Exeter
13:45
Dr Peter Hennis 1833 Haldon Duel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Exeter Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.50 £3.30 £1.50 Exacta: £75.50 Tricast: £257.21 Trifecta: £380.90
Non-Runners: St Patricks Bridge (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 King's Threshold (IRE) 8 G AVG Emma Lavelle 167 lbs 15/2 Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 4th - headway before 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden before 2 out - kept on strongly and led towards finish(op 6/1)
2nd 1 Bumpy Johnson (IRE) 8 G Good David Pipe 170 lbs 17/2 0.3 Prominent - pushed along 3 out - ridden and made challenge before 2 out - led run-in - kept on but headed towards finish(tchd 9/1)
3rd 4 Sporting Mike (IRE) 7 G Poor Ben Pauling 167 lbs 100/30F .5 Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - stayed on and went third final 110yds(op 9/2)
4th 7 Exmoor Forest (IRE) 8 G Poor Nigel Hawke 159 lbs 18/1 1 Prominent - pushed along and went second 3 out - ridden and led before 2 out - headed run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 16/1)
5th 13 Arthalot (IRE) 7 G Poor Victor Dartnall 142 lbs 16/1 1 Held up in rear - pushed along and some headway before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 2 Riskintheground (IRE) 7 G AVG Dan Skelton 169 lbs 15/2 2.5 Prominent - pressed leader 5th - led 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last - every chance approaching last - weakened run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
7th 8 Gingerbred (GB) 6 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 154 lbs 7/2 4 Held up in rear - good headway on outer after 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
8th 6 Tikitov (IRE) 6 G Poor Mel Rowley 164 lbs 22/1 3.75 Midfield - ridden and no impression from 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
9th 10 Saturday Song (GB) 7 G Poor Alan King 156 lbs 17/2 11 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along after 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
10th 9 Commander Of Ten (IRE) 5 G Poor Michael Scudamore 158 lbs 50/1 15 Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden and no impression before 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
11th 11 Marmalaid (GB) N/A Poor Nicky Henderson 156 lbs 14/1 20 Led - not fluent 6th - mistake and headed 4 out - ridden and weakened before 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 17/2 tchd 18/1)
99th 12 Bombay Sapphire (IRE) 6 M AVG Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 14/1 - Midfield - ridden and no impression after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 11/1)