Full Result 2.20 Exeter | 25 March 2024

Hall Down Hill Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m3f48yds) 2m3f Heavy 15 fences

1st £4,285.40 2nd £2,004.60 3rd £1,032.60 4th £547

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Joe Cotton (IRE) 100/30F Lorcan Williams Jeremy Scott	Lorcan Williams Jeremy Scott	6	111	86	20	93	–
b g Mount Nelson - Miss Compliance (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Prominent, mistake 5 out, headway to lead just before 4 out, jumped slightly right from 4 out, clear 3 out, ridden out run-in (op 11/4 tchd 7/2)

2 22	6. Time To Bite (IRE) 7/2 Bryan Carver Chris Honour	Bryan Carver Chris Honour	9	119 p	94	2	79	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Time To Act (Rakaposhi King)
Prominent, lost ground 10th, not fluent 11th, soon dropped to rear, plenty to do before 4 out, rallied from 2 out, no chance with winner but went modest second final 110yds

3 1 [23]	10. Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 10/1 Miss Ella Herbison ⁷ Nigel Hawke	Miss Ella Herbison ⁷ Nigel Hawke	6	100	78	–	62	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Medimli (IRE) (Medaaly)
Led, headed and raced in second 9th, led again home turn, headed just before 4 out, no chance with winner when tired jump 2 out, lost second final 110yds, finished tired (tchd 11/1)

4 3¼ [26¼]	2. Samtara 10/1 Harry Atkins ⁷ Martin Keighley	Harry Atkins ⁷ Martin Keighley	10	116 t	98	1	79	–
b g Kayf Tara - Aunt Harriet (Overbury)
Took keen hold, prominent, raced in second after 3rd, pressed leader 5th, good jump and led 9th, headed home turn, no chance with winner but disputing second last, lost third run-in, finished tired (op 14/1)

PU	4. Grey d'Alco (FR) 22/1 James Davies Richard Rowe	James Davies Richard Rowe	7	1111	96	–	–	–
gr g Gris De Gris (IRE) - Chutiquetta (FR) (Gold Away)
In touch with leaders, mistake 3rd, mistake and lost ground 5th, not fluent 8th, pulled up just before 9th (op 16/1 tchd 25/1)

PU	3. Birdman Bob (IRE) 11/1 Philip Armson ³ Andy Irvine	Philip Armson ³ Andy Irvine	7	118 p¹	96	–	–	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Brijomi Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Always behind, reminders after 8th, pulled up just before 9th (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

PU	1. Moorland Rambler 9/2 David Noonan Jane Williams	David Noonan Jane Williams	6	120	99	–	–	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Fragrant Rose (Alflora)
In touch with leaders, jumped left 1st, not fluent 6th, lost ground 9th, mistake 10th, struggling when pulled up before 4 out (op 11/2)

PU	7. Wotastunner 40/1 Harry Reed Michael Blake	Harry Reed Michael Blake	7	112	87	–	–	–
b g Passing Glance - Posh Emily (Rakaposhi King)
Always behind, awkward jump 1st, jumped left 3rd, jumped left 4th, struggling 7th, detached before 8th, pulled up 9th (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout) (op 28/1)

PU	9. Meranti (IRE) 22/1 Ben Jones Sheila Lewis	Ben Jones Sheila Lewis	6	1012	83	–	–	–
b g Milan - Roztoc (IRE) (Desert King)
Always behind, struggling 7th, detached before 8th, pulled up 9th (op 20/1)

PU	5. Rajjamataz (IRE) 11/2 Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	6	1110	95	–	–	–
ch g Rajj (IRE) - Miss Muldoon (IRE) (Alphabatim)
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway and went fourth before 5 out, tired when pulled up 4 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going, officially described as heavy, soft in places, and would prefer a quicker surface) (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:21:01 Winning time: 5m 27.00s (slow by 57.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: P Moore (Joe Cotton) 1st breeder: James Murtagh
2nd owner: The Chris Honour Racing Club (Time To Bite)
3rd owner: Russell Lane (Watchoutitscookie)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £3.20 Ex: £18.30 CSF: £15.63 Tricast: £105.11 Trifecta: £160.20

2:20 Exeter 25 Mar 2024

Hall Down Hill Novices' Handicap Chase