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Exeter
16:05
Oddschecker Novices' Handicap Chase
Exeter Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.60 Place: £1.70 £2.20 £2 Exacta: £32.80 Tricast: £110.59 Trifecta: £138
Non-Runners: Steal The Moves (self certificate, off feed), Voleur De Terres (travel problems)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 3m 3m
1st
In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - pressed leader when pushed along 3 out - led before 2 out - headed inside final 110yds - soon rallied - led again final stride(tchd 4/1)
7 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 168 lbs 9/2 Won
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2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3f 3m
2nd
Soon midfield - in touch with leaders before 11th - outpaced on turn before 4 out - soon rallied - pressed leader before last - led inside final 110yds - headed final stride(op 9/2)
6 G AVG
Venetia Williams 160 lbs 5/1 0.1
3m½f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m5½f 3m
3rd
Held up in midfield - headway before 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 4/1)
4 G Poor
Dan Skelton 153 lbs 9/2 4.75
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2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m6½f
4th
Took keen hold - prominent - bumped 1st - led before 12th - went clear before 13th - reduced lead before 4 out - headed when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened
4 G AVG
Harriet Dickin 148 lbs 14/1 42
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2m5½f 2m 2m2f 2m 2m3f
5th
Taken down early - midfield - some headway on turn before 4 out - weakened before 3 out
5 G Poor
Sue Gardner 156 lbs 4/1F 7
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3m2f 2m5½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - bumped 1st - in touch with leaders before 5th - fell 11th(op 6/1)
7 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 11/2 -
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2m3f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 3m
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 28/1)
8 M Poor
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Richard J Bandey 143 lbs 22/1 -
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2m3f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m5f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - slow jump 1st - soon in touch with leaders - weakened before 12th - pulled up before 13th (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet examined gelding post-race and reported that he sustained a wound on his right-fore)(op 50/1)
5 G Poor
Jimmy Frost 142 lbs 40/1 -
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2m3f 2m7f 2m3f 2m7f 3m
99th
In rear - jumped right 4 out - jumped right 2 out - soon pulled up(op 40/1)
5 G Poor
Polly Gundry 139 lbs 33/1 -
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2m4½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m4f 2m3½f
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
6 G Poor
Richard Phillips 155 lbs 14/1 -
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2m3½f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m
99th
Led - headed before 12th - weakened before 4 out - soon pulled up (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 9/1)
6 G Poor
Joe Tickle 157 lbs 8/1 -
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