3:55 Exeter 21 Dec 2023
Merry Exeter Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m3f48yds) 2m3f Soft 15 fences
1st
£5,116.24 2nd
£2,354.18 3rd
£1,177.09 4th
£589.03 5th
£293.55
Error
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
|
Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 | 108 b | 79 | 77 | 95 | – | ||||
| b g Scorpion (IRE) - Time To Act (Rakaposhi King) | ||||||||||
| Led, clear 7th, 20 lengths ahead 8th, reduced lead when jumped right 4 out, keeping on when jumped right 2 out, unchallenged (op 12/1) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 110 t | 85 | 74 | 88 | – | |||||
| b g Alqaahir (USA) - Seem Of Gold (Gold Dust I) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, prominent behind clear leader 7th, went second before 4 out, edged left approaching last, kept on but no match for winner (op 11/2) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 111 t | 86 | 50 | 67 | – | ||||
| b g Shirocco (GER) - Cyrils Girl (Yeats) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, towards rear 7th, struggling 5 out, no chance from 4 out, left in remote fourth last, went third towards finish (op 15/2) | ||||||||||
|
6 |
102
4
tp
|
73 | 35 | 52 | – | ||||
| b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Forcat (FR) (Bering) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, prominent behind clear leader 7th, struggling before 4 out, left in remote third last, lost third towards finish (tchd 22/1) | ||||||||||
| 7 | 117 | 92 | 43 | 74 | – | |||||
| b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Danehill Dreamer (USA) (Danehill) | ||||||||||
| Virtually refused to race, lost many lengths start, detached in rear, no chance but kept on from 4 out, jinked right and nearly lost jockey after last, never on terms (op 11/4) | ||||||||||
|
10 | 117 t | 99 | 29 | 52 | – | ||||
| b g Diamond Green (FR) - Matakana (FR) (Green Tune) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, towards rear 7th, headway and prominent behind clear leader 8th, weakened after 5 out (op 40/1) | ||||||||||
|
5 |
911
8
|
73 | – | 18 | – | ||||
| ch g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Shannon Pearl (IRE) (Oscar) | ||||||||||
| Towards rear, slow jump 4th, badly hampered by faller and lost ground quickly 5th, soon detached in rear, no chance from 5 out (op 12/1) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 1113 t | 98 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Tiger Groom - Traviata Valtat (FR) (Jimble) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, fell 5th (op 14/1) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 1112 h | 97 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Jeremy (USA) - Benecash (IRE) (Beneficial) | ||||||||||
| Towards rear, slightly hampered 5th, some headway after 5 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out, soon pulled up (op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||||||||||
|
9 |
913
5
t
|
73 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Fair Mix (IRE) - Foxchapel Queen (IRE) (Over The River) | ||||||||||
| Towards rear, not fluent 7th, struggling 5 out, no chance when pulled up approaching last (op 80/1 tchd 66/1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 120 | 99 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Malinas (GER) - Byerley Beauty (IRE) (Brian Boru) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, chased clear leader 7th, lost second before 4 out, 18 lengths third when not fluent and unseated last (tchd 5/2) | ||||||||||
- 11 ran Off time: 3:58:22 Winning time: 5m 10.30s (slow by 40.30s) Total SP: 123%
- Non-runners: Caro Des Flos (self certificate, off feed), Lightonthewing (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), My Rockstar (self certificate)
- 1st owner: The Chris Honour Racing Club (Time To Bite) 1st breeder: Barry Murphy
- 2nd owner: Phill Meaden (Flash Gorcombe)
- 3rd owner: Mrs G C Pritchard (Belgarum)
- Tote win: £12.40 PL: £2.90 £1.80 £3 Ex: £66.40 CSF: £56.45 Tricast: £477.64 Trifecta: £653.10
- Jackpot:
- Placepot: £33.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £70,855.61 - 2,134.69 winning units
- Quadpot: £9.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,044.43 - 1,015.07 winning units
