Exeter

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Exeter
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Jumps race · low hurdles · weighted to be fair About 2 miles Slightly soft ground Standard race 9 runners £9,848 prize money
Turf track
Result, in finishing order ?
1st
R. Dingle · J. Scott · 5yo · 11st 6lb
0
Last odds: 7/2 Official rating 102 Back after 252 days off Won 2 of last 5 —
raced in second, pressed leader and going best home turn, led 3 out, ridden when faced challenge after 2 out, kept on well run-in
2nd
R. McLernon · A. Honeyball · 7yo · 11st 4lb
0
Last odds: 11/4 Official rating 100 Wearing cheekpieces Back after 256 days off Trainer in form 1 length
travelled strongly, held up in rear, headway after 5th, went third after 3 out, made strong challenge after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on until no extra towards finish
3rd
D. Noonan · J. Williams · 4yo · 11st 10lb
0
Last odds: 8/1 Official rating 106 Trainer in form Won 0 of last 5 4.8 lengths
in touch with leaders, headway home turn, disputing second 3 out, soon ridden, kept on but not pace to challenge
4th
S. Houlihan · M. Hunt · 5yo · 10st 12lb
0
Last odds: 8/1 Official rating 94 Won 0 of last 5 Raced here before 20.8 lengths
in touch with leaders, ridden home turn, well held after 3 out, went fourth after 2 out
5th
5 Great Heart'Jac
J. Hogan · F. O'Brien · 7yo · 11st 10lb
0
Last odds: 7/1 Official rating 106 Won 0 of last 5 24.5 lengths
prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that the vet reported the gelding was lame on his right hind, which was noted)
6th
J. Tidball · A. Ralph · 6yo · 12st 2lb
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Last odds: 5/1 Official rating 112 Back after 236 days off Won 2 of last 5 27 lengths
led, hit 5th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened
7th
F. Gillard · M. Gillard · 6yo · 12st 1lb
0
Last odds: 16/1 Official rating 111 Wearing blinkers Won 0 of last 5 Has won on this ground 27.8 lengths
prominent, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
8th
C. Deutsch · V. Williams · 5yo · 11st 6lb
0
Last odds: 11/2 Official rating 102 Back after 292 days off Won 0 of last 5 28.1 lengths
in touch with leaders, dropped to last and struggling after 2nd, soon became detached, no chance from 3 out (jockey said his instructions were to sit behind the leaders and gain the best possible position but that the filly had lost a lot of ground due to jumping slowly and deliberately. He felt this was due to the filly being exposed to white hurdles for the first time, he felt it prudent to make ground slowly on the field and that the mare had tired up the home-straight to finish with weakening horses, which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
Pulled Up
M. Bastyan · P. Henderson · 11yo · 12st 0lb
0
Last odds: 66/1 Official rating 110 Wearing cheekpieces Back after 351 days off Won 0 of last 5 Pulled Up
held up in rear, struggling after 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
What the colours mean
40+ Very strong chance 20–39 Strong chance 12–19 Solid chance 6–11 Could surprise Under 6 Long shot Scores in a race add up to 100.How scores workModel estimates, not guaranteed. Past performance is no guide.

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Our top pick
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TrackLab Score
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Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
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Handicap
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Maiden
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Novice
A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
Chase, hurdle and bumper
Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
Distance (m and f)
m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
Each way
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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