Exeter
18:30
Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Handicap Hurdle
Exeter Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £12 Place: £3.50 £1.50 £3.20 Exacta: £52.30 Tricast: £389.12 Trifecta: £487.50
Non-Runners: Optimistic Joe (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Kick Up A Storm (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 11/1 Won Prominent - went second before 3 out - clear with one other and led 2 out - went clear run-in - readily(tchd 10/1)
2nd 14 Cooleenymore (IRE) 9 M AVG Robert Walford 157 lbs 11/4F 4.25 Pressed leader - led after 2nd - went clear with winner but headed 2 out - no extra run-in(op 5/2)
3rd 6 Awesome Foursome (GB) 8 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 157 lbs 12/1 12 Midfield - lost position and towards rear 3rd - headway and bit short of room 3 out - soon went third - kept on - no match for first two(op 10/1)
4th 4 Just In A Bit (GB) 6 G Poor Mel Rowley 165 lbs 15/2 13 Midfield on outer - headway 8th - ridden and outpaced 3 out - soon went fourth - no impression(op 12/1)
5th 5 Defi Nonantais (FR) 5 G Poor Joe Tizzard 164 lbs 14/1 8.5 Prominent early - soon dropped to midfield - headway 8th - weakened 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
6th 9 Dear Ralphy (IRE) 9 G Poor Anthony Honeyball 160 lbs 22/1 7 Led - headed and raced in second after 2nd - lost position before 3 out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
7th 15 My Girl Katie (IRE) 8 M Poor Grace Harris 156 lbs 7/1 2 In touch with leaders - ridden and lost position before 3 out - soon weakened (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
8th 10 The Midwife (IRE) 6 M Poor Grace Harris 160 lbs 16/1 2.25 Held up in rear - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
9th 3 Ithaka (IRE) 8 G Poor Ryan Potter 166 lbs 22/1 2.5 Midfield - headway and prominent 10th - weakened before 3 out(op 14/1)
10th 11 Moonlight Artist (GB) 6 G Poor Joe Tizzard 154 lbs 4/1 10 Never better than midfield - ridden and struggling 9th - no chance home straight - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than confirming jockey said gelding never travelled; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
11th 13 Captain Marco (GB) 5 G Poor Mitchell Hunt 158 lbs 28/1 0.3 Always behind - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
12th 2 Tough Approach (GB) 5 G Poor David Pipe 167 lbs 40/1 8 Prominent early - soon dropped to midfield - ridden and struggling after 9th - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 25/1)
13th 1 Rebel Intentions (IRE) 7 G AVG Emma Lavelle 162 lbs 20/1 3 Prominent - ridden and lost position 10th - dropped to rear and weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 14/1)
99th 8 Sea Village (IRE) 6 G Poor Oliver Signy 161 lbs 25/1 - Always behind - lost touch and tailed off when pulled up 3 out(tchd 28/1)