15:15 Exeter

Friday 4 December 2020

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Close Brothers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 8m 11.48s

1^st

Findusatgorcombe

810-0

16/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost

Tracked leader, led 3rd, headed narrowly 7th, close up when ridden before 4 out, led approaching 2 out, headed before last, stayed on strongly under pressure to lead final strides

2^nd

Dawson City

1111-9

6/1

T: P GundryJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Held up in touch, ridden before 4 out, chased leader 2 out, driven to lead narrowly last, stayed on flat, headed final strides op 11/2

3^rd

Dancing Shadow

1111-9

14/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: James Best

Led, headed 3rd, led 7th, narrow advantage turning for home, ridden before 3 out, headed before 2 out, kept on from last

4^th

Lithic

911-10

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in rear, headway on outside turning for home, ridden after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, stayed on under pressure before last, stayed on flat op 7/1

5^th

2 ¼

Holdbacktheriver

811-6

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Midfield, chased leaders 7th, ridden before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, one pace op 22/1

6^th

Sizing Cusimano

711-4

9/2f

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up towards rear, awkward 2nd, headway on outside into midfield back straight, ridden behind leaders 4 out, in touch 2 out, weakened before last

7^th

9 ½

Petite Power

1111-12

11/2

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (7)

Midfield, ridden and lost place end of back straight, well held 4 out, no extra

8^th

Some Detail

611-7

5/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Held up towards rear, midfield 6th, pushed along 8th, towards rear 9th, ridden into midfield end of back straight, lost touch when not fluent 3 out, weakened from 2 out

Also Ran

Ballymalin

1011-7

22/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, ridden and weakened end of back straight, well beaten when pulled up before 4 out

Bermeo

911-2

8/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)

Midfield, jumped left 5th, not fluent 9th, ridden and lost place back straight, detached before 4 out, well adrift when tired jump 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1

Buster Edwards

711-1

16/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, ridden and lost touch back straight, well adrift 3 out, tailed off 2 out, pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Big Difference¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: Luca Morgan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.90Pl:£2.60, £2.20, £3.10EX:£115.00Trifecta:£1,064.60Tricast:£1,382.98SF:£106.90Swingers:£17.10, £25.30, £12.80

Forecasts

Sizing Cusimano (9/2), Some Detail (5/1), Petite Power (11/2), Big Difference (11/2), Dawson City (6/1), Lithic (8/1), Bermeo (8/1), Dancing Shadow (14/1), Findusatgorcombe (16/1), Buster Edwards (16/1), Ballymalin (22/1), Holdbacktheriver (25/1)

A wide-open staying handicap chase with the vote in favour of BIG DIFFERENCE. A low-mileage 6-y-o, he has twice shaped well in hitting the frame this season and the return to this marathon trip may well unlock further progress from Ben Pauling's charge. Sizing Cusimano and Lithic can also get involved, whilst Some Detail is also worth a look now faced with a thorough test of stamina.

BIG DIFFERENCE (IRE)
SIZING CUSIMANO
SOME DETAIL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Belle Empress

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 8

J: Ben Jones | T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,996.002nd: £3,816.003rd: £1,908.004th: £954.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00