Exeter
13:40
Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Exeter Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £2.20 £3.30 £1.40 Exacta: £93.20 Tricast: £217.93 Trifecta: £453.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Earth Business (IRE) 4 G AVG Colin Tizzard 163 lbs 15/2 Won Took keen hold - tracked leaders - headway 6th - going easily when not fluent 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden to lead last - wandered around but kept on run-in (trainer's rep said - regards the apparent improvement in form - the gelding was better suited by the Good to Soft (Good in places) ground today having raced on Soft at Wincanton on his previous run)
2nd 9 Bari Breeze (IRE) 8 G Poor Milton Harris 156 lbs 9/1 2.75 Prominent in chasing group - headway 6th - pushed along after 4 out - led 3 out - ridden and faced strong challenge 2 out - headed last - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2)
3rd 6 Hope You Do (FR) N/A Poor Philip Hobbs 150 lbs 5/2F 3 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 4 out - pushed along and went fourth after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - not fluent last - kept on(op 9/4)
4th 4 Coal Stock (IRE) 7 G AVG Harriet Brown 165 lbs 33/1 8.5 Took keen hold - close up - good jump and led 7th - ridden and headed 3 out - weakened from 2 out - mistake last(op 40/1)
5th 3 Steady The Ship (IRE) 9 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 162 lbs 11/1 10 Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along after 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 10 Novus Aditus (IRE) N/A AVG Nigel Hawke 151 lbs 40/1 1.75 Held up in rear - ridden and no impression before 4 out(op 33/1)
7th 1 Neon Moon (IRE) 9 G AVG David Pipe 167 lbs 100/30 2.75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway 6th - ridden before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 4/1)
8th 7 Born In Borris (IRE) 8 M Poor Colin Tizzard 159 lbs 33/1 7 Raced lazily at times - held up in rear - ridden and no impression after 4 out(op 28/1)
9th 11 Justshortofabubble (GB) 6 G Poor Grace Harris 141 lbs 20/1 8.5 Held up in rear - ridden and no impression before 4 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
99th 2 Morgenstern (FR) 4 G AVG David Pipe 160 lbs 11/1 - Took keen hold - led - headed but close up 7th - ridden and weakened after 4 out - mistake 2 out - pulled up approaching last (vet said the gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 12/1)
99th 8 Lettie Lutz (IRE) N/A Poor Ben Clarke 156 lbs 6/1 - Took keen hold - midfield - blundered 7th - ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (trainer said - regards the poor performance - the mare made a bad mistake at the fifth last flight and was never travelling thereafter)(tchd 11/2)