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15:35 Exeter

Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 161y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,000 added
  • Winner: £5,809
  • 2nd: £2,673
  • 3rd: £1,336
  • 4th: £669
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 12.93s
  • Off Time: 15:35:27
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Red Dirt Road (IRE)

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Issam (FR)

    13/2

      1
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Paros (FR)

      73 h
      40/1
      • Form 4815/PP
      • Age 6
      • Weight 12-1
      • Official Rating 121

      in rear, pushed along after 3rd and lost touch, pulled up before 3 out

      2
      Silk - Red, yellow hoops, yellow and red diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap, red spots

      Shallow River (IRE)

      40 BF
      5/1
      • Form 3/411-2P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 120

      towards rear, closed up after 3rd, pushed along in 4th home turn, mistake 2 out and faded

      3
      Silk - White, Red diamond

      Red Dirt Road (IRE)

      72
      5/4
      • Form 1-12
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 117

      made all, led narrowly, pushed along approaching 3 out, asserted before last, kept on well, eased towards finish

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, RED seams, WHITE cap

      Issam (FR)

      29 t D
      13/2
      • Form 1P-17P2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 115

      chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out and pushed along, ridden and kept on but well held before last

      7
      Silk - Purple, yellow stars, hooped sleeves, yellow cap, purple star

      Opening Bid

      27 h D
      6/1
      • Form 722P13
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 109

      pressed leader, pushed along home turn, outpaced 3 out, not fluent and beaten 2 out

      8
      Silk - White and maroon check, dark blue sleeves

      Jilaijone (FR)

      22 t
      4/1
      • Form 531324
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 117

      tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, weakened before 3 out

      4
      NR

      American Gerry (IRE)

      25 BF
      10/1
      • Form 151-646
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 116

      NonRunner

      6
      NR

      Thunderclap (IRE)

      46
      6/1
      • Form 674
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 110

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      Silk -

      Hititi (FR)

      5/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-10

      2021
      Silk -

      Amarillo Sky (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-7

      2020
      Silk -

      Daytime Ahead (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      December’s Uttoxeter winner Opening Bid was a close third at Warwick last month but American Gerry has failed to fire this season. Issam found only one too good at Ffos Las latest and has place claims again but RED DIRT ROAD (NAP) looks fairly treated on a mark of 117 making his handicap debut and is also preferred to the four-year-old Jilaijone.

      Formwatch

      Paros (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.

      Shallow River (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) Handy, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, soon eased and pulled up, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jan.

      Red Dirt Road (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden 2 out, every chance flat, ran on, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Gardener (11-0) at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Dec.

      Issam (FR) 33-1 (11-11) Raced wide, chased leader, led 4th until hit 2 out, led again last, headed and not pace of winner run-in, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Bumpy Johnson (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

      Opening Bid 8-1 (11-3) Handy, led 2 out and pushed along, headed and no extra run-in, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Freedom (11-0) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.

      Jilaijone (FR) 4-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway out wide turning in, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd between last two, lost modest 3rd post, 4th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Beau Balko (11-8) at Sandown 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.

      American Gerry (IRE) 5-2fav (12-2) Close up, ridden 2 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Kavanaghs Cross (11-1) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Feb.

      Thunderclap (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Close up, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Endless Escape (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Jan.