15:10 Exeter
Thursday 20 December 2018
All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40
starsports.bet Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 7f 25y  |  Heavy (Soft in places )  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:13Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 9.9s
T:Â Jack BarberJ:Â Nick Scholfield
Raced quite lazily, made all, not fluent 1st, stayed on well, ridden out tchd 7/1
T:Â T R GeorgeJ:Â C Gethings
Jumped left, mid-division, closed 4th, challenged 3 out, switched right before last, hung left and held flat op 25/1
T:Â R H BucklerJ:Â Sean Houlihan (5)
Held up towards rear, headway from 6th, edged left in 3rd after 2 out, stayed on same pace op 4/1 tchd 9/2
T:Â O SherwoodJ:Â Aidan Coleman
Mid-division on outside, closed 4th, every chance before 3 out, 4th and no extra next tchd 5/2
T:Â P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:Â T J O'Brien
Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th until before 3 out, soon weakened op 14/1 tchd 10/1
T:Â Mrs S GardnerJ:Â Lucy Gardner (3)
Jumped left in rear, remote 3 out, some late gains, never on terms op 11/1 tchd 10/1
T:Â N B KingJ:Â Bryony Frost
Chased winner before 2nd until not fluent 8th, weakened before 3 out op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3
T:Â N A Twiston-DaviesJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, weakened before mistake 3 out op 20/1
T:Â Mrs L J YoungJ:Â R T Dunne
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, weakened after 8th
T:Â W GreatrexJ:Â G Sheehan
Tracked leader until before 2nd, in touch until 7th, soon weakened tchd 50/1
T:Â Miss J Du PlessisJ:Â James Best
Towards rear, ridden after 6th, jumped left and behind next op 125/1 tchd 100/1
T:Â W G M TurnerJ:Â Mr R Withey (7)
Held up in rear, headway when not fluent 8th, weakened before 3 out op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£1.80, £5.70, £1.90EX:£123.20Trifecta:£1,609.30SF:£112.13Swingers:£24.30, £5.60, £17.60
Forecasts
Shaughnessy (9/4), Nearly Perfect (11/4), Unwin Vc (7/2), Ask The Weatherman (6/1), Flinck (12/1), Woulduadamandeveit (14/1), Shamilan (20/1), Browndodd (25/1), Ector (66/1), Megaudais Speed (100/1), Springcombe Joe (125/1), Cornelius Socks (150/1)
SHAUGHNESSY couldn't match his useful bumper form at the first time of asking, but he still ran with promise, and should improve markedly with that run under his belt. Nearly Perfect improved when runner-up at Southwell, and has solid claims, with Ask The Weatherman not dismissed for all his hurdles debuut comes late in life.
- Shaughnessy
- Nearly Perfect
- Ask The Weatherman
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,874.002nd: £1,431.003rd: £716.004th: £358.00
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