16:00 Exeter

Tuesday 24 October 2023

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Exeter 'Challenger' Staying Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 5m 57.70s

1^st

Goshhowposh

611-6

11/4f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Mid-division, lost place after mistake 5th, closed approaching 9th, led and rider dropped whip before last, hard pressed, stayed on op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

Royal Pretender

711-11

12/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, held close home op 18/1

3^rd

Moka De Vassy

511-11

18/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, closed 3rd, led before mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before mistake last, 3rd and held towards finish op 12/1

4^th

6 ½

Gentleman Valley

711-12

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Gave trouble in preliminaries, towards rear, headway after 9th, 3rd when mistake 3 out, 4th and no extra last tchd 17/2

5^th

Go Chique

711-12

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Ran in snatches in rear on outside, went 5th from 2 out, wandered into last, never dangerous op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and 25/1

Also Ran

Itso Fury

612-0

4/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Soon mid-division, short of room bend after 9th, soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out tchd 9/2

Ajp Kingdom

611-10

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Led 2nd, not fluent 4th, hit 7th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 9/2 tchd 5/1

Exmoor Forest

611-6

16/1

T: N J HawkeJ: S Bowen

Led until 2nd, prominent, led before 3 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out tchd 20/1

Brave Starlight

610-12

14/1

T: David DennisJ: H Cobden

Rear of mid-division, struggling before 9th, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Oceanline

510-8

15/2

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Prominent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

The Imposter²⁰⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: N J Hawke J: Tom Buckley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.50, £3.50, £4.20EX:£41.90Trifecta:£556.80Tricast:£508.01SF:£36.19Swingers:£9.40, £11.80, £33.90

Forecasts

Goshhowposh (11/4), Itso Fury (4/1), Ajp Kingdom (4/1), The Imposter (6/1), Oceanline (15/2), Gentleman Valley (9/1), Royal Pretender (12/1), Brave Starlight (14/1), Exmoor Forest (16/1), Moka De Vassy (18/1), Go Chique (22/1)

GOSHHOWPOSH caught the eye on a couple of occasions in novices and is very much the type to up his game switched to handicaps, so he might be up to completing a successful return. Itso Fury has a bigger effort in him and deserves respect, while Gentleman Valley seems likely to give a good account.

GOSHHOWPOSH (IRE)
ITSO FURY (IRE)
GENTLEMAN VALLEY (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Presenting Yeats

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: P J Brennan | T: M F Harris

10/11

Prize Money

1st: £8,450.002nd: £3,888.003rd: £1,944.004th: £973.005th: £485.00