18 Mar 2008 14:20 Exeter
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,952); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Exeter Novices' Selling Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Music Celebre (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
86 / 24 |
Jump (13) | Matthew Batchelor | S Curran Mr L M Power |
7/2 | |
| held up, headway on bit approaching 3 out, shaken up after 2 out, pushed out to lead close home comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Esteem (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) |
027 / 10 |
Jump (15) | W Marston | D G Bridgwater Mrs E Evans |
11/4 | |
| chased leader and pulled early, led approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, hung left from approaching last, hard ridden flat, headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3 L |
Benayoun (GB) (Colt, Bay, 147lbs) |
/ 8 |
Flat (14) | Tony Evans | B J Llewellyn Mr Gethyn Mills |
11/2 | |
| prominent, ridden and chased leader 3 out, every chance last, not quicken flat | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Directa's Digger (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 147lbs) |
046U4 / 5 |
Jump (8) | A O'Keeffe | M Scudamore Mr I J Anderson |
5/2 | |
| led, ridden after 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| Dist |
Perseverance (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) |
0P-PPUP / 8 |
Jump (24) | M D Grant | E J Creighton The T T Syndicate |
16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Silent City (GB) (Mare, Chestnut, 147lbs) |
0P-S557 / 8 |
Jump (111) | Mr T O'Connor | J D Frost Mr N J Wall & Miss… |
5/1 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||