Exeter
14:35
Martin Jones Decorative Specialists Handicap Chase
Exeter Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.30 Place: £1.60 £3.10 £3 Exacta: £35.80 Tricast: £324.53 Trifecta: £263.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Led - headed 4th - led again 4 out - ridden clear approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
11 G AVG Ben Pauling 164 lbs 16/5 Won
2nd
Prominent - soon dropped to midfield - headway before 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 9/1)
7 G Poor Chris Honour 157 lbs 10/1 3.25
3rd
Midfield - headway 3 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in - went third towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
9 G Poor Robert Walford 150 lbs 11/1 1
4th
Midfield - headway 4 out - pushed along 3 out - chased winner 2 out - ridden approaching last - no extra run-in(op 13/2)
9 G AVG Venetia Williams 157 lbs 6/1 .75
5th
Towards rear - mistake 7th - kept on from 2 out - never dangerous (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 15/8 tchd 13/8 and tchd 2/1)
8 G AVG Harry Fry 162 lbs 7/4F 7.5
6th
Prominent - soon dropped to midfield - pushed along 3 out - headway 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
8 G Good David Pipe 164 lbs 10/1 1
7th
Prominent - led 4th - headed 4 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
8 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 170 lbs 33/1 7.5
8th
Towards rear - headway before 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 16/1)
5 G AVG Jane Williams 163 lbs 10/1 1.5
9th
Towards rear - headway 3 out - blundered 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last fence)(op 40/1)
N/A Poor Jonjo O'Neill 162 lbs 80/1 5.5
10th
Midfield - weakened 4 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor Jeremy Scott 161 lbs 40/1 4.75
11th
Always towards rear - lost touch 3 out(op 16/1)
N/A Poor Dan Skelton 168 lbs 20/1 2