16:20 Exeter

Friday 21 February 2020

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Be Wiser Insurance Devon National Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 6f 153y  |   Heavy  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:21  |   Winning time: 8m 26.3s
1st
Horse silk
8
8/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Tracked leader, led 2 out, idled closing stages, stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
8 ½
1
10/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed next, no extra last
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
7/2f
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones (3)
Chased leaders mistake 9th, effort 3 out, stayed on into 3rd before last
4th
Horse silk
11
11
1010-12
14/1
T: David DennisJ: J J Burke
Led, headed 3 out, no extra approaching last
5th
Horse silk
12
10
1010-12
16/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Harrison Beswick (5)
Mid-division, ridden 5 out, headway next, never on terms
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
28/1
T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Held up, headway 13th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out
7th
Horse silk
hd
9
20/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up, headway halfway, weakened before 5 out
8th
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
9/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)
In touch, weakened 7 out

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: P GundryJ: Thomas Bellamy
Chased leaders, lost place 11th, behind 7 out, pulled up after 5 out
PU
Horse silk
3
33/1
T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: Kieron Edgar
Jumped slowly in rear, pushed along halfway, pulled up before 13th
PU
Horse silk
5
16/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)
Mid-division, weakened 14th, pulled up 5 out
PU
Horse silk
7
9/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
In rear, blundered 1st and 13th, headway 7 out, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before next
PU
Horse silk
13
14/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
In touch, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up 5 out
PU
Horse silk
14
810-10
15/2
T: Nick WilliamsJ: S Bowen
Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened 6 out, pulled up after next

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.80, £2.60, £1.50EX:£55.80Trifecta:£339.20Tricast:£342.58SF:£89.72Swingers:£11.00, £13.00, £8.40

Forecasts

Belle Empress (7/2), Dawson City (9/2), One Of Us (15/2), Christmas In April (8/1), Ice Cool Champs (9/1), Cobolobo (9/1), Perfect Candidate (10/1), Indy Five (14/1), Billy Bronco (14/1), Weststreet (16/1), Vinnie Lewis (16/1), Rathlin Rose (20/1), Regal Flow (28/1), St Erney (33/1)

Verdict

CHRISTMAS IN APRIL has been in good form this campaign and he can return to winning ways by registering his third victory of the campaign in the days feature Devon National Handicap Chase. The selection can see off his rivals with Ice Cool Champs, a winner on his first start for this yard last time out capable of claiming second spot ahead of Dawson City who has won the last two renewals of this contest.
  1. Christmas In April
  2. Ice Cool Champs
  3. Dawson City

Previous Winners

2019
Dawson City
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 10
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,890.002nd: £4,694.003rd: £2,347.004th: £1,173.005th: £587.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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