Exeter
13:50
Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Exeter Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.10 Place: £1.10 £1.10 £2 Exacta: £6.30 Trifecta: £19.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Judicial Law (IRE) 6 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 154 lbs 3/1 Won Tracked leaders - went second 5th - going best when challenging after 3 out - led after last - kept on well - pushed out(op 9/4)
2nd 2 Gamaret (FR) N/A Elite Venetia Williams 154 lbs 8/15F 4.75 Led - ridden before 3 out - faced strong challenge before 2 out - headed after last - soon no extra(op 11/10)
3rd 8 Sweet Nightingale (GB) 8 M Poor Polly Gundry 147 lbs 7/1 25 Midfield - headway 5th - went third home turn - ridden before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2)
4th 1 Advantura (IRE) N/A Poor Philip Hobbs 154 lbs 20/1 6.5 Tracked leaders - hit 4th - soon pushed along - ridden home turn - well held from 3 out - weakened 2 out (vet said the gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 16/1)
5th 3 Imperial Joe (IRE) 8 G AVG Tim Dennis 154 lbs 66/1 5.5 Midfield - ridden after 5th - disputing fourth but held 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
6th 7 Liimari (GB) 8 M Poor Tony Newcombe 144 lbs 200/1 24 Midfield - ridden after 5th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 150/1)
7th 9 Christopher Clive (GB) 6 G Poor Jeremy Scott 141 lbs 25/1 .5 Prominent - lost second after 5th - ridden home turn - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 16/1)
99th 6 Time Bandit (IRE) 5 G Poor Ben Clarke 151 lbs 50/1 - Always towards rear - weakened home turn - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep said the gelding stopped quickly)(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 5 The Generous Joker (GB) N/A Poor Sue Gardner 154 lbs 18/1 - Held up in rear - pushed along home turn - steady headway from 3 out - disputing fourth and well held when mistake and unseated rider last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)