Exeter Races
Exeter
15:00
Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase
Exeter
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.80 £2.20
Exacta: £15.10
Trifecta: £66.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Stormy Flight (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 153 lbs | 5/2J | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - edged left but led just before 2 out - soon ridden - good jump last - just did enough(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Iconic Muddle (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 153 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - 1 length down when switched right just before 2 out - rallied last - kept on well and went second towards finish - just held(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Come On Teddy (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Tom George | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders after 5 out - switched right after 3 out - rallied last - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Numitor (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Heather Main | 163 lbs | 8/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - prominent - led 5th - briefly headed after 5 out - edged left after 3 out - hung left then not fluent last - soon weakened(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Good Boy Bobby (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 168 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Led - headed and raced in second 5th - briefly led after 5 out - mistake 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Midnight Midge (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 146 lbs | 14/1 | 7.5 | Jumped left on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - held up in last - headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Raffle Ticket (GB) | 10 G | Good | Mel Rowley | 168 lbs | 5/2J | - | In touch with leaders on outer - prominent 7th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as soft - heavy in places - and would prefer a quicker surface)(tchd 9/4) |