Racecards
14:15 Exeter
Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Best Mate Chase Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 54y
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,000 added
- Winner: £11,219
- 2nd: £5,169
- 3rd: £2,583
- 4th: £1,294
- Form PP-3F21
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Freddie Gingell
pulled hard, held up in 4th, went 3rd before 8th, went 2nd 12th, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent and held 2 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 713512
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
jumped well, tracked leader, led after 10th, made rest, in command 2 out, driven clear
- Form 3-5123F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
kept wide, raced in close 3rd, dropped to 4th before 8th, not fluent 10th, rallied into 3rd again 14th, pushed along and held when mistake 4 out
- Form 51P242
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey S Bowen
led until after 10th, chased winner until 12th, weakened and behind 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mr Mafia won off this mark at Ludlow in May and the veteran is no forlorn hope in this but VISION DES FLOS (NAP) won a race at Warwick last month for the second year running and did so with a fair bit in hand. Though it’s a while since the latter won over a trip this far, stamina isn’t an issue. Shantou Express has been disappointing over fences so far but Red Happy arrives in good form and is just a pound higher than when scoring over the larger obstacles at Bangor in August.
Formwatch
Vision Des Flos (FR) 13-8fav (11-4) Raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd soon after 12th, pushed along to challenge 2 out, soon led, shaken up and went clear between last two, stayed on strongly, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Golden Taipan (11-9) by 7l, 5 ran.
Red Happy (FR) 5-2 (11-6) Close up, led with a circuit to go, jumped right at times, ridden after 3 out, headed last, stayed on, no match for winner, 2nd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Shearer (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f (3) gd in Oct.
Shantou Express (IRE) 5-4 (11-5) Led until blundered badly all but fell and unseated rider 1st, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Mr Mafia (IRE) 13-8 (11-13) Led until before 7th, led 10th, not fluent 14th, headed after 15th, rallied 2 out, every chance last, held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind Cheltenam De Vaige (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.