Exeter
15:53
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Exeter Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £2 £2.10 £3.20 Exacta: £25.70 Tricast: £130.66 Trifecta: £190.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Earth King (IRE) 9 G AVG Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 7/2F Won Towards rear - headway 7th - pressed leaders home turn - pushed along and disputed lead after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - stayed on and led clearly towards finish(op 16/5)
2nd 8 High Game Royal (FR) 7 G Poor Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 159 lbs 9/2 - Held up in rear - good headway 3 out - soon disputing lead - no extra and lost position towards finish(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
3rd 1 Striking A Pose (IRE) 8 G AVG Joe Tizzard 165 lbs 17/2 - Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 2nd - weakened before last(op 13/2)
4th 7 Lutinebella (GB) 8 M Poor Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 12/1 - Held up in rear - headway 4 out - outpaced 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 10/1)
5th 5 Ernest Gray (IRE) 7 G AVG Alan King 162 lbs 18/1 - Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 2nd - led home turn - not fluent 3 out - soon headed - weakened 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
6th 4 Made For You (GB) 9 G AVG John & Rhys Flint 156 lbs 18/1 - Prominent - led 7th - headed home turn - weakened after 3 out(op 14/1)
7th 3 Ballymagroarty Boy (IRE) 11 G Poor Nigel Hawke 160 lbs 18/1 - Midfield - mistake 6th - weakened from 3 out
8th 13 King Of The Lake (GB) 6 G AVG Jeremy Scott 155 lbs 7/1 - In rear throughout(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
9th 6 Kepagge (IRE) 11 G AVG David Pipe 160 lbs 20/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
PU 10 Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) 7 G AVG David Pipe 158 lbs 80/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position after 5th - soon dropped to rear - lost touch 7th - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 40/1)
PU 12 Morfee (IRE) 8 G AVG Seamus Mullins 156 lbs 18/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
PU 9 Mad Mike (IRE) 6 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 158 lbs 9/1 - Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - headed 7th - weakened quickly 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 8/1)
PU 2 Tap N Go Leo (IRE) 5 G Good Jonjo & A J O'Neill 167 lbs 5/1 - Midfield - dropped to rear and struggling 8th - pulled up after 4 out (vet said gelding was lame on his left-fore)(op 14/1)