26 Feb 2016 15:55 Exeter
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 3m 6f 153y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Higos Insurance Services Devon National Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Fourovakind (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3133-3P / 13 | Jump (48) | G Sheehan | H Whittington Andrew F Sawyer,g… | 9/0 | |
| towards rear, headway before 5 out, led 4 out, clear from next | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 17 L | Saroque (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 47-1544 / 12 | Jump (20) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell | 8/0 | |
| led to 7 out, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on to chase winner from 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Wizards Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5-512P3 / 11 | Jump (14) | D A Jacob | C L Tizzard Mr Nick Price | 9/0 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along and quickly weakened before 4 out, pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Teochew (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | U31P5P / 8 | Jump (27) | A Glassonbury | M B Shears Mr Mark Shears | 100/0 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place halfway, tailed off, pulled up | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Nail 'm (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 144/42P / 9 | Jump (43) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N J Hawke Derek Mead And… | 6/0 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, in 3rd and well held when fell last | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Finish The Story (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 38332P / 12 | Jump (82) | Alain Cawley | J Farrelly Top Hat Racing… | 10/0 | |
| tracked leaders, led 7 out, ridden and headed 4 out, quickly weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Rocky Bender (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 46U-F14 / 11 | Jump (36) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | 0/0 | ||
| non-runner | ||||||||||
| BD | 8 |   | - | Merlin's Wish (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 112F/P-5 / 11 | Jump (31) | Ian Popham | M Keighley Miss R Toppin | 12/0 | |
| towards rear and brought down 1st | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Alpha Victor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 42PR-R5 / 11 | Jump (20) | P Buchanan | W Kinsey Kinsey & Osborne… | 12/0 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Alberobello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | P31-223 / 10 | Jump (21) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott Bradley Partnership | 8/0 | |
| in rear, headway from 10th, in poor 5th before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Thomas Wild (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 631-319 / 11 | Jump (243) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White C L T | 16/0 | |
| held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Return Spring (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | P590-5P / 10 | Jump (48) | James Best | P Hobbs & J White Ptp Partnership | 9/0 | |
| towards rear, reminders and in rear from halfway, tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
| FE | 13 |   | - | Armedanddangerous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 233-411 / 12 | Jump (31) | James Davies | T R Gretton Not The Peloton… | 14/0 | |
| mid-division, fell 1st | ||||||||||
