09 Feb 2025 15:00 Exeter
Winner: £38,000 (Penalty: £19,771); Distance: 3m 54y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in Places).
TrustATrader Apply Today Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Credo (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 2) | 65-3444 / 10 | Jump (24) | H Cobden | A J Honeyball Potwell Racing… | 5/1 | |
| detached towards rear, closer after 11th, went 4th after 5 out, shaken up into 3rd 2 out, eased into lead before last, ridden run-in and won going away | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 4½ L | Gustavian (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 43-3P2F / 10 | Jump (8) | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball Decimus Racing… | 4/1 | |
| led, not fluent 2 out, pushed along and headed before last, kept on, no match for winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4¾ L | Dashel Drasher (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3487-34 / 12 | Jump (58) | Rex Dingle | J Scott Mrs B Tully And… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, pressed front pair from 11th, pushed along home turn, ridden and every chance 2 out, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Copperhead (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 111221 / 11 | Jump (23) | Freddie Gingell | J Tizzard Mrs G C Pritchard | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, nodded on landing 11th, ridden in 2nd home turn, jumped right 3 out and gradually faded | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 22 L | Cloudy Glen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 53P-15F / 12 | Jump (23) | S Bowen | Miss V Williams Hemmings Racing | 18/1 | |
| detached towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake and in rear 4th, reminders after 6th, some headway after 14th, no progress from next | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Does He Know (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 51P-444 / 10 | Jump (57) | Thomas Bellamy | K Bailey & M Nicholls Yes He Does Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| wore red hood and went early to post, handy, dropped away 13th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Blackjack Magic (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 145FP-P / 10 | Jump (71) | Ben Godfrey | A J Honeyball T Hayward, O'gorman,… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and lost position after 11th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Ask Me Early (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 7) | 9185-5P / 11 | Jump (24) | Bryan Carver | H Fry The Dare Family | 12/1 | |
| detached towards rear, never involved, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
