Horse Alert

07 Apr 2024 16:10 Exeter

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,281); Distance: 2m 2f 111y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Harcombe Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Donnacha (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12)	123102 / 6	Jump (30)	James Davies	N J Hawke Mrs Marilyn Jane…	2/1
		midfield in touch, smooth headway before 3 out where chased leader, soon led, went clear approaching last, soon ridden, stayed on well run-in
2^nd	4	4¾ L	King Of The Lake (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	2-22322 / 6	Jump (19)	Rex Dingle	J Scott Lake Side Racing	10/3
		disputed lead, ridden before 3 out where led outright, soon pressed for lead, headed 2 out, outpaced by leader approaching last, kept on one pace run-in
3^rd	1	¾ L	Imperial Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	35-1123 / 6	Jump (16)	M G Nolan	P Hobbs & J White Richard Johnson…	11/4
		held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, in touch with leaders 3 out where ridden, chased leaders 2 out, not fluent last, held on for 3rd on line
4^th	6	SHD	Despereaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	10-3573 / 5	Jump (46)	David Noonan	Mrs J Williams Chasing Gold Racing…	14/1
		held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace 2 out, no impression approaching last, edged left and stayed on run-in, failed for 3rd on line
5^th	3	16 L	Mardoof (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7)	3213-P9 / 6	Flat (533), Jump (27)	Sean Houlihan	M Hunt Barford Premier	28/1
		disputed lead, not fluent 3 out where headed, soon ridden and dropped to rear, weakened approaching last
6^th	5	30 L	Moorefields (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	44-4133 / 6	Jump (30)	Bryan Carver	C J Down Young At Heart	9/2
		midfield, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace 2 out where not fluent, weakened approaching last