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Tribute Quality Speaks For Itself Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Exeter Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.20 Place: £3.90 £15.60 Exacta: £238 Trifecta: £1088.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up behind leaders - took closer order 6th - ridden home bend - challenged next - hit last - stayed on well - led final stride (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - the gelding benefited from the step up in trip to 2m7f on this occasion)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
N/A AVG David Pipe 152 lbs 12/1 Won
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2nd
Tracked leader - prominent 6th - ridden to lead 2 out - soon joined - stayed on well - headed final stride(op 28/1)
N/A Poor Peter Bowen 156 lbs 33/1 0.1
3rd
Took keen hold early - tracked leaders - slightly outpaced and tight for room home bend where stumbled - headway into 4th next - stayed on into 3rd run-in but never going pace to challenge (jockey said gelding stumbled on the bend turning into the home straight)(op 10/11 tchd 5/6 and tchd 11/10)
N/A AVG Kim Bailey 156 lbs 4/5F 2.5
4th
Held up behind leaders - nudged along from 7th - effort approaching 3 out - soon hung right - not pace to get on terms(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
12 G AVG John Flint 164 lbs 9/2 1.75
5th
Led - hit 6th - ridden when strongly challenged approaching 3 out - headed when mistake 2 out - no extra from last(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
N/A Poor Kevin Bishop 154 lbs 6/1 .75
6th
Prominent - shaken up briefly after 3rd - pushed along after 7th - ridden to chase leaders after 9th - weakened after 2 out(tchd 11/2)
N/A Poor Seamus Mullins 155 lbs 7/1 25
99th
In touch - ridden after 9th - weakened before next - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding lost its right fore shoe)
N/A AVG Laura Young 160 lbs 33/1 -