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trustatrader.com Veterans' Handicap Chase (Qualifier) (Leg 2 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)
Exeter Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.90 £1.90 £3.40 Exacta: £37 Tricast: £329.02 Trifecta: £455
Non-Runners: Musical Slave (self certificate), Secret Reprieve (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5½f 3m 3m6½f 2m7½f 3m
1st
In touch with leaders - pushed along before 4 out - left in second 3 out - led 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - ridden and stayed on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from the first-time application of cheekpieces - a return to heavy going and running in a veterans handicap)(op 7/1)
10 G AVG
Harry Fry 146 lbs 15/2 Won
4m2f 3m½f 3m 3m2½f 3m
3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
2nd
Led - joined 8th - led clearly 5 out - briefly headed before 4 out - briefly headed but left in lead 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1)
N/A Poor
Victor Dartnall 142 lbs 7/2F 9
2m7½f
3m1½f 3m4½f 3m1f 3m 3m
3rd
Prominent - briefly led before 4 out - outpaced and left in third 3 out - soon no impression(op 9/1)
11 G Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 12/1 1.75
2m3f 2m5f 2m7½f 3m 3m1½f
3m 3m5f 3m2f 2m4½f 3m
4th
Towards rear - not fluent 2nd - headway into midfield 6th - left in lead 12th - no impression 4 out - went fourth 2 out - stayed on(op 5/1)
12 G Poor
Richard Hobson 160 lbs 11/2 0.3
3m1f 3m 3m 2m6½f
2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m5f 3m2f
5th
Midfield - dropped to rear 9th - good headway after 5 out - prominent when short of room on inner and lost ground before 4 out - weakening when hampered by faller 3 out(tchd 7/1)
13 G AVG
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 151 lbs 15/2 6.5
3m2f 2m5f 3m 4m2½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m 3m1½f
99th
Held up in rear - steady headway from 5 out - led and fell 3 out(op 14/1)
10 G Poor
Neil Mulholland 143 lbs 10/1 -
2m7½f 3m4½f 3m6½f 3m4½f
3m1½f 3m6½f 3m 3m 3m
99th
Prominent - weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/1)
N/A Poor
David Pipe 155 lbs 6/1 -
-
2m4½f 3m
99th
In rear - struggling 11th - lost touch 5 out - tailed off when pulled up 4 out(tchd 18/1)
12 G AVG
Venetia Williams 160 lbs 20/1 -
3m2f 3m2f 2m4f
2m5f 3m 3m 3m 3m
99th
Prominent - disputed lead 8th - not fluent and lost position 13th - weakened 4 out - pulled up last(tchd 33/1)
N/A AVG
David Dennis 149 lbs 40/1 -
3m 3m1f 3m3½f
3m 2m7½f 3m1f 3m½f 3m2f
99th
Midfield - weakened and pulled up before 4 out(op 25/1)
11 G AVG
David Pipe 164 lbs 18/1 -
3m2½f 3m1f 3m2f 3m
2m4½f 3m 3m 2m7½f 3m
99th
Taken down early - midfield - hit 4th - not fluent and dropped to rear 7th - rallied 8th - not fluent 10th - lost position 13th - bad mistake 5 out - soon eased and pulled up
11 G Good
Kim Bailey 169 lbs 25/1 -
3m 3m½f 3m 3m 3m
3m 3m1f 3m3½f 2m7½f 3m6½f
99th
In rear - slow jump 1st - pushed along 6th - lost touch 12th - tailed off and pulled up 5 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
10 G AVG
Rebecca Curtis 145 lbs 9/1 -
3m2f 3m2f 2m7½f
2m4f 3m2f 3m 4m2½f 3m2f
99th
Midfield - lost position 5 out - soon in rear - pulled up 4 out(op 10/1)
8 G AVG
Jim Boyle 165 lbs 12/1 -
2m4½f