Klargester Handicap Hurdle – Exeter

Exeter

14:10

Klargester Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-08

Distance 2m161y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 4m 16.60s (slow by 26.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirits Bay (GB) Jordan Nailor · Nigel Twiston-Davies	2/1	Won
2nd	Donnacha (IRE) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	15/8F	6.5
3rd	Moorefields (IRE) Bryan Carver · Chris Down	4/1	13
4th	Hard Rain (IRE) Miss Brodie Hampson · Archie Watson	66/1	19
5th	Heure De Gloire (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	9/1	.5
6th	Koenigsstern (IRE) James Davies · Nick Gifford	8/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Vernon Subutex (FR) Miss Roisin Leech · Sophie Leech	50/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Spirits Bay Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	31-2F1	118	117	107	14d	—	—	-7	28.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Justified favouritism in C&D novice contest two weeks ago; still open to further progress
2	Donnacha Brown J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	167	—	-12310	117	120	115	27d	—	—	+10	37.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Came up short in major handicap last month; consistent and steadily progressive otherwise
4	Moorefields Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	161	—	44-413	111	114	88	31d	—	—	+3	20.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Scored at this venue two starts ago and is still an unexposed sort; interesting back here
7	Koenigsstern Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	156	—	F-4433	106	118	114	25d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Consistent results over hurdles for new yard; ties in with Donnacha on penultimate effort
6	Heure De Gloire Bay J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	158	tb	764173	108	122	115	14d	—	—	+17	24.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Going back against males isn't ideal, having gained all wins in mares' races
3	Vernon Subutex Bay J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Sophie Leech	J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Sophie Leech	166	tp	15U/1-	116	-	-	663d	—	—	+25	27.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Absent since scoring over fences at Stratford 22 months ago on sole run for David Pipe
5	Hard Rain Bay J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	160	—	P23206	110	114	101	22d	—	—	+18	19.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ex-Irish 9yo; beaten long way at Sandown last month on debut for new stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Spirits Bay	13/8	13/8	6/4	13/8	6/4
Donnacha	2/1	9/4	2/1	85/40	2/1
Moorefields	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Koenigsstern	10/1	8/1	17/2	15/2	8/1
Heure De Gloire	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Vernon Subutex	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Hard Rain	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Donnacha

37.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 12 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Spirits Bay

28.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

13/8

3rd

Vernon Subutex

27.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Heure De Gloire

24.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Moorefields

20.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Hard Rain

19.9

OR: 15 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Koenigsstern

16.5

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spirits Bay	118	117	107
Donnacha	117	120	115
Vernon Subutex	116	—	—
Moorefields	111	114	88
Hard Rain	110	114	101
Heure De Gloire	108	122	115
Koenigsstern	106	118	114

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spirits Bay	14d ago	Fit
Heure De Gloire	14d ago	Fit
Hard Rain	22d ago	Fit
Koenigsstern	25d ago	Fit
Donnacha	27d ago	Fit
Moorefields	31d ago	Fit
Vernon Subutex	663d ago	Long break