2025-01-01 Exeter 13:00
Exeter

Passage House Inn Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m3f48y

Going: Soft

Prize: £5,281

Runners: 5

Winning time: 5m 14.63s (slow by 44.63s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Donnacha

J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke

Age:7 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:118 SP:5/2J

In touch with leaders - pressed leader 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - headed and pushed along 2 out - led again last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 9/4 tchd 11/4)

2 1¼

4 Risk De Pluie

J:Rex Dingle T:Ben Clarke

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:112 SP:5/2J

Held up in rear - not fluent 10th - headway 4 out - bit short of room approaching last - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

3 4½ 5¾

3 Royal Jewel

J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:116 SP:11/4

Travelled strongly - led - faced challenge 4 out - headed but going easily 3 out - led again 2 out - headed when slow jump last - weakened run-in(op 9/4)

4 6 11¾

6 Rangatira Jack

J:Bryan Carver T:Linda Blackford

Age:7 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:7/1

Prominent - outpaced and lost position 4 out - kept on from 2 out - mistake last - no impression run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

5 11 22¾

1 Western General

J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:119 SP:11/2

In touch with leaders - prominent 7th - not fluent and dropped to rear 11th - soon rallied - hung left and outpaced 4 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

Walks Like The Man

J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:108 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.50

Tote place: £1.60 £1.60

Exacta: £9.30

Trifecta: £22.90

CSF: £9.50