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Devon Stayers Handicap Chase

Exeter · 26 March 2023
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m 6f 153y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Coolvalla (IRE) (8/1) won the Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter on 26 March 2023, beating Revels Hill (IRE) by a length under Rex Dingle for trainer Chris Gordon. 8 ran on Good To Soft going over 3m 6f 153y; the winning time was 8m 5.36s (slow by 41.36s). The 3/1 favourite, Revels Hill (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Coolvalla (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 144BKTB Speed 145B J: Rex Dingle T: Chris Gordon
Won by a lengthFav: Revels Hill (IRE) 3/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Coolvalla (IRE) p 7g Rex Dingle Chris Gordon 11-9 130144B145B 8:05.36 10,033.90 8/1
2nd Revels Hill (IRE) p 8g 1 Nick Scholfield Harry Fry 12-0 135148B144B 8:05.58 4,617 3/1 fav
3rd Gwencily Berbas (FR) b 12g 21 Jack Tudor David Pipe 10-12 119108B135B 8:10.25 2,308.50 9/1
4th Young Bull (IRE) p 9g 12 Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington 11-2 123103C130C 8:12.92 1,155.20 6/1
5th Copperhead (GB) p 9g 1¾ Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard 11-6 127107C129C 8:13.30 575.70 11/2
6th Poppa Poutine (IRE) t 7g 1¾ Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 11-6 127107C128C 8:13.69 — 13/2
NR Pontresina — NON-RUNNER(7) Ben Lund — ——— — — —
PU Favori De Sivola (FR) tp 8g — David Noonan Jane Williams 10-11 118—— — — 9/1
NR Cyclop — NON-RUNNER(7) David Dennis — ——— — — —
PU Samuel Jackson (GB) p 11g — Micheal Nolan Richard Mitford-Slade 10-8 115—— — — 9/2

Winning time 8m 5.36s (slow by 41.36s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 8m 12.80s. This race ran 7.44s (1.5% faster); the day's other races here ran 2.7% slower (N 5). Net of the day: 4.2% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Cyclop (self certificate), Pontresina (self certificate)

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 10 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 (6 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter in 2023?
Coolvalla (IRE) won the Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter on 26 March 2023, ridden by Rex Dingle and trained by Chris Gordon.
What was the finishing order of the 2023 Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter?
1st Coolvalla (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Revels Hill (IRE) (3/1F), 3rd Gwencily Berbas (FR) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2023 Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter?
Coolvalla (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2023 Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter?
8 horses ran in the 2023 Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter. Non-runners: Cyclop (self certificate), Pontresina (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2023 Devon Stayers Handicap Chase at Exeter?
The winning time was 8m 5.36s (slow by 41.36s).

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