04 Apr 2012 16:20 Exeter
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,599); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
City Of Exeter Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
George Woolf (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
5315 / 5 |
Flat (341), Jump (22) |
R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… |
6/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, took closer order 3rd, led after 4 out, hard pressed from next, hard driven last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 3 L |
Dukes Art (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
6762 / 6 |
Flat (192), Jump (7) |
Conor O'farrell | D Pipe Mr J Diver |
1/1 | |
| held up well in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 4 out, effort when not fluent 2 out, blundered last, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 35 L |
Exiles Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
P8P0P7 / 14 |
Jump (26) | W T Kennedy | Mrs J G Retter Mrs Jackie Retter |
12/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, led before 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, modest 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 96 L |
Captain Sully (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
425340 / 9 |
Jump (158) | Hadden Frost | A J Wilson The Cotswold Partnership |
15/2 | |
| held up well in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 4 out, weakened before next, moderate 4th | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Argaum (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) |
124563 / 6 |
Flat (531), Jump (7) |
Adam Wedge | Evan Williams My Left Foot Racing… |
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PU |
5 |
| - |
Loden (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
027963 / 5 |
Flat (287), Jump (12) |
J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr D Hanafin |
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