12:40 Exeter

Saturday 1 January 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Happy New Year Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 48y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 1.14s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams
Led, eased clear 3 out, ran on well, impressive op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
19
1
10/3
T: S ThomasJ: Stan Sheppard
Midfield, mistake 6th and 10th, ridden to chase leader before 4 out, kept on without threatening op 16/5 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
610-12
22/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Midfield, mistake 6th, dropped to rear 5 out, stayed on into distant third 2 out op 18/1
4th
Horse silk
29
5
2/1j
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Held up, mistake 5th, headway to chase leader 5 out, ridden before 4 out, weakened 3 out op 7/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
2/1j
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle
Held up, unseated rider 1st op 7/4 tchd 13/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £1.90EX:£17.20Trifecta:£136.50SF:£19.67

Forecasts

Longshanks (2/1), Gustavian (2/1), Mario De Pail (10/3), Broken Halo (9/2), Clemencia (22/1)

Verdict

GUSTAVIAN shaped well under a considerate ride when third on his reappearance/chase debut at Uttoxeter, form which was done no harm when the runner-up there also found just one too good at Newbury on Wednesday. He is entitled to come on for that run and earns the narrow vote ahead of Broken Halo, who made a similarly promising start over fences at Chepstow. Longshanks also merits respect.

  1. GUSTAVIAN (IRE)
  2. BROKEN HALO
  3. LONGSHANKS (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,951.002nd: £3,663.003rd: £1,831.004th: £917.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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