15:52 Exeter

Sunday 26 March 2023

All14:0714:4215:1715:5216:2717:02

Devon Stayers Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 8m 5.36s

1^st

Coolvalla

711-9

8/1

T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle

Towards rear, went prominent 3rd, pushed along and pressed leader 4 out, ridden and led 2 out, kept on well when challenged run-in op 13/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

Revels Hill

812-0

3/1f

T: H FryJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leaders, pressed leader 16th, led home turn, faced challenge 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden and rallied, stayed on well run-in, held towards finish op 9/4 tchd 10/3

3^rd

Gwencily Berbas

1210-12

9/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Towards rear, in touch, pushed along and went 3rd 4 out, ridden and every chance after 2 out, weakened approaching last op 11/1

4^th

Young Bull

911-2

6/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: D A Jacob

Chased leaders, mistake 16th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened 3 out op 5/1

5^th

1 ¾

Copperhead

911-6

11/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led, not fluent 11th, pushed along and headed home turn, weakened tamely before 4 out op 8/1

6^th

1 ¾

Poppa Poutine

711-6

13/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, pushed along and lost ground after 5 out, dropped away before next op 7/1

Also Ran

Favori De Sivola

810-11

9/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Tracked leaders, dropped to rear 4th, pushed along 13th, struggling 15th, pulled up tchd 17/2

Samuel Jackson

1110-8

9/2

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan

Held in rear, in touch, cajoled along after 6th, pulled up before 9th, never really travelling op 11/2

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Non-Runners

Cyclop¹

Weight: 12-4| Age: 12

T: David Dennis J: Non Runner

Pontresina⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 10

T: B Lund J: Ellis Collier

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.00, £1.50, £2.50EX:£28.20Trifecta:£206.50Tricast:£225.39SF:£34.20Swingers:£3.30, £9.50, £6.20

Forecasts

Revels Hill (3/1), Samuel Jackson (9/2), Cyclop (5/1), Copperhead (11/2), Young Bull (6/1), Poppa Poutine (13/2), Coolvalla (8/1), Gwencily Berbas (9/1), Favori De Sivola (9/1), Pontresina (33/1)

This return to a marathon trip should be right up REVELS HILL's street so Harry Fry's 8-y-o is fancied to notch a third success over the larger obstacles. Young Bull has seemingly been hard to train but he may emerge as the main threat having shaped as though he's sure to relish this extreme test, with Coolvalla and Poppa Poutine a couple of each-way alternatives.

REVELS HILL (IRE)
YOUNG BULL (IRE)
COOLVALLA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Moroder

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 8

J: M G Nolan | T: J W Mullins

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,034.002nd: £4,617.003rd: £2,308.004th: £1,155.005th: £576.00