18:45 Exeter

Tuesday 9 May 2017

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Anchor Inn Cockwood Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 25y  |   Good (Good to Firm few places back straight)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:47  |   Winning time: 5m 34.1s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Abricot De L'Oasish30
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  131
11/4
Mixes hurdles and fences and generally consistent over both, posting another solid effort in a first-time hood at Ffos Las recently, and with the winner went in again next time out and third a shock winner of the Bet365 since the form looks very solid. Conditions fine and should be a player here.
2
Horse silk
Captain Buck'st13
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  124
3/1
Winner of a couple of small novice hurdles but handicapper not hugely impressed, and left him mark alone after latest win. On the plus side, should be improvement to come and conditions fine, but suspicion is he needs a bit more to triumph here.
3
Horse silk
Linguineb158
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-1| J: T Scudamore| T: S Durack| OR:  120
11/1
Not the biggest but very game and genuine, and usually does his best. Not seen out since December when down the field at Sandown but sofer conditions there not ideal. May need this after that absence and best watched today.
4
Horse silk
Dragon's Den15
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR:  117
4/1
Regressive for much of last season although stopped the rot to some extent when third to The Tourard Man at Warwick latest. Conditions here fine, and has bounced back to form from nowhere before, so from a dangerous handicap mark, needs a market check at least.
5
Horse silk
Doctor Look Herep118
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-11| J: Lucy Gardner(3)| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR:  116
5/1
Not the most consistent, and duly followed up his Warwick win (soft ground) two starts ago with a slightly below par effort at Ayr latest, although not totally disgraced. May want slower conditions than he gets here and others more likely.
6
Horse silk
Royale Django310
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-9| J: R Johnson| T: Tim Vaughan| OR:  114
5/1
Winner from a higher mark back in 2015 but fairly lightly raced since, and not seen out since falling at Market Rasen last July. Clearly capable under these conditions but after such an absence, may well need this outing.

Forecasts

Abricot De L'Oasis (11/4), Captain Buck's (3/1), Dragon's Den (4/1), Doctor Look Here (5/1), Royale Django (5/1), Linguine (11/1)

Verdict

The form shown by ABRICOT DE L'OASIS last time out has been made to look all the better by those that he split in finishing second there, and he holds a slight class advantage over this field. He can get back to winning ways at the expense of Captain Buck's , going the right way if his latest win is anything to go by, and the well-handicapped Dragon's Den
  1. Abricot De L'oasis
  2. Captain Buck's
  3. Dragon's Den

Prize Money

1st: £6,173.002nd: £1,813.003rd: £906.004th: £453.00

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