15:30 Exeter
Tuesday 19 March 2024
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- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 5f 137y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 49.3s
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Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who resumed winning ways for his current yard over C&D on New Year's Day. Unable to dominate but confirmed himself back in top order when finding an improving rival too strong at Warwick a couple of months ago so he's shortlisted for an in-form yard.
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Built on maiden/novice promise when making a winning handicap debut over hurdles at Chepstow (19.5f) on final start of last season. Shaped well all 3 outings over fences this term but probably failed to stay back over the smaller obstacles at Newbury (24.2f, heavy) earlier this month.
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Useful hurdler/chaser for Joseph O'Brien back in 2020/21. Has been given a chance by the handicapper and posted his best effort for current yard when runner-up at Haydock in December. Not seen to best effect at Sandown (16f, heavy) since, so a better showing is anticipated back up in trip.
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Has tumbled in the weights this season and once more showed he's competitive again when runner-up at Fontwell (25.8f, soft) on Boxing Day. The booking of Cobden catches the eye and he's one to take seriously from an unchanged mark.
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Bumper winner who progressed well over hurdles last term, scoring twice. Hinted at a revival in first-time cheekpieces following a breathing operation when fourth here last month (23.1f, heavy) and he's worth a second look back at his last winning mark.
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Little to shout about this season but belatedly took advantage of a much-reduced mark dropping into a 0-105 for the first time at Wincanton (21.4f, heavy) last month. Whether he'll be in the same form this time remains to be seen, however.
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Landed 25f Warwick maiden hurdle last May but has been inconsistent on the whole since, finishing tailed off at Ascot (23.5f, good to soft) last month. Down another 4 lb and he remains tough to warm to.
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Successful on sole outing in Irish points and was getting his act together over hurdles towards the end of last season, opening his account in a novice at Fontwell in May. Disappointing on both starts over fences this season (heavy going) and returns over hurdles from a tempting mark.
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Art Approval131
Weight: 11-11| Age: 8
T: R J Smith J: Jack Hogan
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Forecasts
Feivel (5/2), Decorated (11/2), Front View (13/2), High Game Royal (13/2), Hermes Boy (13/2), Hot Rod Lincoln (7/1), Paricolor (9/1), Exmoor Forest (14/1), Art Approval (50/1)
Cases can be made for several, but preference is for HOT ROD LINCOLN, who has disappointed over fences this season (both starts on particularly testing ground) but returns to this sphere from a tempting mark. Paricolor showed he's competitive again from this sort of mark when runner-up last time, so he heads up the dangers with Harry Cobden an eye-catching jockey booking, with the in-form Feivel rounding off the shortlist.
Prize Money
1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00
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