11 Feb 2024 14:35 Exeter
Winner: £17,500 (Penalty: £9,530); Distance: 2m 2f 111y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Heavy.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Absolute Steel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 50 / 6 | Jump (46) | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey ValueRacingClub… | 200/1 | |
| made all, wandered into the hurdles, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, edged right and joined run-in, stayed on, holding 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1½ L | Lowry's Bar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2-1111 / 7 | Jump (18) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mr A Scrimgeour… | 4/9 | |
| prominent, ridden and hung left before last, upsides winner run-in, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 13 L | Diamatiste (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 4449 / 6 | Jump (19) | Ben Godfrey | K Woollacott Mr D Stevens &… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, went modest 3rd from 3 out, plugged on, n impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Pirates' Tale (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 28 / 7 | Jump (83) | Bryony Frost | J D Frost Mrs G Welch | 28/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, mistake 3rd, closed 4th, struggling 3 out, well beaten 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 9½ L | Josh The Boss (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 414-11U / 6 | Jump (65) | Mr Jamie Neild | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J D Neild | 7/4 | |
| prominent, took keen hold, not fluent and bumped 4th, not fluent 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1 L | Senor Diaz (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3U82 / 6 | Jump (18) | Sean Houlihan | J W Mullins Andrew Cocks and… | 22/1 | |
| towards rear, closed after 3rd, well beaten from 3 out, modest 4th briefly before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 10 L | Bredon Hill Dart (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 74 / 6 | Jump (41) | James Best | Mrs S Gardner R W And Mrs Mitchell,… | 100/1 | |
| jumped left, always in rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 7½ L | Totowolfe (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | PP/1-56 / 8 | Jump (18) | James Davies | N J Hawke Mrs K Hawke & Mr… | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold, towards rear, not fluent 3 out, mistake and well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Hasthing (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 123-117 / 8 | Jump (1) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill John P McManus | 0/0 | ||
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| 7 |   | - | Home Free (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 23-3 / 6 | Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Union Stripes | 0/0 | ||
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