16:00 Exeter

Tuesday 24 October 2023

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Exeter 'Challenger' Staying Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 25y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:03  |   Winning time: 5m 57.7s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/4f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Mid-division, lost place after mistake 5th, closed approaching 9th, led and rider dropped whip before last, hard pressed, stayed on op 3/1 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
4
12/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, held close home op 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
5
18/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Mid-division, closed 3rd, led before mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before mistake last, 3rd and held towards finish op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
3
9/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Gave trouble in preliminaries, towards rear, headway after 9th, 3rd when mistake 3 out, 4th and no extra last tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
18
2
711-12
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Ran in snatches in rear on outside, went 5th from 2 out, wandered into last, never dangerous op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Soon mid-division, short of room bend after 9th, soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out tchd 9/2
PU
Horse silk
6
4/1
T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace
Led 2nd, not fluent 4th, hit 7th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 9/2 tchd 5/1
PU
Horse silk
8
16/1
T: N J HawkeJ: S Bowen
Led until 2nd, prominent, led before 3 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
10
14/1
T: David DennisJ: H Cobden
Rear of mid-division, struggling before 9th, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
11
15/2
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Prominent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
The Imposter205
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 6
T: N J Hawke  J: Tom Buckley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.50, £3.50, £4.20EX:£41.90Trifecta:£556.80Tricast:£508.01SF:£36.19Swingers:£9.40, £11.80, £33.90

Forecasts

Goshhowposh (11/4), Itso Fury (4/1), Ajp Kingdom (4/1), The Imposter (6/1), Oceanline (15/2), Gentleman Valley (9/1), Royal Pretender (12/1), Brave Starlight (14/1), Exmoor Forest (16/1), Moka De Vassy (18/1), Go Chique (22/1)

Verdict

GOSHHOWPOSH caught the eye on a couple of occasions in novices and is very much the type to up his game switched to handicaps, so he might be up to completing a successful return. Itso Fury has a bigger effort in him and deserves respect, while Gentleman Valley seems likely to give a good account.

  1. GOSHHOWPOSH (IRE)
  2. ITSO FURY (IRE)
  3. GENTLEMAN VALLEY (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Presenting Yeats
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 6
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £8,450.002nd: £3,888.003rd: £1,944.004th: £973.005th: £485.00

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