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2:55 Exeter 11 Mar 2022

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m161yds) 2m½f Soft 8 hurdles
1st £5,609.38 2nd £2,584.27 3rd £1,291.62 4th £646.84 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 1010 t 103 90 118
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Val'Melodie (FR) (Shaanmer)
Midfield, prominent after 3rd, going okay when challenging 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, shaken up and went clear approaching last, eased towards finish, readily (tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
2  7
5 110 p 110 89 114
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Bali Breeze (IRE) (Common Grounds)
In rear, headway before 3 out, soon prominent, shaken up when challenging 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden and weakening when not fluent last, no match for winner (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
3  2 [9]
11 100 Out-of-Handicaps 1 93 69 95
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Roses Of Picardy (IRE) (Roselier)
Disputed lead, pressed leader after 1st, led narrowly after 5th, pushed along when faced challenge 3 out, headed before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last (op 10/1 tchd 15/2)
4  [11¾]
6 113 110 83 108
gr m Cloudings (IRE) - Welsh Connection (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Prominent, pushed along when challenging before 3 out, soon lost ground, weakened from 2 out, soon held (op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
5  26 [37¾]
5 1112 h 119 58 91
b g Authorized (IRE) - Attima (Zafonic)
Jumped slightly left throughout, held up in last, not fluent 2nd, shaken up after 3rd, not fluent 4th, pushed along and got behind after 5th, tailed off (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
6  9 [46¾]
6 1111 118 45 81
b g Shirocco (GER) - Bells Glory (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, pushed along and lost ground after 5th, struggling and got behind before 3 out, tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post race examination during routine testing failed to find any abnormalities other than it had lost its right fore shoe) (op 13/2)
7  1 [47¾]
7 112 109 35 71
b g Yeats (IRE) - Shannon Rose (IRE) (Topanoora)
Disputed lead, led but pestered after 1st, not fluent 3rd, jumped slightly left 5th, soon pushed along and headed, lost position before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off (op 16/1)
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