18 Oct 2016 16:10 Exeter
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 1f 109y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
188Bet Best Mate Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Old Guard (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3/1114-P / 8 |
Flat (827), Jump (11) |
Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls The Brooks Family… |
1/2 | |
| tracked leader, reminder after 4th, challenged after 5 out, upsides when blundered badly and lost ground 4 out, 3 lengths down when ridden after 2 out, rallied flat, stayed on to lead final strides | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| NK |
Imperial Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
1247- / 10 |
Jump (182) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher… |
9/5 | |
| led, joined when left with clear advantage 4 out, 3 lengths clear when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, kept on when hard pressed closing stages, headed narrowly final strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 42 L |
Shintori (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
63553-8 / 10 |
Flat (554), Jump (166) |
C O'Farrell | R Woollacott Mrs R Vicary |
33/1 | |
| held up in last pair, close up 5th, outpaced 7th, soon lost touch, no chance with clear pair before 4 out, ridden out when pressed for remote 3rd flat | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| ½ L |
Oscars Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P-P3634 / 9 |
Jump (12) | Theo Gillard | Mark Gillard Kay Russell |
80/1 | |
| held up in last pair, close up 5th, lost place next, well behind from 5 out, plugged on press for remote 3rd flat, no chance with leaders | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Finch Flyer (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 2) |
PP73P4 / 10 |
Flat (305), Jump (13) |
Non Runner | A Sadik Mr A Sadik |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||