15:20 Exeter

Tuesday 11 April 2017

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Exeter Audi Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 40.10s

1^st

Meldrum Lad

812-4

9/4f

T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 11th, not fluent 4 out, challenging when bumped next, led 2 out, shaken up and stayed on well, comfortably op 2/1 tchd 11/4

2^nd

2 ¾

Triple Chief

611-8

8/1

T: C J DownJ: C Gethings (3)

Held up, headway 8th, challenged 11th, led and jumped left 3 out, headed next, held after,hung right and stayed on flat

3^rd

Golan Dancer

911-7

6/1

T: J D FrostJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, every chance when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner after next, stayed on same pace flat op 7/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

3 ½

Tikkapick

711-4

11/2

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader until 2nd, 2nd again before 8th, led after 9th, headed 3 out, no extra flat op 13/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

Nancy's Trix

811-12

5/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in mid-division, ridden after 7th, not fluent and struggling from next op 3/1

6^th

Champagne Benefit

811-0

14/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Led, mistake 3rd, headed next, outpaced after 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 11/1

7^th

Chief Bottlewasher

611-4

100/1

T: A SadikJ: Lee Edwards

Held up on outside, mistake and struggling from 7th, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Get Ready Freddy

710-7

16/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: G Sheehan

Tracked leader 2nd, led 4th, headed after 9th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.30, £1.70, £1.90EX:£17.60Trifecta:£63.80Tricast:£94.28SF:£20.30Swingers:£3.40, £4.50, £1.40

Forecasts

Meldrum Lad (9/4), Nancy's Trix (5/2), Tikkapick (11/2), Golan Dancer (6/1), Triple Chief (8/1), Champagne Benefit (14/1), Get Ready Freddy (16/1), Chief Bottlewasher (100/1)

Little strength in depth here and, on the face of it, an ideal opportunity for Meldrum Lad to follow up last week's Huntingdon success. That said, his odds are likely to be cramped and it may pay to take him on with chasing debutant NANCY'S TRIX who starts out for an in-form new yard off a potentially handy mark considering she has won a point-to-point. Golan Dancer should also be competitive.