Exeter
16:40
Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Exeter Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Watchoutitscookie (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Looking For Larry (IRE) 6 G AVG Tim Dennis 168 lbs 12/1 Won In touch with leaders - headway after 5th - pushed along when prominent before 3 out - ridden and pressed leader when not fluent last - made sustained challenge final 110yds - forced dead-heat (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a slower surface)(op 9/1)
1st 2 Port Or Starboard (IRE) 7 G Poor Bernard Llewellyn 165 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders - headway after 5th - going okay and pressed leader when hit 3 out - shaken up when led narrowly 2 out - ridden run-in - faced sustained challenge final 110yds - joined post(op 11/2)
3rd 13 Gorcombe Moonshine (GB) 7 G Poor Robert Walford 138 lbs 9/1 9 Led - disputed lead after 1st - led again before 4th - ridden before 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
4th 10 Jacks Orchard (IRE) 6 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 152 lbs 20/1 2.25 In rear - jumped left throughout - shaken up after 4th - headway before 3 out - stayed on but never on terms (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(tchd 22/1)
5th 3 Mutual Respect (IRE) 8 G Poor Billy Aprahamian 160 lbs 13/2 .75 In rear - headway after 5th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra approaching last(op 6/1)
6th 6 Clay (GB) 7 G Poor Neil King 158 lbs 3/1F 2 Midfield - towards rear when hit 5th - pushed along and headway before 3 out - soon in touch with leaders - ridden and keeping on when pecked on landing last - soon weakened
7th 15 Presgrave (IRE) 6 G Poor Jimmy Frost 142 lbs 33/1 7 Towards rear of midfield - shaken up and dropped to rear after 4th - rallied and headway after 5th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
8th 7 Wells Glory (IRE) 7 G Poor Jim & Suzi Best 157 lbs 6/1 16 In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - pushed along before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
9th 4 Talimar Pearl (FR) 5 G Poor Joe Tizzard 167 lbs 16/1 3 In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - ridden and weakened before 3 out(op 12/1)
10th 11 Girandole (FR) 4 G Poor Mark Gillard 140 lbs 22/1 35 Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead after 1st - lost position but prominent before 4th - pushed along after 5th - soon lost position - weakened and got well behind before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 25/1)
99th 9 Ballygoe (IRE) 5 G Poor Chris Down 155 lbs 12/1 - In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - shaken up when pressed leader 3 out - fell 2 out(tchd 11/1)
99th 8 Prince Rhinegold (IRE) 7 G Poor Linda Blackford 156 lbs 10/1 - Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and short of room when fell home turn(op 12/1)
99th 16 Tally's Son (GB) 9 G Poor Neil Mulholland 142 lbs 150/1 - Took keen hold - always towards rear - pulled up before 3 out
99th 5 Flamenco De Kerser (FR) 8 G Poor Richenda Ford 164 lbs 28/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 2nd - pushed along when hampered by faller home turn - behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller on the bend)(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
99th 12 Army Of One (GER) 6 M Poor Mitchell Hunt 138 lbs 33/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear - saddle slipped before 2nd - pulled up before 3rd (jockey reported that the saddle slipped)(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)