13:50 Exeter

Tuesday 22 October 2019

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 35.40s

Don Juan Du Gouet³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 12-7| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 102

7/4

Stratford scorer last time (2m½f, soft), when he had plenty in hand. Carries a penalty for that, but step up in trip on stiffer track looks likely to suit. Player again.

Form: 7588-91

Kilkeaskin Molly²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: Simon Earle| OR: 100

12/1

0-16. Has finished in the frame on her last two (2m4f/2m3f), but well held on both of those. Could repeat that, but more needed for a maiden win.

Form: 245-923

O Maonlai^t¹⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Tamby Welch⁽⁷⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 99| D

80/1

Once decent chaser who stays 3m2f on soft ground. Without a win for almost three years. Not without a chance from this lowly mark, although his record when fresh is patchy.

Form: 334-23P

Dawn Trouper^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 99

20/1

Dundalk maiden winner (1m4f, AW) for Jim Bolger, but hasn't yet shown much for this trainer in either code. Could give him a chance from this initial mark on his Sedgefield run from August, so not ruled out.

Form: 350

Ifandabut²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr James King| T: P C Dando| OR: 90| BF| C

20/1

2m1f course winner (good to soft) in his penultimate start, but well beaten from this 7lb higher mark at Worcester last time. Can't rule him out back here, but does now have a bit to prove.

Form: 98/0010-

Sienna Royale²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 90

4/1

Well held in all starts for Nigel Hawke. Changed hands since the last of those in February. Can only watch on debut for this stable.

Form: 74/5670-

Thomas Blossom^t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: R C Harper| OR: 90| C

20/1

Multiple winner across both codes, with both his hurdles wins being here (2m1f) on a sound surface. 9lb lower than the more recent of those, which came in a similar contest a year ago. Interesting.

Form: 989224

Foxy Act^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 82| CD

6/1

C&D scorer (good) as a novice, when she also won twice at up to 2m5½f at Newton Abbot. Has slipped back to a dangerous mark again, and ran respectably here last time. Not ruled out.

Form: 57P043

Hillview Lad^p,t²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr C Bickers Price⁽⁷⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 80

50/1

Won a Worcester novices' chase (2m½f, good) in June, when on today's mark. Out of sorts since then, so returns to hurdles with plenty to prove.

Form: 251677

Chance It^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 79| C

11/2

Off the mark at the 30th attempt last time out in a similar contest here (2m1f, good). Up 7lb for that ready success. Has to be considered now, but not easy to be confident he can follow-up, given his record.

Form: 7P9541

Top Of The Rocks⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs K Stephens| OR: 76

11/1

Flat winner (1m4f, good to firm) who is 0-16 over hurdles. Went close at Newton Abbot in June (2m5½f, good) when 3lb lower, but well held there last time, and not easy to fancy .

Form: 526-526

Starlit Night^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss N Parker⁽³⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 65

66/1

Won a Stratford novices' handicap hurdle (2m6f, good) in 2017, but 9lb 'wrong' here and impossible to recommend her on recent evidence.

Form: 9-4U995

Non-Runners

No Cruise Yet¹⁵⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Mr Ed Glassonbury

Forecasts

Don Juan Du Gouet (7/4), Sienna Royale (4/1), Chance It (11/2), Foxy Act (6/1), Top Of The Rocks (11/1), Kilkeaskin Molly (12/1), No Cruise Yet (12/1), Thomas Blossom (20/1), Dawn Trouper (20/1), Ifandabut (20/1), Hillview Lad (50/1), Starlit Night (66/1), O Maonlai (80/1)

Moderate fayre, where trainer Johnny Farrelly could hold the key. His Chance It won nicely last time and in a weak race he has to be seriously considered for the follow-up from 7lb higher, but it could be worth chancing stablemate DAWN TROUPER on his handicap debut. This trip should suit him, while he can be given a squeak from this mark on a relatively recent piece of form. Don Juan Du Gouet is another last-time winner with claims again, while No Cruise Yet and Thomas Blossom are also of interest.