Racecards
16:08 Exeter
General Gilbert Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 161y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,112
- 2nd: £972
- 3rd: £486
- 4th: £243
Realco
282- Form 31-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
handy on outside, led after 6f, hard pressed 3f out, ridden 2f out, clear final furlong, readily
- Form 6/0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Claire Hitch
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
led, headed after 6f, hard ridden 5f out, no extra 3f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
in rear, headway under pressure to go 3rd 3f out, could not go pace of leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
chased leader, upsides going well 3f out, ridden 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong, kept on well (promising)
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 6f out, plugged on from 3f out
Mistletoe
50- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Tickle
- Jockey Taylor Fisher
chased leader on outside, pushed along and weakened 5f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, weakened 3f out
In depth
Formwatch
Realco 10-1 (11-0) Midfield, raced wide when making headway from 4f out, travelling best when led before 3f out, soon asserted, went further clear inside final furlong, unchallenged finish, impressive, won at Uttoxeter 2m (5) hvy in Apr beating Secret Des Dieux (11-0) by 9 1/2l, 7 ran.
Geoffs Lad (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Held up last, always outpaced, some headway over 2f out, never really on terms, 10th of 12, dist behind No Drama This End (11-2) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Scorpio Rising (IRE) Jukebox Jury gelding out of Sixofone.
Uptown Dandy (IRE) Milan gelding out of Bettys Delight.
Limerick Lass (IRE) Soldier Of Fortune M out of The Adare Woman.
Mistletoe 7-4 (11-5) Led 71/2f; led 1f out; rdn out, won at Great Trethew 2m sft in Nov beating Mrs Pen (11-5) by 4l, 6 ran.
Front Bencher Frontiersman gelding out of Our Belle Amie.