Exeter Races
Exeter
15:35
Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle
Exeter
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.20 £2.80
Exacta: £7.80
Tricast: £33.30
Trifecta: £32.30
Non-Runners: American Gerry (unsuitable ground), Thunderclap (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Red Dirt Road (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Jonjo O'Neill | 165 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Made all - shaken up when jumped slightly left 3 out - not fluent when clear last - pushed out and went further clear run-in - eased towards finish - readily(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Issam (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Symonds | 163 lbs | 13/2 | 12 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - shaken up and headway before 3 out - ridden and no extra approaching last - weakened run-in - no match for winner(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Opening Bid (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Down | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 4 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - ridden and lost ground before 3 out - soon lost position - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Shallow River (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 5 | Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway and prominent from 4th - pushed along before 3 out - lost ground when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Jilaijone (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
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David Pipe | 152 lbs | 4/1 | 11 | Prominent - ridden and got behind before 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 5/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Paros (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 169 lbs | 40/1 | - | Held up in last - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 3rd - soon shaken up and detached - got well behind and pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 28/1) |