24 Oct 2023 16:00 Exeter
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £8,450); Distance: 2m 7f 25y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Exeter 'Challenger' Staying Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Goshhowposh (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
243- / 8 |
Jump (297) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs P Bosley |
11/4 | |
| mid-division, lost place after mistake 5th, closed approaching 9th, led and rider dropped whip before last, hard pressed, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Royal Pretender (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 11) |
22/3U24- / 8 |
Jump (325) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Mrs R J Skan |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, held close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Moka De Vassy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
P53FP-5 / 6 |
Jump (19) | David Noonan | Mrs J Williams Tom Chadney and… |
18/1 | |
| mid-division, closed 3rd, led before mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before mistake last, 3rd and held towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 6½ L |
Gentleman Valley (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4-1114F / 9 |
Jump (19) | Kielan Woods | B Pauling Provence Racing |
9/1 | |
| gave trouble in preliminaries, towards rear, headway after 9th, 3rd when mistake 3 out, 4th and no extra last | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 18 L |
Go Chique (FR) (filly, bay, 11 12) |
12-601P / 7 |
Jump (43) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Middleham Park… |
22/1 | |
| ran in snatches in rear on outside, went 5th from 2 out, wandered into last, never dangerous | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Itso Fury (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
2/11235- / 7 |
Jump (199) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith |
4/1 | |
| soon mid-division, short of room bend after 9th, soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Brave Starlight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3PP1-32 / 7 |
Jump (144) | H Cobden | David Dennis The Kingpins &… |
14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, struggling before 9th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
The Imposter (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
112111- / 7 |
Flat (901), Jump (205) |
Tom Buckley | N J Hawke Mark Phillips &… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Exmoor Forest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
8934-1P / 8 |
Jump (165) | S Bowen | N J Hawke West Country Hillbillies… |
16/1 | |
| led until 2nd, prominent, led before 3 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Ajp Kingdom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2-1112P / 8 |
Jump (25) | C Brace | F O'Brien The Fob Racing… |
4/1 | |
| led 2nd, not fluent 4th, hit 7th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
| - |
Oceanline (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2/17-6P6 / 6 |
Flat (18), Jump (55) |
Jack Tudor | D Pipe Mrs R White, M… |
15/2 | |
| prominent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||