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14:38 Exeter
Desert Orchid Restaurant Dining For 99 Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 54y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,300 added
- Winner: £8,080
- 2nd: £3,718
- 3rd: £1,859
- 4th: £930
- Form 2133-13
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
mid-division, headway from 13th, chased leader from 4 out, outpaced by leading pair before 3 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, took second towards finish
- Form 121P-28
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
soon led, jumped left throughout, narrowly headed 2nd, led again before 4th, headed before 12th, outpaced and lost ground quickly 13th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 1/3BP-6F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
prominent, not fluent 3rd, closed on leaders 11th, outpaced before 4 out, outpaced before 4 out, pulled up 3 out
- Form 1222-16
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey M G Nolan
held up towards rear, struggling when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 211-198
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
held up towards rear, pushed along 11th, trailing off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 321-424
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
wore hod to post, mid-division, dropped to last 6th, mistake 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
- Form 1/PP1P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Rex Dingle
soon raced in close second, led 2nd, headed 4th, led again before 11th,asserted after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went clear run-in, comfortably
- Form 112-368
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, headway from 4 out, went second and chased leader from 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in, lost second towards finish
In depth
Formwatch
Illico De Cotte (FR) 9-2cfav (11-12) Prominent, not fluent 10th, pressed leader from 3 out, every chance 2 out and pushed along, kept on until no extra final 110 yards run-in, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind O'Connell (10-12) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Feivel (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened tamely, 8th of 9, dist behind Shallow River (11-4) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Broomfield Present (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Prominent, fell 4th, at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Livin On Luco (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, pushed along 5 out, no response, 6th of 9, dist behind Haiti Couleurs (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Imperial Alex (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, mistake 5th, not fluent 13th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 3 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Sound And Fury (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Pachacuti (IRE) 15-2 (11-1) Prominent, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, no extra 3 out, 4th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Don't Rightly Know (11-4) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Well Dick (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Prominent, weakened before 16th, tailed off and pulled up, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Neo King (FR) 22-1 (11-0) Midfield, driven before 9th, soon dropped to rear, tailed off before 2 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Strackan (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.