Exeter
16:15
Plymouth Handicap Chase
Exeter Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.90 £2.30 £2.70 Exacta: £29.80 Tricast: £144.48 Trifecta: £112.70
Non-Runners: Behind The Curtain (self certificate), King Of Brazil (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Bolsover Bill (IRE) 4 G AVG Harry Derham 161 lbs 4/1F Won Prominent - pressed leader 2nd - briefly led 4th - hung badly left and raced wide with one circuit to go - prominent when not fluent 10th - led going easily 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - went clear approaching last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
2nd 13 Bonza Boy (GB) 7 G AVG Jeremy Scott 148 lbs 11/2 5 In touch with leaders - pressed leader when mistake 6th - jumped right 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden when jumped right 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - went second again towards finish - no match for winner
3rd 10 Flash Gorcombe (GB) 8 G AVG Robert Walford 148 lbs 13/2 0.3 Prominent - led with one circuit to go - headed but pressed leader 5th - prominent when pushed along 4 out - ridden and switched left before 2 out - stayed on and chased clear leader approaching last - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
4th 9 Moytier (FR) 6 G Poor Syd Hosie 155 lbs 12/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - headway 4 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 14 Time To Bite (IRE) 9 G AVG Chris Honour 145 lbs 11/1 7.5 Prominent - pressed leader 3rd - carried left and dropped to midfield with one circuit to go - led 5th - headed before 4 out - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last
6th 4 Icaque de L'Isle (FR) 7 G Poor Richard J Bandey 166 lbs 18/1 1.25 Midfield - outpaced 4 out - rallied 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
7th 16 Valirann Gold (IRE) 8 G Poor
Ned Fox (5)lbs
Harriet Brown 137 lbs 8/1 .5 In touch with leaders - outpaced 3 out - kept on against far rail from 2 out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 17/2)
8th 5 Lazy Sunday (GB) 10 M AVG Richard Mitford-Slade 166 lbs 9/1 8.5 Midfield - outpaced 11th - dropped to rear before 4 out - rallied 2 out - stayed on approaching last - never dangerous (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 10/1)
9th 2 Limetree Boy (IRE) 8 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 168 lbs 16/1 8 Held up in rear - switched left and some headway before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on run-in - no telling impression(tchd 18/1)
10th 1 Western General (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 170 lbs 14/1 1 Midfield - headway 11th - nudged along when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 4 out - soon outpaced - weakened quickly approaching last(op 12/1)
11th 12 Lightonthewing (IRE) 9 G AVG Sue Gardner 149 lbs 18/1 12 Led - headed and lost position briefly 4th - in touch with leaders 5th - outpaced before 4 out - slow jump 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
12th 11 Saintemilion (FR) 11 G Poor Jimmy Frost 143 lbs 100/1 3.25 Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 11th - weakened quickly before 4 out - soon detached and struggling - tailed off(op 66/1)
99th 7 Forrard Away (IRE) 9 G Poor Ryan Chapman 159 lbs 125/1 - Held up in rear - outpaced 10th - reminders and lost touch 11th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 80/1)
99th 15 Belgarum (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 137 lbs 8/1 - In touch with leaders - cajoled along and lost ground before 8th - weakened when not fluent 3 out - eased and pulled up approaching last - made respiratory noise (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 15/2)