin Du Brizais (FR) b 7g ¾ Kieren Buckley(7) Nigel Hawke 10-11 117120A88B 6:37.38 1,234.20 16/1
4th Sporting Boy (IRE) tb 10g 3¾ Brendan Powell Johnny Farrelly 11-9 122128A86B 6:38.21 617.76 10/1
5th Aunty Ann (IRE) 7m 20 Jordan Nailor(7) Charlie Longsdon 11-5 125101A74B 6:42.66 350 9/2
6th Exxaro (IRE) b 8g 6 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard 11-12 125103C71C 6:43.99 350 14/1
7th Moorlands George (GB) t 10g 6 Nico de Boinville Jeremy Scott 10-9 10886C67C 6:45.32 350 8/1
8th Kings Temptation (GB) t 6g 8 Sam Twiston-Davies Ben Case 10-12 11189C63C 6:47.10 350 5/1
PU Fair Exchange (IRE) p 8g — Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 12-0 127—— — — 20/1
PU Allez Jacques (IRE) 6g — Adam Wedge Emma Lavelle 11-3 116—— — — 11/1

Winning time 6m 37.10s (slow by 20.10s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 6m 31.66s. This race ran 5.44s (1.4% slower); the day's other races here ran 0.1% faster (N 5). Net of the day: 1.5% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Mercers Court (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (8 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot in 2018?
Top Chief (GB) won the Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot on 21 September 2018, ridden by Angus Cheleda and trained by Colin Tizzard.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot?
1st Top Chief (GB) (6/1), 2nd Scoop The Pot (IRE) (3/1F), 3rd Calin Du Brizais (FR) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot?
Top Chief (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot?
10 horses ran in the 2018 Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot. Non-runners: Mercers Court (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2018 Devondale Electrical Handicap Chase at Newton Abbot?
The winning time was 6m 37.10s (slow by 20.10s).

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