15:55 Exeter

Wednesday 1 February 2023

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Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 25y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:56  |   Winning time: 5m 51.6s
1st
Horse silk
9
7/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, headway chasing after 6th, went 2nd before 3 out, led next, clear when ridden and edged left run-in op 10/3 tchd 18/5
2nd
Horse silk
14
11
12/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Adam Wedge
Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway on inside turning in, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
40/1
T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan
Led until 1st, chased leader, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, no impression in 3rd
4th
Horse silk
hd
3
85/40f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 4th and no impression between last two, kept on pressing for modest 3rd op 2/1 tchd 13/8
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
7
1211-8
28/1
T: T SymondsJ: Jordan Nailor (3)
Off the pace in rear, some late headway, never dangerous op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
1
8
811-6
4/1
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide approaching 3 out, weakened next op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
1412-2
40/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Led 1st until 6th, chased leader, hit 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened soon after op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
4
11/2
T: Ben ClarkeJ: Ben Jones
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, pushed along 3 out, weakened after next op 5/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
12/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced turning in, soon weakened op 15/2
10th
Horse silk
46
6
611-9
33/1
T: D PipeJ: Phillip Armson (3)
Raced wide towards rear, some headway out wide approaching 6th, hit 4 out and weakened soon after, soon behind, tailed off tchd 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
22/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00, £5.00Pl:£1.50, £1.50, £3.60, £3.60, £7.90, £7.90EX:£56.00, £56.00Trifecta:£1,427.40, £1,427.40Tricast:£1,445.42SF:£41.55Swingers:£11.70, £11.70, £35.00, £35.00, £75.80, £75.80

Forecasts

Broadway Boy (85/40), Farmer's Gamble (7/2), Lady Kk (4/1), Just A Dime (11/2), The Bold Thady (12/1), Aimee De Sivola (12/1), Poldark Cross (22/1), Bobo Mac (28/1), Itacare (33/1), Samuel Jackson (40/1), Jepeck (40/1)

Verdict

Having finished runner-up on his first couple of outings, BROADWAY BOY went one better on handicap debut at Aintree early in December and with that form receiving a boost from the second since, Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge gets the vote. Lady KK has hit the crossbar on both starts this season here over fences so she may emerge as the main danger back over hurdles, with Aimee de Sivola and Just A Dime another couple to consider.

  1. BROADWAY BOY (IRE)
  2. LADY KK (IRE)
  3. AIMEE DE SIVOLA (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Raddon Top
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 9
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,489.002nd: £2,066.003rd: £1,033.004th: £517.005th: £258.00

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