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15:35 Exeter
Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 161y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,809
- 2nd: £2,673
- 3rd: £1,336
- 4th: £669
- Form 4815/PP
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
in rear, pushed along after 3rd and lost touch, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 3/411-2P
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
towards rear, closed up after 3rd, pushed along in 4th home turn, mistake 2 out and faded
- Form 1-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
made all, led narrowly, pushed along approaching 3 out, asserted before last, kept on well, eased towards finish
- Form 1P-17P2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Jordan Nailor
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out and pushed along, ridden and kept on but well held before last
- Form 722P13
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Bryan Carver
pressed leader, pushed along home turn, outpaced 3 out, not fluent and beaten 2 out
- Form 531324
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Philip Armson
tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, weakened before 3 out
- Form 151-646
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Mr Nathan Brennan
NonRunner
- Form 674
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
December’s Uttoxeter winner Opening Bid was a close third at Warwick last month but American Gerry has failed to fire this season. Issam found only one too good at Ffos Las latest and has place claims again but RED DIRT ROAD (NAP) looks fairly treated on a mark of 117 making his handicap debut and is also preferred to the four-year-old Jilaijone.
Formwatch
Paros (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Shallow River (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) Handy, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, soon eased and pulled up, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Red Dirt Road (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden 2 out, every chance flat, ran on, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Gardener (11-0) at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Dec.
Issam (FR) 33-1 (11-11) Raced wide, chased leader, led 4th until hit 2 out, led again last, headed and not pace of winner run-in, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Bumpy Johnson (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Opening Bid 8-1 (11-3) Handy, led 2 out and pushed along, headed and no extra run-in, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Freedom (11-0) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Jilaijone (FR) 4-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway out wide turning in, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd between last two, lost modest 3rd post, 4th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Beau Balko (11-8) at Sandown 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
American Gerry (IRE) 5-2fav (12-2) Close up, ridden 2 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Kavanaghs Cross (11-1) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Thunderclap (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Close up, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Endless Escape (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Jan.