13:50 Exeter

Friday 4 November 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:08

Betway 'Challenger' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 5f 137y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 5m 16.7s
1st
Horse silk
14
7/2f
T: K BurkeJ: G Sheehan
Jumped left, led after 1st, headed after 4th, led again before 3 out, driven out op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
15/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, switched left before last, pressing winner flat, held close home op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
16
11/1
T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien
Held up in touch in mid-division, pushed along 3 out, headway 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression op 10/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
9/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Jumped left towards rear, pushed along 8th, hanging left after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
½
13
13/2
T: H FryJ: Ben Bromley (7)
Behind, bumped 1st, closed from next, not fluent 6th, switched left and effort on outside 3 out, unable to get on terms, lost 4th towards finish op 5/1 tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
6
1
6/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon held, weakened last tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
14/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Chased leaders, lost place 3 out, well held when mistake last
8th
Horse silk
½
11
33/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Mid-division, struggling before 5th, well beaten 3 out
9th
Horse silk
hd
7
12/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Finn Lambert (7)
Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 4th, ridden 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 9/1 tchd 14/1
10th
Horse silk
6 ½
15
33/1
T: A RalphJ: Benjamin Poste
Mid-division towards rear outside, closed 7th, outpaced 3 out, well held 2 out op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
2
3
17/2
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Led until after 1st, led after 4th, headed before 3 out, weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 8/1
12th
Horse silk
24
6
16/1
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Mid-division on outside, headway before 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 18/1
13th
Horse silk
25
10
33/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Tom Cannon
Towards rear, ridden and behind from 8th, tailed off tchd 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
22/1
T: Jonjo & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 8th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
12
66/1
T: D WestonJ: James Davies
Behind, bumped 1st, tailed off when jumped left 8th, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Lady Kk217
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 7
T: J Scott  J: Lorcan Williams
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.00, £2.90, £4.70EX:£40.00Trifecta:£296.80Tricast:£274.95SF:£29.68Swingers:£5.10, £11.50, £23.90

Forecasts

The Height Of Fame (7/2), Mulberry Hill (6/1), Ma Belle Noire (13/2), Martha Brae (15/2), Shirocco's Dream (17/2), Whisky Express (9/1), Bonnie Bresil (11/1), Russian Rumour (12/1), Flying Nun (14/1), Lady Kk (14/1), Malina Jamila (16/1), Betty's Banjo (22/1), Head And Heart (33/1), Sadie Hill (33/1), Jersey Lady (33/1), Lady Pacifico (66/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for several but preference is for MA BELLE NOIRE. Harry Fry's mare stepped up on her hurdling debut effort when runner-up at Chepstow back in March and with better to come now handicapping, she's fancied to get off the mark. Similar comments apply to stablemate Whisky Express so she heads up the opposition, with Mulberry Hill, Shirocco's Dream and last year's winner Martha Brae another handful worth considering.

  1. MA BELLE NOIRE
  2. WHISKY EXPRESS
  3. MULBERRY HILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Martha Brae
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 6
15/8

Prize Money

1st: £10,511.002nd: £4,842.003rd: £2,420.004th: £1,212.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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