13:15 Exeter

Monday 20 November 2023

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Exeter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 15.00s

Azolo²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

250/1

150/1, well held in bumper at Chepstow on debut 20 days ago. Can only watch after that.

Form: P2-0

Gidleigh Park²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry

1/2

From a good family and looked a nice prospect when taking a Chepstow bumper on debut in March. Likely type.

Form: 1-

Jumper Madrik

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: C E Longsdon

18/1

€80,000 Kapgarde gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Hyde Madrik. Dam unraced half-sister to smart French chaser (stayed 2¾m) Dream Wish. The betting should help guide to expectations with this newcomer.

Form:

Koenigsstern²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

50/1

Dual winning pointer, fell last time (April 10). Betting should provide a guide as to what's anticipated from him on Rules debut.

Form: PR11F-

Man Of My Dreams^t1²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

10/1

Cost £100,000 after placing in 2 points and shaped well when second of 9 in a Huntingdon bumper in April. Kielan Woods on yard's other runner but this one is also of interest now hurdling. Fitted with a tongue tie.

Form: 3/22-

Mr Hope Street³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

25/1

From a top stable but only modest form in 2 bumpers/hurdles and looks more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 45-75

Rangatira Jack²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss L Blackford

200/1

Offered little encouragement in 2 bumpers in the spring.

Form: 80-

Range²⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas

4/1

Fair form in bumpers last season. One to consider now hurdling under Sam Twiston-Davies.

Form: 235-

Salt Rock^t1²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| BFWS

12/1

Cost £205,000 after winning his only point in March. Has had wind surgery and wears a tongue tie on this hurdle debut. Very interesting runner.

Form: 1/8-

Samazul²⁵⁰

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

12/1

Half-brother to numerous winners and won one of his 3 bumper starts last season. Should be up to making presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 714-

Thurley²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

33/1

Well held on bumper debut in March but hinted at promise when 18 lengths fourth of 15 in Wincanton maiden hurdle 7 months later. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-4

Wellwillya¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 67

300/1

No impact in 5 starts over hurdles, including low-grade handicaps.

Form: 06770-P

Fox Wallace⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: James Best| T: Ella Pickard

300/1

Tailed off in a bumper and 2 hurdles.

Form: U800

Non-Runners

Moorefields²⁴⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: C J Down J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

Gidleigh Park (1/2), Range (4/1), Man Of My Dreams (10/1), Salt Rock (12/1), Samazul (12/1), Jumper Madrik (18/1), Mr Hope Street (25/1), Thurley (33/1), Moorefields (33/1), Koenigsstern (50/1), Rangatira Jack (200/1), Azolo (250/1), Wellwillya (300/1), Fox Wallace (300/1)

An interesting race. GIDLEIGH PARK created a good impression in a bumper last spring and is preferred to expensive point recruit Salt Rock. Range and Ben Pauling pair Samazul and Man of My Dreams achieved enough in bumpers to think they can also make their mark in a race like this.