Exeter
17:02
Experience Irish Racing With ITM Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Exeter Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m3f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.60 £1.20 Exacta: £16 Trifecta: £45.10
Non-Runners: Filanderer (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Time To Bite (IRE) 9 G AVG Chris Honour 147 lbs 13/2 Won Made all - jumped well and travelled strongly - went clear before 8th - went further clear approaching last - eased towards finish - unchallenged (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than that gelding seems to find his form in the Spring)(tchd 7/1)
2nd 1 Sea Invasion (IRE) 7 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 162 lbs EvensF 8 Held up in rear - outpaced before 4 out - kept on from 2 out - stayed on and went remote second run-in - no match for winner(op 11/10)
3rd 4 Bertie Wooster (IRE) 6 G Poor Joe Tizzard 163 lbs 9/2 4.75 Prominent - chased clear leader but pushed along before 4 out - no impression 2 out - weakening when not fluent last - lost second run-in(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
4th 3 Tactical Affair (FR) 5 G AVG Warren Greatrex 166 lbs 9/2 4.75 Held up in rear - outpaced before 4 out - rallied and went third 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 4/1)
5th 2 Flash Gorcombe (GB) 8 G AVG Robert Walford 166 lbs 9/1 40 In touch with leaders - pushed along 10th - dropped to rear 4 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 8/1)
6th 7 Forget You Not (FR) 10 G AVG Jackie Du Plessis 142 lbs 28/1 39 Prominent - outpaced and dropped to rear before 4 out - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)