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15:20 Exeter

Friday 25 February 2022

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

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 6m 13.4s

1^st

Raddon Top

911-0

5/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Led until bad mistake and headed 2nd, soon lost place, mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd between last two, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on, all out

2^nd

Young Butler

611-11

17/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leaders, tracked leader 2nd, led 4 out until next, led again before the last, headed run-in, rallied towards finish, just held op 10/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Dynamite Kentucky

711-2

9/4f

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (5)

Led briefly, led 2nd, mistake and headed 4 out, soon lost 2nd, plugged on in well held 3rd op 11/4 tchd 11/5

4^th

Le Musee

911-12

8/1

T: N J HawkeJ: K E Buckley (5)

Soon well in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders and ridden between last two, plugged on in 4th op 5/1

5^th

Little Red Lion

811-7

22/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Always rear-division, ridden and struggling in rear before 3 out, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Carlow Farmer

911-11

7/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

Soon pushed along and never travelling towards rear, reminders before 7th, soon pulled up op 15/2 tchd 13/2

Crossing The Bar

511-10

13/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders, hit 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last op 7/1 tchd 17/2

Father John

711-9

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Never really going towards rear, closer out wide before 6th, stumbled 6th, flattened next and reminders, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up 4 out op 18/1

Dan McGrue

1011-8

17/2

T: B BarrJ: Thomas Doggrell (7)

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd soon after 4 out, led 3 out, ridden between last two, soon headed, weakened rapidly and pulled up before the last op 9/1

Last Quarter

511-6

22/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway on inside tracking leaders before 4 out where mistake, pushed along before next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.90, £2.60, £1.40EX:£44.40Trifecta:£193.30Tricast:£120.67SF:£46.06Swingers:£6.90, £2.90, £4.90

Forecasts

Dynamite Kentucky (9/4), Raddon Top (5/1), Crossing The Bar (13/2), Carlow Farmer (7/1), Le Musee (8/1), Young Butler (17/2), Dan McGrue (17/2), Father John (20/1), Little Red Lion (22/1), Last Quarter (22/1)

RADDON TOP likely has more to offer at this trip and is taken to defy the handicapper again and complete a hat-trick. Dynamite Kentucky is another with a progressive profile in handicaps so he's feared most ahead of Father John and Young Butler, who should find this a bit easier than the big-field Ascot race they contested in their sole previous handicap.