16:05 Exeter

Friday 11 March 2022

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:40

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 48y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 5m 13.5s
1st
Horse silk
1
2/1f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Held up just off the pace 5th, mistake 9th, smooth headway into 3rd turning in, went 2nd before 3 out (normal 4 out), challenging when left in clear lead 2 out (normal 3 out) tchd 85/40
2nd
Horse silk
18
3
711-12
4/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond
Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out (normal 5 out), until next, left 2nd 2 out (normal 3 out), no chance with winner op 7/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
511-13
28/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Raced on inside, led until 5th, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders weakening when mistake 9th, tailed off and pulled up after next op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
4
711-11
5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Just off the pace in 4th, closer before 6th, 3rd 4 out (normal 5 out) ridden and weakened turning in, poor 4th when pulled up before omitted 3 out op 6/1
PU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Thomas Bellamy
Tracked leader, led 5th until 8th, chased leader until 4 out (normal 5 out), weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out (normal 4 out) op 11/1 tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
33/1
T: D PipeJ: Mr Martin McIntyre (7)
Off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out (normal 4 out) op 28/1
PU
Horse silk
7
12/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner
Never going or jumped with any fluency in rear, mistakes 1st and 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 7th op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
8
80/1
T: D PipeJ: Phillip Armson (7)
Off the pace in 7th, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out (normal 4 out) op 33/1
F
Horse silk
10
611-4
3/1
T: J W MullinsJ: James Best
Raced wide in 4th, went 2nd before 6th, led 8th, ridden and joined when fell 2 out op 4/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Madera Mist140
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 8
T: Tim Vaughan  J: Alan Johns
NR
11
Horse silk
Menapian12
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 11
T: Mrs H R J Nelmes  J: Charlie Price
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.40, £2.60EX:£12.50Trifecta:£11.60SF:£11.08Swingers:£8.50

Forecasts

Longshanks (2/1), Morfee (3/1), Fulgurix (4/1), Getmegold (5/1), Madera Mist (13/2), Roccowithlove (12/1), Endless Flight (12/1), Red Happy (28/1), Paradise Island (33/1), Menapian (66/1), Affoburg (80/1)

Verdict

The one with the most appealing claims is LONGSHANKS, who put in a more assured round of jumping on his fourth start in this sphere when finding just one too good last time at Ffos Las where subsequent winner Yggdrasil was four lengths adrift in third. Morfee's latest effort here represented a step back in the right direction and he is second choice ahead of Getmegold and Fulgurix.

  1. LONGSHANKS (IRE)
  2. MORFEE (IRE)
  3. GETMEGOLD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Jemima P
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
8/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,753.002nd: £3,111.003rd: £1,555.004th: £779.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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