Full Result 4.45 Exeter | 8 April 2018

Electrotec Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m5f135yds) 2m5½f Heavy 7 hurdles 4 omitted

1st £4,548.60 2nd £1,335.60 3rd £667.80 4th £450 5th £450 6th £450 7th £450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Holdbacktheriver (IRE) 8/1 Isabel Williams ⁷ Evan Williams	Isabel Williams ⁷ Evan Williams	6	110	110	34	120	–
b g Presenting - Fairy Lane (IRE) (Old Vic)
Mid-division, smooth headway approaching 2 out, led after last, kept on well, ridden out (op 7/1)

2 1¼	2. Vodka All The Way (IRE) 11/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	1111	114	37	123	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Fully Focused (IRE) (Rudimentary)
Held up, midfield after 2nd, tracked leaders 5th, ridden and every chance after last, kept on but no extra close home (op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)

3 23 [24¼]	6. Only Gorgeous (IRE) 14/1 Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	9	1012	104	–	93	–
b g Vertical Speed (FR) - Pure Beautiful (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed after last, weakened (tchd 11/1)

4 13 [37¼]	5. Plantagenet 9/2 Daniel Sansom ⁵ Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom ⁵ Seamus Mullins	6	1011	105	–	78	–
b g Midnight Legend - Marsh Court (Overbury)
Held up, went 5th under pressure home turn, went held 4th at the last, weakened run-in, tailed off (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

5 9 [46¼]	7. Martabot (FR) 7/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	1012 p¹	101	–	65	–
gr g Martaline - Reine De Sabot (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last, tailed off (op 10/1)

6 6 [52¼]	9. Just Spot 20/1 James Best Kevin Bishop	James Best Kevin Bishop	11	100 1	89	–	47	–
ch m Baryshnikov (AUS) - Just Jasmine (Nicholas Bill)
Struggling after 5th, always towards rear, tailed off (op 16/1 tchd 25/1)

7 9 [61¼]	8. Scrupuleux (FR) 33/1 Page Fuller ⁵ Chris Down	Page Fuller ⁵ Chris Down	7	106	100	–	54	–
b g Laveron - Rouge Folie (FR) (Agent Bleu)
Led, headed, went left and stumbled badly 2 out, soon weakened (op 40/1)

PU	3. Clondaw Bisto (IRE) 4/1 Gavin Sheehan Suzy Smith	Gavin Sheehan Suzy Smith	7	119 tb	112	–	–	–
b g September Storm (GER) - Solo Venture (IRE) (Abednego)
Never travelling and soon driven along in detached in last, continued tailed off after 2nd, pulled up before 2 out (tchd 7/2)

PU	1. Colt Lightning (IRE) 3/1F Sean Bowen Tom Lacey	Sean Bowen Tom Lacey	5	1113	116	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Shannon Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Tracked leader, ridden after 5th, weakened before 2 out where pulled up (trainer's rep said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 11/4 tchd 7/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:45:57 Winning time: 6m 24.40s (slow by 1m 22.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: W J Evans Racing (Holdbacktheriver) 1st breeder: Sunnyhill Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Bradley Partnership (Vodka All The Way)
3rd owner: Miss Jane Edgar & D V Gardner (Only Gorgeous)
Tote win: £9.40 PL: £2.50 £1.80 £3.40 Ex: £62.80 CSF: £52.32 Tricast: £611.81 Trifecta: £568.40

1st, 3rd, 8th & last hurdles omitted; ground

4:45 Exeter 8 Apr 2018

Electrotec Novices' Handicap Hurdle