Exeter
13:00
Passage House Inn Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Exeter Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.60 £1.60 Exacta: £9.30 Trifecta: £22.90
Non-Runners: Walks Like The Man (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Donnacha (IRE) 7 G Good Nigel Hawke 167 lbs 5/2J Won In touch with leaders - pressed leader 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - headed and pushed along 2 out - led again last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
2nd 4 Risk De Pluie (FR) 6 G AVG Ben Clarke 161 lbs 5/2J 1.25 Held up in rear - not fluent 10th - headway 4 out - bit short of room approaching last - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
3rd 3 Royal Jewel (IRE) 5 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 165 lbs 11/4 4.5 Travelled strongly - led - faced challenge 4 out - headed but going easily 3 out - led again 2 out - headed when slow jump last - weakened run-in(op 9/4)
4th 6 Rangatira Jack (GB) 7 G Poor Linda Blackford 144 lbs 7/1 6 Prominent - outpaced and lost position 4 out - kept on from 2 out - mistake last - no impression run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
5th 1 Western General (IRE) 7 G AVG Joe Tizzard 168 lbs 11/2 11 In touch with leaders - prominent 7th - not fluent and dropped to rear 11th - soon rallied - hung left and outpaced 4 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)