14:45 Exeter

Wednesday 1 February 2023

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 53.00s

1^st

Lazy Sunday

910-8

11/2

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan

Chased leading pair, went 2nd between last two, led narrowly last, strongly pressed run-in, battled on gamely and on top final strides op 13/2

2^nd

Lagonda

811-13

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Led until narrowly headed 7th, pressed leader, in front again 11th, ridden between last two, narrowly headed last, rallied to hold every chance run-in, no extra final strides op 8/1 tchd 17/2

3^rd

Eros

910-4

6/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 8th, 2nd going well before 4 out, every chance 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, no extra in 3rd op 11/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Kingsmill Gin

1010-2

6/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Chased leaders, ridden before 4 out, no impression when went badly right and mistake 2 out, plugged on run-in op 7/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

4 ½

Judex Lefou

810-9

10/3f

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division home turn, no impression when went badly right 2 out op 5/2

6^th

Not Another Muddle

1212-2

18/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up towards rear, some headway out wide before 4 out, weakened 2 out op 16/1

7^th

4 ¼

Blue Ribbon

811-7

125/1

T: R ChapmanJ: David Noonan

Off the pace in rear, hit 6th, never involved op 80/1 tchd 150/1

8^th

Destin D'Ajonc

1011-12

28/1

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

Wated with towards rear, outpaced and struggling in rear 11th, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Windance

811-13

4/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Mid-division on inside, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 9/2

Tudors Treasure

1210-6

14/1

T: R StephensJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leader, led 7th until 11th, lost 2nd home turn, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, behind when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last op 16/1 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.20, £2.00, £2.10EX:£40.50Trifecta:£243.30Tricast:£223.03SF:£41.57Swingers:£6.40, £6.10, £8.50

Forecasts

Judex Lefou (10/3), Windance (4/1), Lazy Sunday (11/2), Eros (6/1), Kingsmill Gin (6/1), Lagonda (13/2), Tudors Treasure (14/1), Not Another Muddle (18/1), Destin D'Ajonc (28/1), Blue Ribbon (125/1)

JUDEX LEFOU got right back on track when runner-up at Ludlow so is taken to repeat last year's success in this. The lightly-raced Lagonda switches to fences for her handicap bow and may emerge as the biggest threat ahead of Windance, who showed enough at Uttoxeter to suggest he retains his ability after an absence.

JUDEX LEFOU (IRE)
LAGONDA
WINDANCE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Judex Lefou

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 7

J: Alan Johns | T: Tim Vaughan

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00