12:40 Exeter

Friday 4 November 2022

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Betway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:43 | Winning time: 5m 13.6s

Geni De La Cour^t1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 124

40/1

Off the mark over hurdles in Clonmel maiden in March, but left Emmet Mullins for just £8,000 and hasn't shown much in two outings in Britain, pulled up on chasing/stable debut at Newton Abbot 49 days ago.

Form: 3FF14-P

Outlaw Peter^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130

4/7

Bumper winner who has opened his account over hurdles and produced a cracking effort when second in the Persian War at Chepstow last month. Looks set to go close again.

Form: 1434-12

Sporting Ace¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

3/1

Off the mark in bumpers at the second attempt and jumped superbly when landing a novice hurdle at Warwick 6 months ago. Open to a good deal of improvement.

Form: 2/521-1

Come On Paddy Mac^p1¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs L J Young

125/1

Off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt in February but offered little on hurdles debut 3 months later. Cheekpieces reached for.

Form: PP51-P

Mr Mars Man²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

80/1

Didn't offer a great deal in a bumper at Newton Abbot 7 months ago.

Form: 8-

Siruh Du Lac^t1³²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 127| CWS

7/1

Smart chaser who has been seen sparingly since 2019. Needed the run when returning over timber in October of last year. Had breathing operation/tongue tied first time here.

Form: 1PFU/78-

Also Known As¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

16/1

£32,000 3-y-o, £70,000 4-y-o, Presenting gelding. Brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Hard To Call, stayed 2½m. Off mark in points at second attempt (Apr 23). One to note.

Form: 21-

Times Are Blue²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

11/1

Overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in a bumper, then made a solid start to hurdling when runner-up at Hereford 24 days ago. Open to improvement but has plenty to find.

Form: 12

Forecasts

Outlaw Peter (4/7), Sporting Ace (3/1), Siruh Du Lac (7/1), Times Are Blue (11/1), Also Known As (16/1), Geni De La Cour (40/1), Mr Mars Man (80/1), Come On Paddy Mac (125/1)

OUTLAW PETER showed form bordering on useful when second in the Persian War at Chepstow and a repeat performance should be enough to take this acknowledging that Sporting Ace made an impressive start to his hurdling career at Warwick 6 months ago. Siruh du Lac could pose a threat if he's fully tuned up.