20 Dec 2007 14:50 Exeter
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,205); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Betfair Betting As It Should Be Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Portland Bill (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | F6132-0 / 25 | Jump (32) | D A Jacob | R H Alner Mr Paul Thorman | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway and chased leader 12th, led 3 out, driven out from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1 L | Temoin (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 10/P320- / 11 | Jump (280) | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Miss H L Jones | 3/1 | |
| in touch, headway and led 11th, headed 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, still every chance when not fluent last, not quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 18 L | In Accord (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 42327P- / 9 | Jump (278) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Mr T F F Nixon | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, headway and chased leader 10th, no chance from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 20 L | The Real Deal (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 160-F5P / 9 | Jump (33) | D R Dennis | Nick Williams Mrs Jane Williams | 18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway when blundered 10th, lost touch after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | Dist | Snoopy Loopy (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 3912/3-6 / 12 | Jump (23) | D F O'Regan | P & M Bowen Walters Plant Hire… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, lost touch 9th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Barrys Ark (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 101414/ / 12 | Jump (771) | J M Maguire | J A B Old Old Fools Partnership | 40/1 | |
| chased leader, close 2nd and going well when fell 13th | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Mark The Book (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 1/2113- / 12 | Jump (272) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr D Allen | 11/8 | |
| fell 1st | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Littleton Aldor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | P-0PP5F / 11 | Jump (11) | T J Phelan | Mark Gillard Ms Pippa Grace | 100/1 | |
| led and soon clear, jumped right from 2nd, headed 11th, weakened 13th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Hydromatic (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 4P4-413 / 8 | Jump (19) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Miss Joanna Tizzard | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, lost touch 9th, pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Devon Blue (IRE) (Mare, Chestnut, 147lbs) | 0/64-62P / 9 | Jump (201) | C Honour | C J Down Rodney Peacock… | 100/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and lost place 12th, weakening when hampered badly 13th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
