16:20 Exeter
Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Bet 10 Get 20 At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 5f 135y  |  Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:22Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 47.68s
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Has made the frame on each of his last two starts. but those efforts have come in Newton Abbot sellers (2m2½f), so more on his plate today off top-weight.
Back to form in no uncertain terms over C&D recently when beating Orchardstown Cross by 13L (good). Side stepped a penalised engagement at Worcester last week, in preference for a return to Exeter off a 10lb higher mark.
Off since April, and hasn't shown all that much obvious ability over hurdles in three starts in novice company. Handicap debut.
An eight race maiden. Runner up to Doktor Glaz at Wetherby in March (2m3f+ good), but a disappointment when a beaten favourite on his next start at Bangor in April. More required on seasonal return.
A six race maiden who has fallen 13lb in the weights since switched to handicaps. Probably didn't stay 3m at Uttoxeter last month, and whilst not fully exposed, more is needed.
Mixed hurdling with chasing during the month of May, and scored over hurdles at Warwick (2m3f), and fences at Ffos Las (2m5f). Off since that latest success, and is better treated over hurdles than fences, despite being 10lb above last winning mark.
A 19 race maiden (all codes), and beaten off a mark of just 48 on the Flat at Lingfield latest, so that's hardly a ringing endorsement. Stable saddled a winner on Saturday at Market Rasen.
Point-to-Point winner in May (3m good to firm) but has struggled under rules since joining this stable. Dropped 7lb since his handicap debut (last of 14), but with the first time tongue tie applied you just wonder. Market informative either way.
No obvious promise during a brief five race career. Dropped 13lb since switched to handicaps, but couldn't realistically be recommended based upon what we've witnessed on the track.
Not shown an awful lot in novice hurdles over the summer months, and not overly impressive when fifth on his handicap debut at Stratford (2m) earlier this month. However, upped in trip with the tongue-tie now applied, so watch for market support.
Non-Runners
11
Cosmic Diamond19
Weight: 10-10|Â Â Age: 7
T: P R Webber  J: G Sheehan
NR
12
Starlit Night52
Weight: 10-8|Â Â Age: 5
T: C J Down  J: Page Fuller
NR
Forecasts
Eddy (2/1), Market Road (3/1), Scrumpy Boy (4/1), Cosmic Diamond (8/1), Not At All (9/1), Magnus Romeo (10/1), Wells Gold (12/1), Gonnabegood (14/1), Starlit Night (16/1), Hurricane Ridge (20/1), Without Frontier (28/1), Drewmain Legend (50/1)
Both Not At All and Wells Gold should be monitored for market support with the tongue tie now fitted, and it should be noted that Fergal O'Brien has already struck with a similar sort to Wells Gold (Sissisinghurst) lately. However, others have more obvious form claims, and these include both Cosmic Diamond, who saw her recent winning form well advertised by Shrubland at the weekend, and the returning Market Road, who is partnered by the apprentice of the moment Mitchell Bastyan. Connections of recent C&D winner EDDY swerved a penalised clash (7lb) with the thriving Plantagenet at Worcester last week in order to return to the South West seeking to follow up off a 10lb higher mark, and that's surely informative enough to suggest that their eight-year-old gelding has a little more improvement left in the locker.
- Eddy
- Cosmic Diamond
- Market Road
Prize Money
1st: £2,924.002nd: £859.003rd: £429.004th: £215.00
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