16:10 Exeter

Wednesday 2 February 2022

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:45

Virgin Bet Fives Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 5f 137y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 5m 48.85s
1st
Horse silk
1
5/4f
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Raced in mid-division, made smooth headway to join leaders at 3 out, ridden and came to lead at 2 out, went clear after final hurdle, ridden out op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
11/4
T: K BurkeJ: Nick Scholfield
Prominent, ridden and kept on at 3 out, rallied and every chance at 2 out, held after final hurdle op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
14
5
125/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: David Prichard (5)
Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on at 2 out, made no impression op 66/1 tchd 150/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
11
4/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden and made headway at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, outpaced after final hurdle, not reach leaders op 9/2 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
16/1
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, weakened after last hurdle tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
17
2
611-7
11/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, weakened after final hurdle op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
22
13
250/1
T: C J GrayJ: M G Nolan
Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off tchd 500/1
8th
Horse silk
7 ½
8
250/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan
Held up, ridden and struggling before 3 out, never a factor op 125/1
9th
Horse silk
10
7
66/1
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Held up, ridden and under pressure before 3 out, made no impression op 80/1
10th
Horse silk
15
9
33/1
T: J TickleJ: K E Buckley (5)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, weakened op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
200/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, pulled up op 150/1
PU
Horse silk
10
250/1
T: Claire HitchJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, pulled up tchd 500/1

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Non-Runners

12
Horse silk
Wrong Shape Ball23
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 6
T: Nicky Martin  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £14.00EX:£7.40Trifecta:£179.80SF:£5.09Swingers:£1.50, £24.90, £28.00

Forecasts

Ballyblack (5/4), Last Royal (11/4), Thelasthighking (4/1), Chavez (11/2), Wrong Shape Ball (14/1), Last Quarter (16/1), School For Scandal (33/1), Petitealfie (66/1), Lucky So And So (125/1), Off My Rocco (200/1), Vinnie's Icon (250/1), Saffron Tiger (250/1), Smartmandarcy (250/1)

Verdict

CHAVEZ and Ballyblack both arrive on the back of encouraging hurdle debut seconds and could be the pair to focus on. Paul Nicholls has a line on the former given that he chased home one from his yard at Taunton so it could be significant that he's prepared to take him on with Chavez who gets a narrow vote. Thelasthighking and Last Royal are others likely to be in the shake-up.

  1. CHAVEZ (IRE)
  2. BALLYBLACK (IRE)
  3. THELASTHIGHKING (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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