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Devon Marathon Handicap Chase

Exeter · 6 December 2013
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance4m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Major Malarkey (IRE) (10/1) won the Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter on 6 December 2013, beating Whistling Senator (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Sam Twiston-Davies for trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. 12 ran on Good going over 4m; the winning time was 8m 9.30s (slow by 19.30s). The 9/2 favourite, Jayandbee (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 1¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Major Malarkey (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 129B J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Jayandbee (IRE) 9/2 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Major Malarkey (IRE) v 10g Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 11-5 118129B 8:09.30 12,512 10/1
2nd Whistling Senator (IRE) v 6g 1¼ Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill 11-4 117126B 8:09.55 3,696 15/2
3rd Jayandbee (IRE) p 6g ½ Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 10-7 106115B 8:09.65 1,848 9/2 fav
4th Alderluck (IRE) b 10g 15 Mikey Ennis(7) David Pipe 11-4 124109B 8:12.65 924 9/1
5th Jolly Boys Outing (IRE) 10g 44 Ben Poste(5) Rosemary Gasson 9-9 9871C 8:21.45 462 33/1
6th Incentivise (IRE) 10g shd Jake Greenall(3) Richard Lee 11-1 11791C 8:21.47 232 11/1
PU Ballypatrick (IRE) 7g — Dominic Elsworth Mick Channon 11-11 124— — — 7/1
UR Qianshan Leader (IRE) v 9g — Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle 11-12 125— — — 18/1
PU Double Chocolate (GB) 10g — James Best(3) John O'Shea 9-12 100— — — 12/1
PU Civil Disobedience (GB) 9g — Conor O'Farrell Richard Woollacott 11-2 115— — — 17/2
PU Rhum (FR) tv 8g — Ryan Hatch(7) Nigel Twiston-Davies 10-11 117— — — 16/1
PU River D'or (FR) 8g — Paul Moloney Sophie Leech 10-0 96— — — 11/2

Winning time 8m 9.30s (slow by 19.30s)

Notes New course record

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter in 2013?
Major Malarkey (IRE) won the Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter on 6 December 2013, ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies.
What was the finishing order of the 2013 Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
1st Major Malarkey (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Whistling Senator (IRE) (15/2), 3rd Jayandbee (IRE) (9/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2013 Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
Major Malarkey (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2013 Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
12 horses ran in the 2013 Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter.
What was the winning time of the 2013 Devon Marathon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
The winning time was 8m 9.30s (slow by 19.30s).

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