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15:37 Exeter
Barry Johnson Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 54y
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,489
- 2nd: £2,066
- 3rd: £1,033
- 4th: £517
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Ostrava Du Berlais (FR) 13-2 (11-13) In touch in rear, weakened before 11th where not fluent, soon tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Rap Soul (10-6) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Fortunefavorsdbold (IRE) 2-1fav (12-0) Narrowly led, briefly joined 3rd, not fluent 8th, went two lengths clear 4 out, reduced lead after 2 out, headed last, soon ridden, kept on but always held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Fay Ce Que Voudras (10-13) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Seasmoke (IRE) 9-4jfav (12-0) Held up in rear, mistakes, 3rd, 4th and 5th, not fluent 4, tailed off from 2 out, left in remote third last, eased to near walk run-in (vet said mare mare lost its left-fore shoe), 3rd of 5, dist behind Subtle Fortune (12-0) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Only Gossip 11-4 (12-0) Raced in last, went fourth after 10th, went second going okay after 3 out, found little when ridden along after 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Voleur De Terres (11-0) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Sweet Nightingale 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on, took third approaching last, never threatened, 3rd of 14, 6 1/4l behind Bataillon (11-13) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.