16:43 Exeter
Friday 6 March 2026
All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4317:18
Keystone Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus  |  Class 5  |  3m 54y  |  Good to Soft  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:43Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 29.05s
T:Â Mrs S GardnerJ:Â C P O'Shea (7)
Led, joined 3rd, clearly led again 4th, headed 11th, regained lead before 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, faced challenge after 2 out, ridden run-in but always doing enough tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2
T:Â R WalfordJ:Â Harry Kimber
Midfield, headway to track leader before 4 out, every chance when upsides winner 2 out, no extra after last op 4/7
T:Â O SignyJ:Â G Sheehan
Towards rear, headway from 4 out, chased leading pair 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, tired jump 2 out, weakened after last op 16/1
T:Â C J GrayJ:Â James Davies
Towards rear, ridden to make some headway before 4 out, outpaced from 3 out, soon tailed off op 9/1 tchd 8/1
Also Ran
T:Â D PipeJ:Â Jack Tudor
Midfield, dropped to rear 13th and soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1
T:Â Gordon TreacyJ:Â Thomas Bellamy
Prominent, ridden and lost ground quickly on bend after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1
T:Â B LundJ:Â Shane Quinlan (3)
Never better than midfield, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 33/1 tchd 40/1
T:Â Mrs F M ShawJ:Â James Best
Wore hood in preliminaries, mounted on chute and taken down early, close up, disputed lead 3rd, narrowly headed 4th, led 11th, headed on bend before after 5 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out op 66/1 tchd 80/1
T:Â P GundryJ:Â Tabitha Worsley (3)
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 11th, modest headway before 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out op 66/1
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10
Firefly Lane14
Weight: 10-2|Â Â Age: 10
T: J D Frost  J: Rex Dingle
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.70, £1.10, £3.40EX:£15.50Trifecta:£105.10Tricast:£42.20SF:£8.39Swingers:£1.80, £8.30, £4.50
Forecasts
Ted The Thief (4/5), Lightonthewing (4/1), Gingerbred (17/2), Devilsrollthedice (10/1), Givehimthehonour (11/1), The Scorpion King (14/1), Fane Court (18/1), Break Heart Hill (33/1), Alderley Charlie (40/1), Firefly Lane (50/1)
It's still early days for TED THE THIEF who can follow up his admirable Taunton success. Lightonthewing should give another good account back over fences, while chase debutant Devilsrollthedice makes some appeal on his point form.
- TED THE THIEF (IRE)
- LIGHTONTHEWING (IRE)
- DEVILSROLLTHEDICE (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00
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