16:40 Exeter

Sunday 11 February 2018

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Bet Now At 188Bet Novices' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 48y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 5m 25.2s
1st
Horse silk
2
3/1j
T: R HobsonJ: J J Burke
In touch on outside, switched inside before 4 out, challenged next, led narrowly after last, ridden out closing stages, kept on op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
5
910-12
4/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Left tracking leader 1st, led 6th, clear after next until 8th, headed 3 out, left in narrow lead again 2 out, headed after last, ridden and no extra closing stages op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
12
1
3/1j
T: Nick WilliamsJ: T Scudamore
Left in lead 1st, headed 6th, tracked leader, challenged 4 out, led again next, 1 length advantage when blundered badly and headed 2 out, no impression with clear pair after op 11/4
4th
Horse silk
27
6
11/2
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)
Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, no chance in modest 4th from next op 10/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
3
5/1
T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty
Held up in rear, hit 4th, driven and outpaced when not fluent 4 out, soon beaten op 4/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
4
8/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)
Jinked and rider lost iron briefly start, led until blundered and unseated rider 1st op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£2.00, £2.90EX:£16.30Trifecta:£55.40SF:£15.63Swingers:£2.20, £1.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Allysson Monterg (3/1), Le Rocher (3/1), Verni (4/1), Brelan D'As (5/1), Diamant Bleu (11/2), Rayvin Black (8/1)

Verdict

This looks a cracking novice chase with quite a few options and Le Rocher will do well to maintain his unbeaten record giving weight away all round and he’ll need to brush up his jumping if he’s to take a hand in the finish. Verni did very well last time out over hurdles at Haydock off a break and his hurdles form gives him a real chance here if he takes to fences. RAYVIN BLACK has had a couple of tries over fences now and this test looks ideal after he showed up well when taking the runner-up slot last time out and he’ll be dangerous with a easy lead. Brelan D’As is another to throw into the mix with this test looking more suitable than his two chase starts so far although he does need to show a little more application in a finish.
  1. Rayvin Black
  2. Verni
  3. Le Rocher

Previous Winners

2017
Gala Ball
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 7
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £7,408.002nd: £2,175.003rd: £1,088.004th: £544.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00

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