Agatha Christie Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Exeter

14:00

Date 2025-02-09

Distance 2m1f109y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £23,092

Winning Time 4m 31.27s (slow by 26.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Only By Night (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	10/11F	Won
2nd	Kilbarry Saint (FR) Sean Bowen · C O'Keeffe	14/1	1
3rd	Georgi Girl (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	12/1	8
4th	Fun Fun Fun (IRE) J J Slevin · W P Mullins	6/4	7
5th	Lime Drop (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	33/1	36

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Only By Night Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	37-311	144	146	113	63d	—	—	-7	38.9	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Made it 2-2 over fences with easy Grade 2 win at Cork and that form has been franked
2	Fun Fun Fun Bay J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	156	h	116-P1	143	150	98	35d	—	—	-1	34.7	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Listed novice hurdle winner on this card last year; impressive on last month's chase debut
3	Georgi Girl Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	06-159	128	-	-	22d	—	—	+16	20.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
4-13 over hurdles; could be a nice prospect for fences but is thrown in at the deep end
4	Kilbarry Saint Brown J:Sean Bowen T:C O'Keeffe	J:Sean Bowen T:C O'Keeffe	156	ht	2-6344	128	137	108	35d	—	—	+19	24.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Respectable fourth in Grade 2 novice chases the last twice; another tough task today
5	Lime Drop Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	156	—	-21321	115	130	117	15d	—	—	+33	36	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Two wins from last four starts but has lots to find in today's company

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Only By Night	4/5	5/6	5/6
Fun Fun Fun	6/4	11/8	11/8
Georgi Girl	18/1	16/1	16/1
Kilbarry Saint	18/1	16/1	16/1
Lime Drop	28/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Only By Night

38.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Lime Drop

OR: 16.3 Form: 19 Odds: 0.7

33/1

3rd

Fun Fun Fun

34.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

Kilbarry Saint

24.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Georgi Girl

20.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Only By Night	144	146	113
Fun Fun Fun	143	150	98
Georgi Girl	128	—	—
Kilbarry Saint	128	137	108
Lime Drop	115	130	117

Last Run