15:05 Exeter

Thursday 7 October 2021

All13:2313:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Celebrating Both Equine & Human Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 8.67s

Seymour Promise^t1¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 100

40/1

Seemingly gone wrong way from his encouraging hurdling bow and pulled up over fences when last seen in May. Tongue tie on and has a lot to prove.

Form: 0305-9P

Bagan¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 97| D

11/1

Resumed winning ways in handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f) last month on final run for Tom Gretton. Changed hands for £11,500 and disappointing start at Plumpton 18 days ago. Blinkers off.

Form: 53U416

Minella Mojo^p,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: David Noonan| T: C J Down| OR: 93

13/2

Losing run stretches over 2 years but down a long way in the weights and back in reasonable form of late. 2m does look on the sharp side for him, though.

Form: 4-64535

Chief Brody^p¹⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: G Harris| OR: 88| CD

25/1

Won this race a year ago and reappears from 6 lb lower, though that was due to a series of lesser runs after.

Form: 874866-

Alramz²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 87

11/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (18.5f, soft) in June. Unable to back that up twice since, though did finish with running let back at that venue 3 weeks ago.

Form: 9-25165

Shanandoa²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: S Bowen| T: D Brace| OR: 85

10/1

Waited over 5 years for a first win but scored twice within the space of 5 days in June. Shaped as though still in form since, shuffled back at a vital stage at Fontwell 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3-11243

Sergeant^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 84| D

8/11

Winner on the France in Germany and allotted a lowly mark over hurdles, he has flourished in handicaps, winning both completed starts. Unpenalised for latest of them and hard to beat.

Form: P50-1F1

Dolly McQueen^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: David Bass| T: F Brennan| OR: 82

66/1

Winless since 2019 and failed to land the odds in a weaker race than this at Les Landes last time. Since left Fergal O'Brien and tongue tie fitted.

Form: 6-52652

My Poem⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 77

33/1

Fair winner at 11f on Flat. Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles and needs to up her game.

Form: 8F7746

Lightning Blue^p1,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 76

8/1

Poor maiden who was tongue tied and prominent in the betting for new yard but only fourth at Newton Abbot 10 days ago. Cheekpieces added now.

Form: 486-754

Forecasts

Sergeant (8/11), Minella Mojo (13/2), Lightning Blue (8/1), Shanandoa (10/1), Alramz (11/1), Bagan (11/1), Chief Brody (25/1), My Poem (33/1), Seymour Promise (40/1), Dolly McQueen (66/1)

There's a lot more to come from SERGEANT in handicaps, and unpenalised for his Sedgefield win, he will take some stopping. Shanandoa is perhaps the chief threat, though Lightning Blue may have more to offer for Samuel Drinkwater.