Horse Alert

03 May 2011 17:50 Exeter

Winner: £3,600 (Penalty: £2,342); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Firm.

Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Ladies Best (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0)	565F33- / 21	Flat (508), Jump (10)	Matt Griffiths	G F Edwards Mr Peter Luigi…	11/4
		always prominent, led before 3 out, clear after next, ran on well
2^nd	9	5 L	Anaya (GB) (filly, bay, 10 3)	3473- / 4	Flat (80), Jump (10)	P J Brennan	D Bourton Ian O'Connor Construction…	6/4
		pulled hard, held up in touch, headway 3 out, mistake next, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace
3^rd	6	½ L	Taroum (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 10)	3- / 10	Flat (209), Jump (22)	W Kennedy	Evan Williams Mr J L Flint	7/2
		settled in rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well, never able to challenge
4^th	5	8 L	Arco Felice (USA) (colt, bay, 10 10)	0 / 4	Flat (85), Jump (5)	T J O'Brien	W K Goldsworthy Mr Ashley Hart	11/1
		tracked leaders, under pressure before 3 out, soon weakened
5^th	1	16 L	Casper's Shadow (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0)	6560-P / 6	Jump (8)	R Flint	W K Goldsworthy Mrs Petra Gough	33/1
		led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
6^th	7	1½ L	Tregony Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	/ 6	Flat (302)	Nick Scholfield	S C Burrough Mr H J W Davies	40/1
		pulled hard in rear, headway to chase leaders before 3rd, mistake next, soon lost place
7^th	4	2½ L	Nik Nak Too (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	000- / 5	Jump (43)	Jimmy Derham	J W Mullins Mrs T P James	50/1
		always in rear, never a factor
8^th	2	12 L	Hatchet Man (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0)	37- / 5	Flat (928), Jump (23)	Harry Skelton	C J Gray Mrs A Birch	18/1
		tracked leader, jumped left 2nd, under pressure 3 out, soon weakened
9^th	8	25 L	Trepalo (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	22405- / 4	Jump (14)	M J Quinlan	Mrs A Batchelor Mrs Alison Batchelor	20/1
		held up in rear, hampered 2nd, pushed along 4 out, never dangerous