16:50 Exeter
Tuesday 21 March 2017
All14:0014:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25
Higos Insurance Services Braunton Novices' Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 3m 54y | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 30.9s
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Show odds
Winning pointer on heavy ground. Stable are in form but handicap mark demands more than has been evident so far. Conditions may prove to be too quick.
Has been transformed since switching to fences. Sole poor effort came when asked to race left-handed. Won with something in hand last time and a 7lb rise in the weights looks fair.
Showed fair form in bumpers but failed to fulfil that promise over hurdles. Failed to show any aptitude for chasing here in January but looked a better prospect when dictating the pace in an uncompetitive race next time. The winner has been trounced since and others are preferred.
Point-to-point form hints at greater ability than the lamentable efforts produced so far. It is to be hoped he improves for the switch to fences and the fitting of cheekpieces.
Had been point-to-pointing last year and posted a reasonable effort on return over hurdles. Two starts over regulation fences have been unconvincing and ground may prove too lively.
Uninspiring form figures detract from an excellent run at Hereford when just beaten by a horse completing a hat-trick. The pair were clear of the third and that effort was inspired by the fitting of cheekpieces. Sole victory came here on heavy ground. Stable are 2-4 in last fortnight. Rain and a clean round of jumping would aid his cause.
Winner of a decent Irish point-to-point. Has struggled for consistency under rules but could be a different proposition now chasing. Longer trip provides more cause for optimism as does the form of the yard (three winners from three runners in past fortnight).
Winner of 10 point-to-points. Well beaten on first run following a lengthy absence. Forecast conditions will help but best watched for now.
Form has been in decline for a while. A switch to chasing failed to produce any improvement last time. Appears one to have reservations about.
Two best efforts have come under today's rider. Conditions may prove quicker than ideal and rise in the weights has not helped.
Has shown improved form of late. Latest effort may be flattering but there may be more progress to come now stepping up to 3m.
Point-to-point winner at Trebudannon in May 2015. Recent efforts promote little expectation of further success.
Point-to-point winner on good ground. Has been backed as though capable of better on last three starts. Dropped to a mark of 79 and that could be a base from which to make progress A market move would be significant with the yard showing signs of rediscovering some form.
Forecasts
Bacchanel (9/4), Knight Ofthe Realm (11/2), Zerachiel (13/2), Kapgarde King (7/1), How's Vienna (9/1), Day Of Roses (11/1), King Charlie (14/1), Touch Screen (14/1), John Daniell (16/1), Absolutely Bygones (16/1), Pinnacle Peter (16/1), Carqalin (40/1), Monet Moor (100/1)
Pinnacle Peter, Day Of Roses and How's Vienna all boast point-to-point form which suggests they are capable of a lot better than has been so far. All are worth a check in the market with the ground drying out. It will not take much to win this and Kapgarde King looks the most straightforward option. An 85 day absence and a rise in the weights make him more vulnerable and a chance is taken that KNIGHT OFTHE REALM can get his jumping together. His small yard have enjoyed some success lately and the form of his Hereford second would be good enough.
- Knight Ofthe Realm
- Kapgarde King
- How's Vienna
Prize Money
1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00
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