13:30 Exeter

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

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Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 17.30s

1^st

Hugos New Horse

611-13

8/13f

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (7)

Set steady pace, made all, strongly pressed from 2 out, stayed on to assert run-in op 4/6 tchd 8/11

2^nd

Buckhorn Rocco

711-1

11/4

T: J TizzardJ: Thomas Bellamy

Close 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, every chance last, held but kept on run-in op 7/2

3^rd

Cast's Tasha

610-8

100/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Ben Jones

Chased winner, challenged and went left 3 out, lost 2nd next, driven and no extra in 3rd between last two tchd 80/1

4^th

Dylan's Double

611-1

25/1

T: J TizzardJ: David Noonan

Soon tracking leaders in 4th, kept on op 20/1

5^th

Imperial Measure

511-1

100/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Off the pace in 5th, closer at 4th, hit 3 out, jinked badly right next, kept on op 80/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 125/1

6^th

Clay

511-1

100/1

T: N B KingJ: James Davies

Off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division 4th op 80/1

7^th

Awesome Foursome

611-1

6/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Finn Lambert (5)

Sweating, held up well off the pace towards rear, never nearer op 15/2

8^th

Sassified

511-1

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Held up off the pace in mid-division, bit closer 3rd, weakening when went left 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1

9^th

1 ¾

Call Me Sainte

610-8

150/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off tchd 200/1

10^th

4 ¾

Daany

611-1

100/1

T: J TickleJ: M G Nolan

Pulled hard in rear, never a factor, tailed off throughout op 50/1 tchd 250/1

11^th

Heresmax

511-1

100/1

T: P GundryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Raced wide in mid-division, went right 2nd, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 80/1

12^th

Galactic Glow

611-1

200/1

T: J TickleJ: James Best

Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 250/1

Also Ran

Arthalot

611-1

33/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Mid-division, bit closer at 4th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, unseated rider last op 18/1 tchd 16/1

With Poise

510-8

100/1

T: C HonourJ: C Gethings

Raced keenly towards rear, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Instant Gambler²⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Non Runner

Pencil³⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Nicky Martin J: Lorcan Williams

Danton²⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: H Fry J: Lorcan Murtagh

Freddy Boy³⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: Paul O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.62Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £16.60EX:£2.90Trifecta:£103.80SF:£2.67Swingers:£1.10, £22.10, £27.10

Forecasts

Hugos New Horse (8/13), Buckhorn Rocco (11/4), Awesome Foursome (6/1), Sassified (12/1), Danton (16/1), Dylan's Double (25/1), Arthalot (33/1), Cast's Tasha (100/1), Imperial Measure (100/1), Clay (100/1), Daany (100/1), Heresmax (100/1), Instant Gambler (100/1), Pencil (100/1), With Poise (100/1), Call Me Sainte (150/1), Galactic Glow (200/1), Freddy Boy (200/1)

HUGOS NEW HORSE sets a clear standard having won 2 of his 3 starts over hurdles, making a successful handicap debut at Sandown on his latest outing. He can land the hat-trick back at this level, with hurdling-debutant Buckhorn Rocco the one who can give him most to think about. Sassified completes the shortlist.

HUGOS NEW HORSE (FR)
BUCKHORN ROCCO
SASSIFIED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Judicial Law

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: J & A O'Neill

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,961.002nd: £1,822.003rd: £911.004th: £456.005th: £227.00