12:00 Exeter

Thursday 16 December 2021

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Exeter Racecourse Believes racingiseveryonessport Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 4m 40.55s

Chillabella

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

8/1

£10,000 3-y-o, Black Sam Bellamy mare. Sister to a winner, and half-sister to 4 winners, including useful chaser Dare To Endeavour, stayed 3¼m, and fairly useful hurdler Fairmount. One to note.

Form:

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Danzini⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: Kieran Burke

66/1

Showed ability when beaten just under 15 lengths into third on her Newton Abbot debut but failed to back that up at Chepstow. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 30

Dark Heather^p1¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽⁷⁾| T: B Lund

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on hurdles bow, dropping away after 4 out. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving E. Sheehy. Headgear on.

Form: 7P

Folly Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: B Pauling

18/1

Mount Nelson mare. Sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Pure Bliss, and half-sister to useful hurdler Secret Edge, stayed 21f. Dam 1m winner who stayed 1¼m. Respected.

Form:

Kiwi Ling²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs F M Shaw

250/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers/maiden hurdle.

Form: 60-9

Lassue²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

17/2

£25,000 5-y-o, Geordieland mare. Off mark in points at the second attempt in May. Very green but did show ability by the finish when fourth in Wetherby bumper. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 2-14

Love Actually¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke

9/1

£35,000 3-y-o, Shirocco mare. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (May 8). Unseated in soft fashion on hurdles bow at Wincanton 2 weeks ago.

Form: 4-1U

Marmalaid²⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

4/1

Martaline filly. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to high-class hurdler (Champion Hurdle winner) Katchit. Failed to meet expectations when fifth of 6 in bumper (6/4) at Uttoxeter in April. Can do better.

Form: 5-

Mizz Moondance¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R H Buckler

150/1

Looked pretty limited in bumpers and offered little on hurdles bow/return.

Form: 90/76-0

My Silver Lining⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: Miss E C Lavelle

6/1

€20,000 3-y-o, £55,000 5-y-o, Cloudings mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Ardmayle. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Oct 31). Noteworthy newcomer.

Form: 2

Petticoat Lucy²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

14/1

€1,400 3-y-o, Fame And Glory mare. Fell sole start in points. 7/1, sixth of 11 in bumper at Cheltenham (16.8f, good) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F6-

Swincombe Fleat²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball

6/4

Opened account in bumpers at Fontwell and then an excellent fourth of 16 in listed event at Sandown (heavy). Shaped as if better for run when third here (23f) on hurdles bow/return and should improve.

Form: 4140-3

Talk Of The Moon⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in bumper at Warwick (16f, good to soft, 40/1) 41 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 49

Forecasts

Swincombe Fleat (6/4), Marmalaid (4/1), My Silver Lining (6/1), Chillabella (8/1), Lassue (17/2), Love Actually (9/1), Petticoat Lucy (14/1), Folly Hill (18/1), Talk Of The Moon (50/1), Danzini (66/1), Mizz Moondance (150/1), Kiwi Ling (250/1), Dark Heather (250/1)

SWINCOMBE FLEAT shaped as if needing the run on hurdles bow/comeback here last month and her bumper form suggests she can do a lot better. Marmalaid failed to meet expectations in a Uttoxeter bumper but she should make a hurdler being out of a half-sister to Champion Hurdler Katchit, while Chillabella is a newcomer to note.