16:30 Exeter

Wednesday 1 February 2023

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 6m 0.00s

1^st

Top Of The Bill

712-0

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)

Raced wide towards rear, headway chasing leaders 8th, challenged on bit 3 out, led approaching next, mistake last, stayed on well run-in op 4/1

2^nd

Sporting Ace

711-9

11/8f

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden hung left and went run-in, no chance with winner op 7/4 tchd 15/8

3^rd

1 ¼

Chloe's Court

1010-10

9/1

T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Raced wide in close 3rd, went 2nd before 6th, led 3 out until ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd run-in op 10/1

4^th

Buckhorn George

811-2

25/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led until before 6th, soon pushed along and lost 2nd, chased leaders, flattened 4 out, pushed along turning in, went remote 4th before the last tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1

5^th

1 ¼

Padleyourowncanoe

912-2

22/1

T: M BlakeJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Held up tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on run-in tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1

6^th

Oscars Moonshine

811-10

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, led before 6th until 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened between last two op 9/2

7^th

4 ¾

Longshanks

911-7

22/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Raced keenly in mid-division, hit 5th, soon lost place and in rear, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

Astigar

711-10

8/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Held up in last pair, steady headway out wide turning in, pushed along and weakened after 3 out op 9/1

9^th

1 ½

Sacre Coeur

711-12

9/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Raced keenly in rear, some headway turning in, weakened before 3 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

What About Time³⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: C E Longsdon J: B Roberts

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £2.70EX:£16.30Trifecta:£77.30Tricast:£52.73SF:£11.19Swingers:£2.40, £5.30, £3.80

Forecasts

Sporting Ace (11/8), Top Of The Bill (9/2), Oscars Moonshine (15/2), Astigar (8/1), What About Time (8/1), Chloe's Court (9/1), Sacre Coeur (9/1), Padleyourowncanoe (22/1), Longshanks (22/1), Buckhorn George (25/1)

SPORTING ACE has been going the right way over hurdles this season, again running well when third at Warwick last time, and he can return to winning ways with the drop back in trip set to suit. Top of The Bill could have more to offer in first-time cheekpieces and heads the list of dangers, ahead of Sacre Coeur.