18 Apr 2017 18:40 Exeter
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,924); Distance: 2m 3f 48y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
Champions League Betting At 188Bet Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Seven Kingdoms (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P69644 / 12 |
Flat (602), Jump (19) |
N D Fehily | David Dennis Professor L P Hardwick… |
2/1 | |
| bumped 1st, headway into 3rd place after 4th, tracked clear leader 7th, closed next, pushed along before 4 out, hit next, ridden to lead approaching and hit the last, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 5 L |
Bestwork (FR) (gelding, black, 11 2) |
9-493P0 / 8 |
Jump (120) | G B Watters | C E Longsdon Mr Robert Aplin |
5/1 | |
| led, clear 3rd until before 8th, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching the last, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 8 L |
Academy General (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
PPPP9P / 11 |
Jump (7) | David Noonan | Miss J Du Plessis Mrs P Shaw & Miss… |
9/1 | |
| tracked leading pair until after 4th, went badly left 7th, 3rd again 8th and ridden, driven before 4 out, kept on same from next | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 3 L |
Edeiff's Lad (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
43P4U2 / 11 |
Jump (29) | Tom Cheesman | P Gundry Mr L Humphrey |
5/2 | |
| chased clear leader, not fluent 5th (water), lost 2nd 7th, chased leading pair until mistake 8th, outpaced before 11th, plugged on | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 17 L |
Cruise In Style (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) |
960587 / 11 |
Jump (146) | James Best | K Bishop Mr Steve Atkinson |
7/1 | |
| jumped poorly in rear, went poor 5th 10th, went badly left final 3, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 26 L |
Karl Marx (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) |
6P0731 / 10 |
Flat (272), Jump (26) |
James Davies | Mark Gillard Mr Sam Bartlett |
7/1 | |
| jumped right throughout, jumped slowly 6th, blundered next, lost poor 5th 10th, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||