13:15 Exeter

Saturday 1 January 2022

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Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 2f 111y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 4m 50.20s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
American Gerry29
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Nathan Brennan(7)| T: H Morrison
3/1
Runner-up on 2 of his 3 starts in bumpers and definite promise to glean from his hurdles debut second in a big field novice here (16.7f) last month. Very much the type to improve.
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2
Horse silk
Coolvalla12
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams| T: C Gordon
125/1
Maiden pointer who has finished well held in a pair of maiden hurdles to date. May do better in low-grade handicaps in due course.
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3
Horse silk
Coronado Joe25
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: James Best| T: C Gordon
11/1
Won the second of his 3 starts in bumpers. However, has been shaping up like a longer-term hurdles project judged on a couple of spins in maiden/novice events in recent months.
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4
Horse silk
Dubrovnik Harry29
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Murtagh(3)| T: H Fry
10/11
Yeats gelding who shaped encouragingly when third in a big-field novice here (16.7f) on hurdles debut last month, almost snatching second from American Gerry. Big player with progress expected.
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5
Horse silk
Forever Des Long273
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR:  118
4/1
Maiden who again found only one too good over this sort of trip at Newton Abbot when last seen in April, not looking well served by emphasis on speed. not discounted for all 2½m may suit ideally.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Message Man11
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gillard(3)| T: H Brown
100/1
Little impact in a trio of points and similar story in pair of hurdle spins to date.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
South Mountaint1394
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Luca Morgan(5)| T: B Pauling
9/1
Stepped up on debut effort when fourth of 9 in 16.6f Market Rasen bumper 13 months ago. Worth noting where he figures in the betting now tackling timber for the first time. Tongue tied.
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9
Horse silk
Catch Me Not543
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley(5)| T: N J Hawke
80/1
Failed to meet expectations in a Ludlow bumper 12 months ago and below that level at Newton Abbot in July. Starts out over hurdles for third yard now and likely best watched.
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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Annie Nail24
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 5
T: Alexandra Dunn  J: Alan Johns
NR

Forecasts

Dubrovnik Harry (10/11), American Gerry (3/1), Forever Des Long (4/1), South Mountain (9/1), Coronado Joe (11/1), Annie Nail (50/1), Catch Me Not (80/1), Message Man (100/1), Coolvalla (125/1)

Verdict

DUBROVNIK HARRY shaped with definite promise when third in a big-field novice over shorter here last month, doing best of those that raced midfield or further back. Beaten a nose by American Gerry then, he may be up to reversing those placings here. The latter is promising in his own right however and respected. Forever des Long can also get involved.

  1. DUBROVNIK HARRY (IRE)
  2. AMERICAN GERRY (IRE)
  3. FOREVER DES LONG (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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