13:25 Exeter

Wednesday 13 November 2019

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Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 38.6s

Amateur³⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: J L FlintWS

5/1

Sole win came in a bumper and highly tried without success since. Well beaten in a Grade 2 (2m4f) last December and not seen since then. Tough ask.

Form: 2310/6P-

Eclair Surf²⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle

1/1

Beaten into third on first point-to-point start but stepped up markedly with 30L victory over 3m on last effort in the sphere. Interesting contender on rules debut.

Form: 31-

Ede'iffs Elton²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: R Walford

100/1

Uninspiring form in the point-to-point sphere, finishing unplaced before falling. Tall order on rules debut.

Form: 8F-

Field Master^p1²²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: R G Hawker

100/1

Well beaten in bumpers for previous yard but placed twice in point-to-points from three starts. Worth a betting check on hurdles debut.

Form: 09/262-

Kozier⁷⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| BF

10/1

Fair stayer on the flat and made fine hurdles debut when second at Chepstow (2m1f) in October 2017. Not seen since so will require a betting check.

Form: 2/

Megaudais Speed¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 111

33/1

Point-to-point winner in Ireland. Rules form hasn't been the best under rules. Last of eight at Cheltenham last month and will need to step up markedly on that.

Form: 31/295-8

Moroder²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

10/1

Promising sort. Runner up on bumper debut but bettered that with success at Uttoxeter (2m) in March. Not seen since but exciting sort and should be thereabouts.

Form: 21-

Not A Nail²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

9/2

Good third here on debut but disappointed on latest start at Ffos Las (2m) in February. Remains unexposed though and represents powerful connections.

Form: 30-

Our Idic Boy²⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams

125/1

Offered very little in novice races last term, finishing distant 11th before pulling up at Chepstow in January. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 0P-

The Composeur²³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

12/1

Good form in points and made final start in that sphere a winning one. Changed hands for £72,000 since and is an interesting prospect.

Form: 21-

Troed Y Melin²⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁷⁾| T: J D FrostWS

100/1

Point winner. Shown some form in this sphere last season but returned to points with good second on latest start. Of more interest when in handicaps.

Form: 46P462-

Forecasts

Eclair Surf (1/1), Not A Nail (9/2), Amateur (5/1), Kozier (10/1), Moroder (10/1), The Composeur (12/1), Megaudais Speed (33/1), Ede'iffs Elton (100/1), Troed Y Melin (100/1), Field Master (100/1), Our Idic Boy (125/1)

ECLAIR SURF cost a small fortune after his point-to-point exploits and given the impressive nature of his last victory in that sphere, he has to be taken seriously and could be an exciting prospect for connections. The same can be said for The Composeur, who won on his last start in amateur company and remains unexposed, while the likes of Moroder and Not A Nail were promising bumpers but will need to step up over hurdles.