16:40 Exeter

Friday 11 March 2022

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:40

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 6m 50.30s

1^st

Wind Tor

1011-1

7/2

T: P GundryJ: Miss Chloe Emsley (7)

Held up in 6th, good headway out wide before 3 out (normal 4 out), went 2nd going well omitted 3 out, led approaching the last, shaken up and stayed on well run-in op 4/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Kestrel Valley

810-13

11/2

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Led until 4th, chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, 2nd again 9th until next, went 2nd again home turn, led 3 out (normal 4 out), headed approaching the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in op 8/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Timely Gift

910-1

6/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd 6th until 9th, 2nd again next, led 12th, headed 3 out (normal 4 out), lost 2nd next, ridden and no extra in 3rd between last two op 5/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Bellamy's Grey

1011-3

12/1

T: C J GrayJ: M G Nolan

Soon well behind, plugged on into modest 4th at the last tchd 14/1

5^th

7 ½

Give Us A Swig

711-5

9/4f

T: S CurranJ: J R Wildman (7)

Held up tracking leaders in 5th, closer in 4th at 14th, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out (normal 4 out), ridden and beaten omitted 3 out op 11/4 tchd 2/1

6^th

Ballybreen

911-12

6/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mr Lewis Gordon (7)

Tracked leader, led before 4th, 8th , pecked and headed 12th, chased leader until ridden after next, weakened turning in, tailed off op 7/2

Also Ran

Jurys Out

911-0

12/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Raced widest in 4th, weakened after 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (normal 4 out) op 9/1

Kind Witness

910-13

33/1

T: B LundJ: Ben Godfrey (3)

Off the pace in last pair, pushed along before 3 out (normal 3 out), never on terms, tailed off and pulled up omitted 3 out op 28/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Calarules¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

King Orry¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Sean Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.50, £1.50, £1.90EX:£20.30Trifecta:£79.60Tricast:£111.32SF:£23.53Swingers:£3.70, £4.50, £4.90

Forecasts

Give Us A Swig (9/4), Wind Tor (7/2), Kestrel Valley (11/2), King Orry (11/2), Timely Gift (6/1), Ballybreen (6/1), Bellamy's Grey (12/1), Jurys Out (12/1), Calarules (14/1), Kind Witness (33/1)

GIVE US A SWIG was clear of the rest when second at Ffos Las in February and finds himself in a really weak race with a 7-lb conditional on board, so he seems the obvious way to go. Wind Tor could pose a threat if ridden more prominently than the last twice, while Ballybreen isn't one to rule out from a reduced mark.

GIVE US A SWIG
WIND TOR
BALLYBREEN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Bonanza Sam

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 8

J: Alexander Thorne | T: J Mason

40/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,812.002nd: £1,756.003rd: £878.004th: £440.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00