Full Result 3.35 Exeter | 10 March 2023

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(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m161yds) 2m½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £5,809.10 2nd £2,673 3rd £1,336.50 4th £668.80 5th £333.30

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Red Dirt Road (IRE) 5/4F Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	6	1111	117	120	133	–
b g Fame And Glory - Miss Otis Regrets (IRE) (Bob Back)
Made all, shaken up when jumped slightly left 3 out, not fluent when clear last, pushed out and went further clear run-in, eased towards finish, readily (op 11/10)

2 12	5. Issam (FR) 13/2 Jordan Nailor Tom Symonds	Jordan Nailor Tom Symonds	5	119 t	115	104	117	–
b g Nicaron (GER) - Venus De Re (FR) (Network)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, shaken up and headway before 3 out, ridden and no extra approaching last, weakened run-in, no match for winner (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

3 4 [16]	7. Opening Bid 6/1 Bryan Carver Chris Down	Bryan Carver Chris Down	8	113 h	109	93	108	–
b g Native Ruler - Clifton Encore (USA) (War Chant)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, ridden and lost ground before 3 out, soon lost position, mistake 2 out, soon weakened (op 8/1)

4 5 [21]	2. Shallow River (IRE) 5/1 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	7	120	120	98	115	–
bb g Ocovango - Nicola's Girl (IRE) (High Roller)
Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway and prominent from 4th, pushed along before 3 out, lost ground when mistake 2 out, soon weakened (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

5 11 [32]	8. Jilaijone (FR) 4/1 Philip Armson ³ David Pipe	Philip Armson ³ David Pipe	4	1012 t	117	72	90	–
b g Walzertakt (GER) - Alauda (FR) (Great Pretender)
Prominent, ridden and got behind before 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 5/1)

PU	1. Paros (FR) 40/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	121 h	121	–	–	–
ch g Masterstroke (USA) - Soft Blue (FR) (Green Tune)
Held up in last, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, soon shaken up and detached, got well behind and pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 28/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:35:27 Winning time: 4m 12.93s (slow by 22.93s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: American Gerry (unsuitable ground), Thunderclap (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Dan Walker (Red Dirt Road) 1st breeder: Walter Connors
2nd owner: Lady Gibbings (Issam)
3rd owner: T Hamlin And J M Dare (Opening Bid)
Tote win: £2.25 PL: £1.20 £2.80 Ex: £7.80 CSF: £9.64 Tricast: £33.30 Trifecta: £32.30

3:35 Exeter 10 Mar 2023

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