| Course: EXETER | Race date:10/02/08 | Race time:2:00 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:2m1f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:4m 25.60s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Crick | Robert Thornton | A King | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 5/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Call Oscar | S E Durack | D W P Arbuthnot | 10-6 | 9 | 0 | 110 | 17/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ½ | |
| Or Bleu | Richard Johnson | P J Hobbs | 10-9 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 9/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 6 | |
| Ned Ludd | A Coleman | J G Portman | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 3½ | |
| Silencio | Gerard Tumelty | A King | 11-9 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 13 | |
| Spectait | Noel Fehily | Jonjo O´Neill | 10-11 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 3/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 11 | |
| Stumped | Mick Fitzgerald | H D Daly | 11-10 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 11 |
Oh Crick held up behind leaders, headway after 4th, led 3 out, soon ridden, kept on gamely, driven out
Call Oscar tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance last, kept on, held near finish
Or Bleu prominent, led after 4th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
Ned Ludd held up behind leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon one pace
Silencio held up behind leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened next
Spectait held up behind leaders, effort approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
Stumped led, ridden and headed after 4th, soon weakened, mistake last
This handicap hurdle looked pretty competitive despite there only being seven runners and OH CRICK continued his progress through the ranks with a workmanlike performance, more than anything else. He has now won his last three races but his trainer played down any talk of Cheltenham by declaring him a chaser for next term. However, he may take a look at one of the handicaps at Aintree and, on this evidence, there is every chance he will get a bit further.
Or Bleu had been left clear at Newbury last time but had every chance here.His real future is over fences.
Ned Ludd is pretty well exposed but he managed to finish well clear of the others.
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