Full Result 2.55 Exeter | 21 December 2023

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(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (3m54yds) 3m Soft 18 fences

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Top Of The Bill (IRE) 6/1 Jordan Nailor Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jordan Nailor Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114 p	120	108	143	–
b g Fame And Glory - Glory Days (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Pressed leader, led narrowly 6th, not fluent and joined 10th, led clearly 4 out, went further clear before 2 out, kept on well run-in, comfortably (op 11/2)

2 13	6. Run To Milan (IRE) 7/1 Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	11	114 t	120	96	127	–
b g Milan - Run Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led narrowly, headed but prominent 6th, outpaced before 4 out, no chance with winner but went second before last, kept on (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

3 ½ [13½]	8. Jubilee Express (FR) 5/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas	Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas	6	112 p¹	118	94	126	–
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Bella Lawena (IRE) (Presenting)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, outpaced before 4 out, no chance but went third before last, kept on (op 9/2)

4 21 [34½]	4. Enjoy Your Life (FR) 13/8F Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	6	115	121	78	115	–
b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Madoudal (FR) (Cadoudal)
Towards rear, steady headway on outer from 4th, prominent 7th, disputed lead from 10th, headed 4 out, weakening when bad mistake 3 out, lost two places when not fluent last, finished tired (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 2nd last fence) (op 7/4 tchd 15/8)

5 ½ [35]	9. In Rem (FR) 10/1 David Noonan Jane Williams	David Noonan Jane Williams	8	112 p	118	75	105	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Etoile Des Iles (FR) (Starborough)
In touch with leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear 11th, not fluent and detached 14th, no chance from 4 out (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

PU	1. Sidi Ismael (FR) 66/1 Jack Tudor David Pipe	Jack Tudor David Pipe	9	122 tb	132	–	–	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Tetouane (FR) (Colonel Collins)
Raced in last, bad mistake 9th, lost action and pulled up after 10th, wound to left-front leg (jockey said gelding lost his action resulting in him pulling up; vet said gelding was found to have a wound on his left-fore coronary band) (op 28/1)

PU	3. Arizona Cardinal 20/1 Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	7	119 w¹ t	125	–	–	–
b g Kayf Tara - Mathine (FR) (Malinas)
In touch with leaders, pushed along and dropped to rear after 11th, struggling 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 16/1)

PU	5. Mumbo Jumbo (IRE) 9/2 Joe Anderson ⁵ Emma Lavelle	Joe Anderson ⁵ Emma Lavelle	7	1013 t	120	–	–	–
b g Califet (FR) - Touched By Angels (IRE) (Saffron Walden)
Towards rear, headway and in touch with leaders 10th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out (op 11/2)

8 ran Off time: 2:55:59 Winning time: 6m 29.60s (slow by 45.60s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Ask Me Early (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Charles C Walker (Top Of The Bill) 1st breeder: Miss Jackie O'Flynn
2nd owner: Barber, Birchenhough, De Wilde (Run To Milan)
3rd owner: Walters Plant Hire Ltd (Jubilee Express)
Tote win: £7 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £1.40 Ex: £49.40 CSF: £46.87 Tricast: £225.60 Trifecta: £316.90

2:55 Exeter 21 Dec 2023

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