01 Nov 2016 15:20 Exeter
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 3m 54y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Smith & Williamson Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Caulfields Venture (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3P1P-P3 / 11 | Jump (14) | D A Jacob | Miss E C Lavelle Mr C F Colquhoun | 7/1 | |
| led until 7th, led 12th, edged right and driven flat, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | NK | Dancing Shadow (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 24P3-36 / 13 | Jump (123) | Nick Scholfield | V R A Dartnall The Dancing Shadows | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, slow and lost a few places 2nd, headway 9th, 2nd 3 out, hard ridden before last, stayed on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 6 L | Fort Worth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2253U2 / 8 | Jump (26) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Sleeping Panther… | 4/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway before 11th, 2nd 4 out until next, 3rd and held last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 5 L | By The Boardwalk (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | F6P-351 / 10 | Jump (17) | Thomas Bellamy | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr J Perriss | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 12th, no extra in 4th from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 30 L | Skylander (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 631265 / 13 | Jump (14) | Michael Heard | D Pipe Mrs J Morgan | 12/1 | |
| prominent, jumped right 1st, not fluent next, lost place 6th, struggling 11th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Gary Charm (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) | P-9700U / 9 | Jump (11) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Fergus Wilson | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 13th, mistake next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 15 L | Sun Wild Life (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4P4226- / 7 | Jump (193) | James Best | R Walford The Keightley Lambert… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along before 11th, lost place next, well beaten from 14th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Silver Commander (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 10) | 2352P1/ / 10 | Jump (570) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Exe Valley Racing | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd 5th, led 7th, not fluent 11th or when headed 12th, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 12 L | Dreamsoftheatre (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | P68-193 / 11 | Jump (64) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, lost place before 13th, well behind before 4 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 7 |   | - | For 'n' Against (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 152184 / 10 | Jump (14) | Rex Dingle | D Pipe The Sunday Night… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 14th, outpaced 4 out, 5th and held when blundered and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
