19:10
Heart Of Oak, Pinhoe, Exeter Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 9.35s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
James Best
Nigel Hawke
Settled in the pack early - moved into second before 5th - hit the front approaching 3 out - kicked away after 2 out - allowed to coast home unchallenged
Ben Poste
Nikki Evans
Settled just off the pace early - moved into third after the 5th - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - up to second at the final marker but no match for a clear-cut winner
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
Hit the front early - pressed and overtaken before 3 out then dropped to third 2 out - held that spot to the line without finding more
Bryan Carver
Joe Tickle
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by the second - fell well adrift before the fifth - regained some ground into fourth spot approaching 3 out but held no chance of troubling the front
Ben Godfrey
Jimmy Frost
Settled in behind early pace - lost contact after 4th - well beaten from there
Lorcan Murtagh
Tim Vaughan
Settled just off the pace early - pressed for effort from the 5th - unable to feature thereafter - well beaten in 6th
Ian Power
Jennie Candlish
Racing near the front early - dropped back before the 5th - pushed along after that but faded before 3 out - finished well behind in 7th
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Settled in the pack early - pushed along after 5th but found little - dropped away and finished well behind
Jack Hogan
Alastair Ralph
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back through the field before the 2nd - needed urging by the 3rd and soon toiling - pulled up after the 5th
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.