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14:38 Exeter

Monday 13 January 2025

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Desert Orchid Restaurant Dining For 99 Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 6m 34.92s

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Illico De Cotte^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 126| BF| D

3/1

Irish point/maiden hurdle winner who showed much-improved form when making a winning chase debut at Carlisle (3¼m, good to soft) in October. Performed to a similar level when third off 7 lb higher at the same course last month and this 7-y-o remains with potential as a chaser.

Form: 2133-13

Feivel^b²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 125| C| D

12/1

Dual hurdles winner here last term and ran a stormer back chasing in the Southern National on return at Fontwell in November. However, he posted a poor effort reverting to the smaller obstacles at Calisle since and is currently 11 lb above the mark off which he gained his sole chase success.

Form: 121P-28

Broomfield Present^t,v¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K C Bailey| OR: 122| D

9/1

Useful hurdler (2-3 in that sphere) and promising start over fences when third in a C&D handicap on his seasonal reappearance last term. Things haven't gone to plan since, though, failing to complete on 3 of his 4 subsequent chase starts (well held on the occasion that he did get round).

Form: 1/3BP-6F

Livin On Luco^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 122

10/3

onsistent rather than progressive over hurdles and bettered that form, albeit somewhat fortuitously, when making a winning start over fences at Newton Abbot on return in October. It was a pretty strong race in which he struggled at Cheltenham next time and it's still early days for him as a chaser.

Form: 1222-16

Imperial Alex³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 120| D

20/1

Really found the winning habit in the spring, completing the hat-trick with a narrow success in a Class 2 Uttoxeter handicap in May. However, he has failed to shine in 2 subsequent starts (both at Uttoxeter) and now finds himself with a point to prove.

Form: 211-198

Pachacuti^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 115

9/2

Wincanton winner on final start last season and all the better for his reappearance spin when going close at that course early last month. By no means disgraced with first-time blinkers (retained) replacing cheekpieces when fourth of 11 over this C&D (soft) since and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 321-424

Well Dick³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 113| D

6/1

Scored at Warwick last spring but that success is bookmarked with non-completions, including when again pulled up on return/debut for new yard here last month. Hard to recommend.

Form: 1/PP1P-P

Neo King³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 106| D

7/1

Multiple point winner and second in a hunter chase at Down Royal last March. Changed hands for £20,000 and while he hasn't troubled the judge in 3 starts over hurdles for present connections, it would be no surprise at all were he to take a big step forward on this handicap chase debut.

Form: 112-368

Forecasts

Illico De Cotte (3/1), Livin On Luco (10/3), Pachacuti (9/2), Well Dick (6/1), Neo King (7/1), Broomfield Present (9/1), Feivel (12/1), Imperial Alex (20/1)

It's highly likely that NEO KING's mark for this handicap chase debut seriously underestimates him and this multiple point winner shades preference ahead of the Illico de Cotte, who has taken well to fences and remains open to improvement in this sphere. Pachacuti hasn't done much wrong since switched to the larger obstacles and he is best of the rest.