Three-runner contests do not generally set the punters’ pulses racing, but the graduation chase at Exeter on Thursday could be an exception as it pits the very useful L’Ami Serge, third home in the JLT Novice Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, against Le Prezien, who took the Grade Two novice at Cheltenham’s Open meeting on his second start over fences.
Oscar Sunset, who was rated 142 for his chasing debut back in February, is also in the field but only the most devoted followers of the “outsider of three” system will waste what little cash they have left on the nine-year-old. This is very much a head-to-head and the market is struggling to separate the principals, with L’Ami Serge currently top-priced at even money but Le Prezien attracting support to move in to 6-5.
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