Exeter
15:05
Dont Retire Without My Pension Expert Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hdl Qualifier) (GBB)
Exeter Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.67 Place: £1.10 £1.10 £1.80 Exacta: £1.70 Trifecta: £4.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Spirits Bay (GB) 7 G Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 4/6F Won Travelled strongly - held up in rear - good headway on outer and went second before 3 out - ridden 3 out - not fluent and lost ground 2 out - rallied before last - led but edged right run-in - kept on well - cosily(op 8/11)
2nd 1 Ten Lengths Tom (IRE) N/A Good Tom Lacey 163 lbs 5/4 2.25 Led - not fluent 2nd - faced challenge after 3 out - hung left before 2 out - hung left and headed run-in - kept on - no match for winner
3rd 7 Elusiveness (IRE) 6 M AVG Jeremy Scott 149 lbs 11/1 17 Prominent - lost ground before 3 out - rallied and went third before last - kept on run-in - no match for first two
4th 3 Bredon Hill Dart (GB) 6 G Poor Sue Gardner 156 lbs 100/1 .75 In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - went fourth last - no impression run-in
5th 4 Royal Juniper (IRE) 8 G Poor Helen Nelmes 156 lbs 100/1 15 In touch with leaders - hung left and lost third after 2 out - lost fourth approaching last - weakened run-in
6th 6 Confused Again (GB) 7 M Poor Jackie Du Plessis 149 lbs 100/1 7 In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - dropped to rear before 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 125/1)
7th 2 Benville Bridge (GB) 7 G Poor Fiona Shaw 153 lbs 150/1 14 In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 200/1)
99th 8 Spice Heaven (GB) 6 M Poor Chris Honour 149 lbs 22/1 - In rear - struggling and detached before 3 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 25/1)