Exeter Races
Exeter
14:38
Desert Orchid Restaurant Dining For £99 Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier)
Exeter
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.10
Place: £2.20 £1.40 £2.10
Exacta: £32.30
Tricast: £129.47
Trifecta: £182.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Well Dick (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 156 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly after 10th - drifted left but went clear from 2 out - stayed on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding stripped fitter from his last run and benefitted from the drop in trip to 3m from 3m6f on this occasion)(op 7/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Illico De Cotte (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 169 lbs | 3/1F | 5.5 | Prominent - ridden after 3 out - stayed on run-in - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Neo King (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 149 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - pressed winner from 14th - ridden after 3 out - no extra run-in - lost second towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Broomfield Present | 9 G | AVG | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 165 lbs | 9/1 | - | Prominent - disputing third when stumbled badly home turn - weakened before 4 out - pulled up 3 out (trainer said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Feivel (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 168 lbs | 12/1 | - | Jumped left throughout - led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent when headed after 10th - weakened quickly after 12th - pulled up before 4 out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Imperial Alex (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 163 lbs | 20/1 | - | Prominent early - in touch with leaders from 4th - struggling after 11th - weakened 13th - pulled up before 4 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Pachacuti (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | David Pipe | 158 lbs | 9/2 | - | Prominent early - dropped to last 4th - struggling 11th - soon lost touch and pulled up (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the soft tiring ground and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Livin On Luco (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 165 lbs | 100/30 | - | Prominent - weakened 14th - pulled up before 4 out (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 7/2) |