13:15 Exeter

Sunday 20 November 2022

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Devon Air Ambulance Trust Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 6m 0.76s

Copperfasten²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

7/2

Point winner who stepped on her first 2 efforts under Rules when winning a 2¾m Stratford maiden hurdle 24 days ago. Stiffer test now should suit her but she'll need to improve again to defy a penalty.

Form: 15-61

Presenting A Queen⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

3/1

Runner-up in a point a year ago and unbeaten in 2 bumpers and a novice hurdle under Rules. Form of her Chepstow hurdle success is nothing to write home about there's definitely more to come from her.

Form: 211-1

Sabrina^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Freddie Gingell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 118| BF

6/5

Has improved since switching to handicaps. scoring in the mud at Wincatnon last spring and recording 2 good runner-up efforts on return this autumn. Another bold show likely back in a novice.

Form: 6413-22

Bellissimo Milan⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: N R Mitchell

300/1

Fell sole start in Irish points and has offered little in a Newton Abbot bumper and Warwick novice hurdle for new connections.

Form: F-45

Lady Robinn

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

14/1

Half-sister to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/very smart chaser Royal Regatta (2m-21f winner and untrustworthy but useful hurdler/smart chaser Three Musketeers (2½m-2¾m winner). One to keep an eye on in market for a stable enjoying a good season.

Form:

Mabel Kingsmill¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: Miss J Du Plessis

300/1

Well held in bumper and completed start over hurdles. Outsider.

Form: 0-P5

No Word³⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon

16/1

Bought for £16,000 after winning her sole start in Irish points last December. Betting should provide a guide as to what is expected from her.

Form: 1-

Somespring Special²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: A J Honeyball

9/1

Runner-up sole start in points (May 2). Another hurdle newcomer who needs checking out in the betting.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Cast's Tasha²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Ben Clarke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sabrina (6/5), Presenting A Queen (3/1), Copperfasten (7/2), Somespring Special (9/1), Lady Robinn (14/1), No Word (16/1), Cast's Tasha (50/1), Mabel Kingsmill (300/1), Bellissimo Milan (300/1)

Chris Gordon's PRESENTING A QUEEN is taken to improve past the more-established Sabrina and stretch her unbeaten record under Rules to 4.