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Love Devon Handicap Chase

Exeter · 19 October 2021
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m 54y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5
  • HandicapYes

From The Heart (IRE) (6/1) won the Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter on 19 October 2021, beating Gleno (IRE) by 34 lengths under Sean Houlihan for trainer Philip Hobbs. 5 ran on Good going over 3m 54y; the winning time was 6m 7.20s (slow by 23.20s). The 9/4 favourite, Larkbarrow Lad (GB), finished 4th, beaten 50½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 5 — The market

Winner From The Heart (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 129BKTB Speed 99C J: Sean Houlihan T: Philip Hobbs
Won by 34 lengthsFav: Larkbarrow Lad (GB) 9/4 · 4th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st From The Heart (IRE) p 7g Sean Houlihan(3) Philip Hobbs 10-11 110129B99C 6:07.20 10,892 6/1
2nd Gleno (IRE) 9g 34 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 11-10 120108C81C 6:14.00 5,018 10/3
3rd What's Occurring (IRE) 8g 8 Jonathan Burke Oliver Sherwood 11-11 121109C77C 6:15.60 2,508 5/1
4th Larkbarrow Lad (GB) t 8g 8½ Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 11-12 122110C72C 6:17.30 1,256 9/4 fav
5th Rose Of Aghaboe (IRE) 8m 4¾ Tabitha Worsley(5) Nick Gifford 11-2 117100C70C 6:18.25 350 3/1

Winning time 6m 7.20s (slow by 23.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 6m 20.11s. This race ran 12.91s (3.4% faster); the day's other races here ran 3.8% faster (N 5). Net of the day: 0.4% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 5 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (5 of 5 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 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter in 2021?
From The Heart (IRE) won the Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter on 19 October 2021, ridden by Sean Houlihan and trained by Philip Hobbs.
What was the finishing order of the 2021 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
1st From The Heart (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Gleno (IRE) (10/3), 3rd What's Occurring (IRE) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2021 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
From The Heart (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2021 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
5 horses ran in the 2021 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter.
What was the winning time of the 2021 Love Devon Handicap Chase at Exeter?
The winning time was 6m 7.20s (slow by 23.20s).

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