Racecards
14:35 Exeter
Midas Construction Handicap Chase (Challenger Middle Distance Series Qualifier) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 48y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 9322-PP
- Age 9
- Weight 12-3
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
tracked leaders on outside, went 3rd 8th until before 4 out, chased leading trio, weakened 3 out
Benzel (IRE)
19- Form 141U65
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
never travelled, tracked leaders, pushed along after 7th, weakened 9th, lost touch 11th, left remote 5th approaching 4 out, weakened into 6th before the last
- Form 222733
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Robert Williams
last pair, tailed off and no chance when hampered 10th, pulled up 4 out
- Form 54U2VU
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up and behind, some headway when fell 10th
- Form 7/4521-7
- Age 12
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
led, pushed along and headed before 4 out, soon dropped to 3rd, ridden and one pace before 2 out
- Form P7P14/P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, edged left before next, ridden and 3 lengths down 2 out, stayed on to lead and left clear last, ridden out
- Form 3/425-76
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
held up towards rear, mistake 8th, left poor 6th approaching 4 out, kept on into 4th towards finish
- Form PF5P-73
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey D A Jacob
tracked leader until after 4th, went 2nd again 8th, led approaching 4 out, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden and reduced lead when blundered and headed last, rider lost irons, no chance after
- Form P11/6P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th, went right 7th, lost 2nd 8th, chased leaders, ridden after 11th, weakened and poor 5th when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 13245-2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey David Noonan
led in start, reluctant to race, detached and tailed off throughout, pulled up before 11th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ballinvarrig and Long John are both previous winners of this contest so have to go on the short-list again. But CASTARNIE has a first and a second to his name here over 3m and is fancied to handle this drop in distance with Noel Fehily taking over the reins from a conditional. Dance Floor King hinted at a revival over shorter here last month and has been dropped another 4lb while Allow Dallow is usually thereabouts, though has managed just one win in 18 career starts.
Formwatch
Ballinvarrig (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 13th, headway 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Benzel (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Led, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened before next, hampered last, 5th of 8, dist behind I Am Colin (11-5) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Allow Dallow (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, left modest 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 10, 18 1/4l behind Atirelarigo (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Follow The Swallow (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 9th, ridden after 15th, weakened after 4 out, blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Ratify 8-1 (11-10) Led, headed after 5th, remained close up, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Azert De Coeur (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Flaming Charmer (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next, at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Coco Des Champs (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Led until 1st, led 5th, jumped right 4 out, headed next, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, 28 1/4l behind Lilly Of The Moor (11-3) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Dance Floor King (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 4 out, in 3rd from 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 16 1/4l behind Walk In The Mill (11-10) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Castarnie 12-1 (10-6) In rear, headway before 4 out, soon went 3rd, in 2nd and staying on when blundered badly 2 out, kept on to regain 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Royal Palladium (11-9) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Long John 11-2 (10-11) Mid-division, headway before 5 out, chased winner from 4 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 9, 18l behind Azert De Coeur (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.