11 Apr 2017 14:20 Exeter
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,274); Distance: 2m 2f 111y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Finlake Devon's Premier Holiday Resort Novices' Selling Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Gambol (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 1) | P-F3F71 / 7 | Flat (45), Jump (17) | Stan Sheppard | Ian Williams Eventmasters Racing | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, ridden after next, 3rd and closing 2 out, led flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 1¼ L | The Wexfordian (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 516422 / 8 | Jump (14) | Andrew Tinkler | M Keighley The Rydon Pynes… | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, shaken up 7th, closed 3 out, awkward 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2 L | Paddocks Lounge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 211441 / 13 | Jump (21) | Lee Edwards | A Sadik Chrissy's Passion… | 7/1 | |
| jumped right, led until after 3rd, led 5th, mistake last, headed flat, soon edged left, stayed on same pace, held onto 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NS | My Matador (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 70-8600 / 6 | Flat (60), Jump (12) | Nick Scholfield | V R A Dartnall Mr V R A Dartnall | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed 5th, stayed close 2nd, switched left before 2 out, staying on same pace when slightly impeded flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 8 L | Defining Year (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 7/353P-0 / 11 | Flat (220), Jump (322) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Karen Bowen | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, closed 3rd, 3rd when mistake 3 out, 4th next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | ½ L | Pension Madness (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 8736P5 / 5 | Flat (40), Jump (31) | Thomas Greatrex | M D I Usher Mr Mark Shears | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 5 L | Tg Boy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 458 / 4 | Jump (100) | T E Whelan | George Baker Mr Mike McGeever | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 4th, struggling from 6th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 34 L | Dusty Raven (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 2249 / 4 | Flat (131), Jump (17) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland Mr Steve Noyce | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway 7th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 45 L | Hurricane Hunter (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | 8-4408P / 5 | Jump (20) | Benjamin Poste | Katy Price Mr Alastair McLeish | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, lost place before 6th, behind after next | ||||||||||
