14:45 Exeter

Friday 25 February 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5016:20

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 161y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 4m 29.4s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/9f
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Jumped slickly, made all, clear between last two, kept on strongly, unchallenged op 8/13
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
12/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up towards rear on inside, steady headway after 4 out, travelling well in 4th before next where went left, went 2nd next, switched right and no impression between last two, no chance with winner op 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
4/1
T: T R GrettonJ: James Best
Raced keenly, tracked winner until before 2nd, chased leading pair, went 2nd again before 3 out until next, stayed on same pace in 3rd op 10/3 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
8
8
25/1
T: Mark GillardJ: David Noonan
Tracked winner before 2nd until before 3 out, plugged on op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
15
2
9/1
T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver (3)
Off the pace in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, not fluent next and given reminder, mistake and outpaced 4 out op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
27
5
80/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield
Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 40/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
150/1
T: T R GrettonJ: Lee Edwards
Raced keenly in last pair, remote 6th when went badly right 3 out, never a factor, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 80/1
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
25/1
T: K BurkeJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, 6th and struggling after 4 out, weakened soon after op 22/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.45Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £1.30EX:£5.90Trifecta:£18.90SF:£7.31Swingers:£2.50, £1.40, £3.50

Forecasts

Kingofthewest (4/9), Sadler's Bay (4/1), Ben Bulben (9/1), Pachacuti (12/1), Vanderbilt (25/1), Call Me Tlalok (25/1), Labei Vitesse (80/1), Jean Bart (150/1)

Verdict

KINGOFTHEWEST sets a good standard on form and David Pipe's son of Westerner is hard to look beyond in his bid to make it 2-3 in this sphere. Sadler's Bay showed up well on his hurdling bow when third over C&D and is feared most, although a market move for Harry Fry's hurdling-newcomer Ben Bulben would put a slightly different slant on things.

  1. KINGOFTHEWEST (IRE)
  2. SADLER'S BAY
  3. BEN BULBEN (IRE)

Prize Money

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

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