24 Feb 2017 15:50 Exeter
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 6f 153y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Higos Insurance Services Devon National Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Kingswell Theatre (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
P3P-3P0 / 12 |
Jump (41) | Benjamin Poste | M Scudamore Mr John J Murray |
20/1 | |
| tracked leader, led narrowly and hit 8th, headed 10th, led again 12th, made rest, ridden before 3 out, stayed on gamely, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
12 |
| NK |
Millicent Silver (GB) (mare, grey, 10 10) |
411-BP3 / 9 |
Jump (36) | N D Fehily | N A Twiston-Davies Mr John Goodman |
10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders approaching 12th, pushed along in 7th and plenty to do before 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on under pressure run-in, went 2nd and closed on winner towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Spookydooky (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
44P-688 / 10 |
Jump (41) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill The Piranha Partnership |
7/2 | |
| not fluent 1st, chased leaders on outside, went 2nd on long run after 13th, ridden and every chance after last, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 6 L |
Theatrical Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
460325 / 12 |
Jump (12) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, soon ridden, plugged on same pace from next | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| 10 L |
Vice Et Vertu (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
P33-515 / 12 |
Jump (55) | T J O'Brien | H D Daly Neville Statham… |
16/1 | |
| behind, headway on outside approaching 12th, pushed along and struggling next, plugged on | ||||||||||
6th |
14 |
| NS |
Talk Of The South (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2PP2F2 / 12 |
Jump (25) | Nick Scholfield | P Henderson Mrs Jenny Luscombe |
12/1 | |
| behind, headway on outside chasing leaders 13th, one pace and and no impression when hung left from 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 1¾ L |
West Of The Edge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
664-112 / 11 |
Jump (67) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland ValueRacingClub… |
9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway 12th, ridden and weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 14 L |
Abracadabra Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1F-P521 / 8 |
Jump (19) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Arthur White… |
13/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, tailed off and virtually pulled up before last | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 12 L |
Say My Name (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
512-P83 / 7 |
Jump (35) | L Heard | R H Buckler Mr T S Macdonald… |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 9th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| SHD |
Woodford County (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
6P0-9P8 / 10 |
Jump (53) | C Gethings | P Hobbs & J White The Englands and… |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, went badly right bumped 2nd and saddle slipped, weakened on long run after 13th | ||||||||||
PU |
15 |
| - |
Ambion Lane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3P44-0P / 8 |
Jump (65) | David Prichard | V R A Dartnall Mr O C R Wynne… |
50/1 | |
| well in rear, struggling after 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off when tried to refuse 10th, pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Mountainous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1P-PP72 / 12 |
Jump (23) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee Hartley Phillips… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Audacious Plan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
0F-P330 / 8 |
Jump (37) | Jonathan Moore | Miss R Curtis Valueracingclub… |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders until lost place 4th, towards rear and struggling 9th (water), tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Dawson City (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
22-5V23 / 13 |
Jump (17) | Wayne Hutchinson | P Gundry Kim Franklin &… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Barton Gift (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
1-09161 / 11 |
Jump (14) | N de Boinville | J L Spearing Kate Ive |
12/1 | |
| led, went right 3rd, narrowly headed 8th, led again 10th until 12th, chased winner until weakened on long run after 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
16 |
| - |
The Clyda Rover (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
1PPP/0P / 13 |
Jump (60) | Conor Ring | Mrs H R J Nelmes Mr K A Nelmes |
100/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered badly 11th, tailed off when blundered 2 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||