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Exeter
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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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 1m7½f
1st
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)
8 G Good
Jonjo O'Neill 165 lbs 5/4F Won
2m4½f 2m5f 2m1f 2m4f 2m7½f
1m7f 1m7f 2m 1m7½f 2m4f
2nd
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)
7 G AVG
Tom Symonds 163 lbs 13/2 12
2m2½f 2m4f 2m2½f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m2f 2m 2m
3rd
Took keen hold - pressed leader - ridden and lost ground before 3 out - soon lost position - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1)
9 G AVG
Chris Down 157 lbs 6/1 4
2m1½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m3½f 2m3½f
1m7f 1m7f 2m 1m7f 2m4½f
4th
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)
8 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 168 lbs 5/1 5
2m 2m4½f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5f
2m1½f 2m 2m 2m
5th
Prominent - ridden and got behind before 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 5/1)
6 G Poor
David Pipe 152 lbs 4/1 11
2m½f 2m2f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m
99th
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)
4 G Poor
Nicky Henderson 169 lbs 40/1 -
2m 2m1½f 2m