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Exeter
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Nick Ansell Devon National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Exeter Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 Distance: 3m6½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.70 Place: £3.20 £2.90 Exacta: £36.60 Trifecta: £40.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m4½f 3m6½f 3m2f 3m6½f 3m5f
1st
Pressed leaders - slow jump 10th - soon nudged along - pressed leader before 13th - outpaced and pushed along on turn before 4 out - ridden before 2 out - led last - kept on well run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
9 G Good
Robert Walford 166 lbs 11/2 Won
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3m6½f 3m4½f 3m1f 2m7½f 3m6½f
2nd
Pressed leader on inner - jumped left but led 12th - went further clear on turn before 4 out - ridden before 2 out - awkward jump 2 out - headed when mistake last - no extra run-in(op 4/1 tchd 7/1)
7 G AVG
Sam Thomas 164 lbs 11/2 6
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2m6½f 3m 3m2½f 3m1f 2m3f
99th
Held up in rear - some headway after 5 out - soon ridden - weakened and pulled up before 4 out(op 17/2)
10 G AVG
Jeremy Scott 155 lbs 5/1 -
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3m 3m6½f 3m2f 4m½f 3m4½f
99th
Midfield on outer - headway and in touch with leaders before 11th - weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 9/1)
8 M AVG
Andy Irvine 135 lbs 10/1 -
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2m7½f 2m7f 3m 3m1f 3m1f
99th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 5 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - no chance when pulled up 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
8 G AVG
Ryan Potter 139 lbs 18/1 -
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2m7f 2m4f 3m1f 2m7f 2m7½f
99th
Led narrowly on outer - headed when hampered 12th - weakened before 13th - pulled up before 4 out(op 15/2)
7 G AVG
Richard J Bandey 144 lbs 6/1 -
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3m 3m2f 3m5½f 3m½f 3m1f
99th
Midfield - pushed along before 12th - dropped to rear before 5 out - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going over this trip - which was officially described as heavy; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)
5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 4/1J -
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2m4f 3m1f 4m½f 3m 3m5f
99th
Prominent early - dropped to rear after 4th - niggled along after 8th - mistake 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling; vet reported gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 7/2)
6 G AVG
Ian Williams 147 lbs 4/1J -
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