Virgin Bet Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Judex Lefou (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 142 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - headway after 5 out - led 4 out - pushed along and went clear from 2 out - drifted left but went further clear run-in - readily(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Morfee (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 158 lbs | 11/2 | 13 | Held up in behind leaders - jumped right 3rd - mistake 6th - disputed lead after 5 out - ridden and chased leaders 4 out - held but rallied from 2 out - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Rosmuc Relay (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tom Lacey | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Close up - led 5th - pushed along and headed after 5 out - lost ground 4 out - held but rallied from 2 out - went third run-in(op 50/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Jobesgreen Lad (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Tom George | 160 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Midfield - mistake and pushed along 5 out - headway and pressed leader 4 out - ridden 3 out - weakened from 2 out - lost third run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Broughtons Rhythm (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Mr Peter Summers
(7)lbs
|
Laura Hurley | 136 lbs | 80/1 | .75 | Towards rear - not fluent 8th - pushed along and headway before 4 out - ridden 3 out - kept on but no impression 2 out(op 66/1) | |
| 6th | 2 | Furkash (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 161 lbs | 18/1 | 12 | Prominent - not fluent 6th - pushed along and disputed lead after 5 out - ridden and lost position just before 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Wavering Down (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 160 lbs | 9/2 | 4 | Held up in rear - badly hampered by faller and nearly lost jockey 2nd - pushed along briefly 9th - ridden and struggling 5 out - never on terms (the Stewards noted that the gelding was badly hampered by a faller at the second fence)(op 5/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Lord Bryan (IRE) | 12 G | AVG |
Kevin Brogan
(3)lbs
|
Peter Bowen | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Held up in behind leaders - ridden and dropped to rear 5 out - made no impression(op 25/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Ambion Hill (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 156 lbs | 9/4F | - | Midfield - fell 2nd(op 2/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | N/A | Poor | Chris Honour | 150 lbs | 14/1 | - | Led - headed and close up 5th - ridden and weakened from 5 out - well behind when pulled up after 3 out (vet said the gelding had bled from the nose)(op 16/1) | |||
| 99th | 8 | Carry On The Magic (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 151 lbs | 8/1 | - | Held up in rear - some headway when bit short of room home turn - pushed along 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor performance)(op 9/1) |
Exeter Races