15:20 Exeter

Tuesday 11 April 2017

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Exeter Audi Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 48y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:20  |   Winning time: 4m 40.1s
1st
Horse silk
1
9/4f
T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell
Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 11th, not fluent 4 out, challenging when bumped next, led 2 out, shaken up and stayed on well, comfortably op 2/1 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
8/1
T: C J DownJ: C Gethings (3)
Held up, headway 8th, challenged 11th, led and jumped left 3 out, headed next, held after,hung right and stayed on flat
3rd
Horse silk
5
4
6/1
T: J D FrostJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, every chance when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner after next, stayed on same pace flat op 7/1 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
6
11/2
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leader until 2nd, 2nd again before 8th, led after 9th, headed 3 out, no extra flat op 13/2 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
17
2
5/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Held up in mid-division, ridden after 7th, not fluent and struggling from next op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
35
7
14/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste (3)
Led, mistake 3rd, headed next, outpaced after 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 11/1
7th
Horse silk
29
5
100/1
T: A SadikJ: Lee Edwards
Held up on outside, mistake and struggling from 7th, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
16/1
T: Nick MitchellJ: G Sheehan
Tracked leader 2nd, led 4th, headed after 9th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.30, £1.70, £1.90EX:£17.60Trifecta:£63.80Tricast:£94.28SF:£20.30Swingers:£3.40, £4.50, £1.40

Forecasts

Meldrum Lad (9/4), Nancy's Trix (5/2), Tikkapick (11/2), Golan Dancer (6/1), Triple Chief (8/1), Champagne Benefit (14/1), Get Ready Freddy (16/1), Chief Bottlewasher (100/1)

Verdict

Little strength in depth here and, on the face of it, an ideal opportunity for Meldrum Lad to follow up last week's Huntingdon success. That said, his odds are likely to be cramped and it may pay to take him on with chasing debutant NANCY'S TRIX who starts out for an in-form new yard off a potentially handy mark considering she has won a point-to-point. Golan Dancer should also be competitive.
  1. Nancy's Trix
  2. Meldrum Lad
  3. Golan Dancer

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00

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