12:30 Exeter

Friday 8 December 2017

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ROA/Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 12.10s

1^st

Virginia Chick

511-0

9/4f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Held up in rear, headway 4th, challenged before 3 out, led next, clear last, very easily op 5/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

Just Spot

1010-12

40/1

T: K BishopJ: Tom Cheesman

Held up towards rear, headway on outside 4th, ridden 7thm 3rd when jumped left 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner op 33/1

3^rd

Oh Dear Oh Dear

910-0

16/1

T: R J HodgesJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Tracked leaders, mistake and went left 2nd, went 2nd 6th, led before 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, weakened last op 14/1

4^th

Gilly Grace

710-6

25/1

T: J D FrostJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Held up towards rear, some headway 7th, mistake and weakened 3 out, well beaten when mistake last op 20/1

5^th

Orbit Light

610-0

40/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Charlie Deutsch

With leader, led after 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened next, hanging left flat tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Seaboard

611-12

10/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Bryony Frost

In touch in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, behind 5th, tailed off next, pulled up after op 9/1

Timely Gift

411-3

7/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: R Patrick

Held up towards rear, not much room after 7th, no impression after, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last op 18/5 tchd 10/3

Lady Longshot

611-3

7/2

T: J ScottJ: Kieron Edgar

Prominent on outside, ridden and weakening when jumped left 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 3/1

Starlit Night

510-7

12/1

T: C J DownJ: C Gethings

Led until after 3rd, lost place when hit 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

Whiskey John

710-4

8/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: Jamie Bargary

In rear, jumped left, struggling after 3rd, behind when pulled up before 4th op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.50, £5.80, £3.90EX:£92.10Trifecta:£1,704.90Tricast:£1,176.93SF:£88.44Swingers:£10.30, £11.80, £17.60

Forecasts

Virginia Chick (9/4), Lady Longshot (7/2), Timely Gift (7/2), Whiskey John (8/1), Seaboard (10/1), Starlit Night (12/1), Oh Dear Oh Dear (16/1), Gilly Grace (25/1), Just Spot (40/1), Orbit Light (40/1)

This contest will take little winning, but there are few in this that look good enough to even win a race as poor as this. Timely Gift has actually managed to cross the line in front recently, but that was a slowly run race at Ffos Las when he was outsider of five and the form may be misleading. Whiskey John was third over C&D and burst blood vessels next time. The booking of Jamie Bargary is positive and he should be in the shake up if remaining sound. LADY LONGSHOT'S best performances have come over this trip and she would have found 2m too sharp at Wincanton last time. The stiff track here may compensate for a lack of pace and she has each-way claims. Oh Dear Oh Dear ran better than her final position suggests last time and is another to consider despite being 6lb out of the weights.