19:00 Exeter 24 Oct 2023
Exeter 'Challenger' Staying Handicap Hurdle
Class 3 | 4YO plus
Winner £8,450 - 10 ran
mid-division, lost place after mistake 5th, closed approaching 9th, led and rider dropped whip before last, hard pressed, stayed on
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, held close home
mid-division, closed 3rd, led before mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before mistake last, 3rd and held towards finish
gave trouble in preliminaries, towards rear, headway after 9th, 3rd when mistake 3 out, 4th and no extra last
ran in snatches in rear on outside, went 5th from 2 out, wandered into last, never dangerous
soon mid-division, short of room bend after 9th, soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out
led 2nd, not fluent 4th, hit 7th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
led until 2nd, prominent, led before 3 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out
rear of mid-division, struggling before 9th, pulled up before 3 out
prominent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Good to Firm | 2 | Presenting Yeats | 6 | 11 2 | 102 | 3432D1 | 7 days | M Harris (82 miles) | Paddy Brennan | 10/ 11 | 5:39.80 | |
| 2021 | Good | 6 | An Tailliur | 5 | 11 12 | 121 | 62-1111 | 29 days | Jonjo O'Neill (133 miles) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 6/ 5 | 5:54.20 | |
| 2020 | Good to Firm | 7 | Oscars Moonshine | 5 | 10 13 | 99 | 5870-61 | 7 days | P Nicholls (67 miles) | Harry Cobden | 4/ 6 | 5:57.90 | |
| 2019 | Good | 13 | As I See It | 7 | 11 12 | 125 | 542310 | 552 days | H Fry (51 miles) | Sean Bowen | 14/ 1 | 5:39.40 |