15:50 Exeter

Friday 25 February 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5016:20

Virgin Bet Devon National Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 6f 153y  |   Soft  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:52  |   Winning time: 8m 9.38s
1st
Horse silk
3
20/1
T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver (3)
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 10th, went 2nd 2 out, led before the last, stayed on well to go clear run-in op 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
7
8/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 17th, led 4 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
14/1
T: P GundryJ: Rex Dingle
Soon towards rear, rallied from 4 out, stayed on into 3rd before the last op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
9 ½
1
15/2
T: Nicky MartinJ: David Prichard (5)
Led before 2nd, made most after until headed 15th, in front again 17th until 4 out, lost 2nd 2 out, no extra in 4th before the last op 7/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
1111-11
10/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (7)
Raced wide in mid-division, lost place and towards rear when hit 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 11/1
PU
Horse silk
4
16/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Always towards rear, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
11/2j
T: R Mitford-SladeJ: James Best
Slight lead until 2nd, chased leaders, pushed along after 17th, ridden before 4 out, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
8
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, ridden and weakened 15th, tailed off and pulled up after 17th op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
9
810-6
16/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Ben Jones
Towards rear when mistake 15th, struggling in rear before 17th, tailed off and pulled up soon after op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
10
7/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: James Bowen
Towards rear, closer in mid-division, 10th, weakened 17th, tailed off when bad mistake 4 out, pulled up before next op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
11
66/1
T: D PipeJ: Phillip Armson (7)
Towards rear, closer in mid-division before 7th, headway chasing leaders before 14th, weakened before 4 out, blundered and pulled up after next
PU
Horse silk
12
10/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Raced wide, chasing leaders when blundered 1st, lost place and in mid-division before 7th, ridden and weakened after 14th, tailed off when mistake 17th, pulled up soon after tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
13
11/2j
T: T H WestonJ: Luke Scott (7)
Chased leader, led 14th until 17th, chased leader until pushed along turning in, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 11/1 tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.00Pl:£5.50, £2.50, £5.50EX:£203.60Trifecta:£4,631.60Tricast:£2,343.43SF:£177.42Swingers:£36.20, £53.90, £20.60

Forecasts

Samuel Jackson (11/2), The Late Legend (11/2), Pemberley (13/2), Wayfinder (7/1), The Two Amigos (15/2), Classic Ben (8/1), Who's In The Box (10/1), Snuff Box (10/1), Dawson City (14/1), Truckin Away (16/1), Volcano (16/1), Captain Drake (20/1), Red Happy (66/1)

Verdict

Though he hasn't got his head in front for a while, CLASSIC BEN was going great guns in front when coming down 3 out here last time and, off the same career-low mark, he is taken to gain compensation. Snuff Box is respected in his hat-trick bid with Lucy Turner's claim negating the penalty he incurred for his recent Lingfield success, but Pemberley and Wayfinder rate the main dangers.

  1. CLASSIC BEN (IRE)
  2. PEMBERLEY (IRE)
  3. WAYFINDER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Samuel Jackson
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 9
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,853.002nd: £5,921.003rd: £2,959.004th: £1,482.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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