Racecards
15:00 Exeter
Higos Insurance Services Marathon Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 6f 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,330
- 2nd: £1,870
- 3rd: £935
- 4th: £468
- Form 1-56241
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Mrs K A Buckett
- Jockey M D Grant
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 14th, weakened from 16th
- Form 150PP2
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
held up mid-division, pushed along 15th, chased leaders before 18th, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 416334
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey S P Jones
held up mid-division, headway before 14th, led 4 out, ridden and jumped right last, kept on and edged left run-in, headed towards finish
Reblis (FR)
15- Form 2P-2P7P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leader, lost place before 10th, struggling from 13th, soon pulled up
- Form 3251R2
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Mrs P Shaw
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
towards rear, jumped slow 5th, soon in rear, not fluent 8th, tailed off before 10th, soon pulled up
- Form 4320P7
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, no extra last
- Form 043340
- Age 12
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey A Glassonbury
led, headed 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on
- Form 3-12221
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs H R J Nelmes
- Jockey Paul Moloney
in rear, 15 lengths down 5th from 4 out, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 6155-P1
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up mid-division, reminder 3rd, soon towards rear, pushed along 14th, soon struggling, pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The Clyda Rover beat Sea Saffron by seven lengths in the Devon National over this track and trip six weeks ago but Susan Gardner's course specialist is 10lb better off and entitled to turn the tables. He must be thereabouts but DERMATOLOGISTE has to be the choice after getting back to winning ways at Wetherby. Lightly-raced, he beat Jaunty Journey over this trip at Bangor in 2011 and has plenty of stamina. Upham Atom also stays well but has been raised 5lb after winning over 3m5f at Taunton while Double Dizzy has been well beaten in all recent starts. Global Power may be best of the rest but remains high enough in the weights.
Formwatch
Upham Atom 7-4fav (10-2) Jumped right, made virtually all, joined 15th, pressed 3 out, in command between last two, stayed on gamely, ridden out, won at Taunton 3m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Mar beating Sona Sasta (10-2) by 4l, 4 ran.
Sea Saffron 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, not fluent 13th, close up 4 out, led after 3 out, headed last, one pace, 2nd of 10, 7l behind The Clyda Rover (10-1) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Global Power (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway 6 out, soon chasing leaders, every chance 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 11, 34l behind Big Occasion (9-7) at Uttoxeter 4m 1f lstd hcp chs (1) hvy in Mar.
Reblis (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, lost place 5th, ridden before 9th, lost touch after next, pulled up before 13th, in a race won by Call It On (10-6) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs, 9 ran.
Mobaasher (USA) 9-2 (11-0) Chsd wnr 12; one pce 2 out, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Double Mead (10-7) at Western 3m ptp sft in Mar.
Jaunty Journey 17-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, given reminder and soon went close up, led before next, went elft 5th, headed next, lost place 16th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 10, 46l behind The Clyda Rover (10-1) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Double Dizzy 33-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, stumbled 13th, mistake 20th, went 2nd 22nd until 25th, mistake 4 out, weakened after next, 10th of 16, 30l behind Big Shu (10-5) at Cheltenham 3m 7f hcp chs (2) gs in Mar.
The Clyda Rover (IRE) 22-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway after 15th, waited with going well before 4 out, produced to lead last, soon clear, easily, won at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Sea Saffron (11-9) by 7l, 10 ran.
Dermatologiste 6-1 (10-4) Always prominent, reminders from 4th, ridden to challenge after 10th, led 4 out, headed narrowly 2 out, rallied to regain lead flat, kept on, won at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Mar beating Leac An Scail (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.