01 Feb 2023 16:30 Exeter
Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £4,489); Distance: 2m 7f 25y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Top Of The Bill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
444-214 / 9 |
Jump (25) | Jordan Nailor | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Charlie Walker |
9/2 | |
| raced wide towards rear, headway chasing leaders 8th, challenged on bit 3 out, led approaching next, mistake last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 2 L |
Sporting Ace (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
21-1223 / 9 |
Jump (32) | J M Quinlan | N B King Mr Ken Lawrence |
11/8 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden hung left and went run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
Chloe's Court (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 10) |
164-427 / 12 |
Jump (28) | Harry Kimber | R Walford Cole, Gale, Levy… |
9/1 | |
| raced wide in close 3rd, went 2nd before 6th, led 3 out until ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 27 L |
Buckhorn George (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
PP2P-4P / 8 |
Jump (24) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard The Buckhorn Racing… |
25/1 | |
| led until before 6th, soon pushed along and lost 2nd, chased leaders, flattened 4 out, pushed along turning in, went remote 4th before the last | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 1¼ L |
Padleyourowncanoe (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
P874-FP / 9 |
Flat (882), Jump (68) |
N F Houlihan | M Blake K A C Bloodstock… |
22/1 | |
| held up tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| NK |
Oscars Moonshine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
111/2-56 / 9 |
Jump (41) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Paul Nicholls |
15/2 | |
| chased leader, led before 6th until 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened between last two | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 4¾ L |
Longshanks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
214-PUF / 11 |
Jump (25) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White House Family Partnership |
22/1 | |
| raced keenly in mid-division, hit 5th, soon lost place and in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 1 L |
Astigar (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
22P2/0 / 7 |
Jump (82) | Fergus Gillard | D Pipe The Angove Family |
8/1 | |
| held up in last pair, steady headway out wide turning in, pushed along and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Sacre Coeur (FR) (filly, grey, 11 12) |
F2F0-61 / 9 |
Flat (1450), Jump (33) |
Lorcan Murtagh | J & A O'Neill Dick And Mandy… |
9/1 | |
| raced keenly in rear, some headway turning in, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
What About Time (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) |
11/58-82 / 9 |
Jump (37) | B Roberts | C E Longsdon What About Time… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||