14:05 Exeter
Sunday 1 January 2023
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Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 2f 111y  |  Heavy  |  16 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:05Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 50.30s
T:Â H FryJ:Â Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Tracked leaders, 2nd going well before led 3 out, shaken up and went clear before the last, stayed on strongly tchd 2/1
T:Â Harry DerhamJ:Â Paul O'Brien
Held up in mid-division, steady headway tracking leaders turning in, went 2nd 2 out, held when mistake last, no chance with winner op 11/1
T:Â M F HarrisJ:Â Harry Reed
Chased leader, edged left and lost 2nd approaching 3 out, 2nd again soon after 3 out until 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd op 5/1
T:Â J TizzardJ:Â David Noonan
Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden and went remote 4th before the last op 6/1 and tchd 13/2
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â Lorcan Williams
Led, headed 3 out, lost 2nd and stumbled badly next, weakened between last two op 3/1 tchd 10/3
T:Â Miss E C LavelleJ:Â Thomas Bellamy
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next op 12/1 tchd 15/2
T:Â K Bailey & M NichollsJ:Â C Gethings
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off op 28/1
Also Ran
T:Â A J HoneyballJ:Â Ben Godfrey (3)
Wide in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out tchd 28/1
T:Â Evan WilliamsJ:Â Conor Ring (3)
Soon towards rear and never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 125/1
T:Â A J HoneyballJ:Â Alan Johns
Off the pace towards rear, ridden and struggling after 6th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 66/1
T:Â T DennisJ:Â Sean Houlihan
Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division at 6th, pushed along and outpaced home turn, soon ridden and weakened, went left 3 out, pulled up soon after op 40/1 tchd 33/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â M G Nolan
Mid-division, lost place and towards rear 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 66/1
T:Â J ScottJ:Â David Prichard (5)
Mistake 1st, behind most of way, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 80/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1
T:Â O SignyJ:Â James Davies
Raced wide chasing leaders, bit slipped hung badly left on bend and pulled up before 4th op 33/1
T:Â P GundryJ:Â James Best
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 100/1 tchd 200/1
T:Â A J HoneyballJ:Â Ben Jones
Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
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Non-Runners
9
Keable281
Weight: 11-6|Â Â Age: 6
T: P Hobbs & J White  J: T J O'Brien
NR
8
Imperial Alex54
Weight: 11-6|Â Â Age: 6
T: T Lacey  J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.10, £5.70, £2.90EX:£42.50Trifecta:£325.40SF:£42.00Swingers:£9.80, £4.10, £22.80
Forecasts
How Will I Know (13/8), Lime Avenue (11/4), Western General (9/2), Copshill Lad (13/2), Canty Bay (9/1), Game Winner (22/1), Keable (25/1), Grave La Klass (33/1), Dear Ralphy (33/1), Looking For Larry (50/1), Rolling River (80/1), Keepitfrombecky (80/1), Mountain Grey (100/1), Notbitterbutbetter (100/1), Imperial Alex (100/1), Mr Mars Man (125/1), Can You See Her (150/1), Ideallko (200/1)
LIME AVENUE looked something out of the ordinary when bolting up in a bumper and very possibly bumped into another useful rival on hurdles debut, so is fancied to get the better of the similarly promising Western General and How Will I Know in a decent contest.
- LIME AVENUE (IRE)
- WESTERN GENERAL (IRE)
- HOW WILL I KNOW (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £3,961.002nd: £1,822.003rd: £911.004th: £456.005th: £227.00
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