16:10 Exeter

Friday 8 November 2024

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Southwest Rail Solutions Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 5.60s

Magic Seven²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112| BF

10/1

Scored a couple of times at Hereford last season but essentially disappointing in handicaps since. Something to prove.

Form: 1FP-075

Centara^h¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 111WS

7/2

9/4 and hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Taunton (19f, good), running on. Off 6 months. Remains with the scope for better based on bumper form.

Form: P/41561-

King Of The Road¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 110| BF| D

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Market Rasen in April. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (19.6f, good, 3/1). Off 6 months. In-form yard should have him tuned up and he may be able to resume progress.

Form: 78911-4

Sergeant²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 110| CD

18/1

Resumed winning ways in no uncertain terms at Newton Abbot (16.7f) in August but next effort was tame and he refused to race at Wincanton last time, so seemingly going the wrong way in terms of temperament.

Form: 54/215R

Zodiac Star³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 108

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Stratford in July. 8/1, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, good) 30 days ago, staying on well. Not fully exposed and still seems to be getting better.

Form: 66142

Iris Des Issards²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 105

16/1

Ex-pointer who is still unexposed as a hurdler and took a forward step when runner-up at Taunton 7 months ago. Will probably need this first outing since, though.

Form: 3/42P52-

Impecunious¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down| OR: 104

14/1

Has shown a fair level of form at best over hurdles but doesn't look the most straightforward and recent handicap debut was underwhelming. Others make more appeal.

Form: 285-237

Sunninghill³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 104

5/2

Fair form when making the frame in AW minor events on Flat in 2022 and showed something to work on both starts over hurdles, notably when third at Uttoxeter a month ago. Worth a chance to make a winning handicap debut.

Form: 43

Final Entry^p⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D Pipe| OR: 104| BF| D

9/2

Made a winning start over hurdles in a juvenile at Newton Abbot in July and was back on track when third there a couple of months ago. Interesting handicap debutant getting chunks of weight for age.

Form: 13

Alkhattaaf⁵¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 88

28/1

Just modest form at best over hurdles and, while still unexposed, he's hard to make a strong case for returning from such a lengthy absence.

Form: 642/68-

Non-Runners

I Have A Voice²⁰⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: N J Hawke J: David Noonan

Just Go For It¹⁸⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: K Bishop J: Sean Houlihan

Pooroldmackley²⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Evan Williams J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Sunninghill (5/2), Centara (7/2), Final Entry (9/2), King Of The Road (13/2), Magic Seven (10/1), Zodiac Star (11/1), Impecunious (14/1), Iris Des Issards (16/1), Sergeant (18/1), Pooroldmackley (25/1), Alkhattaaf (28/1), I Have A Voice (33/1), Just Go For It (50/1)

SUNNINGHILL was fair on the Flat and showed the benefit of his hurdling debut when an encouraging third in a novice at Uttoxeter last time, so he's worth a chance to make a successful early switch to handicaps from a potentially favourable mark. Juvenile Final Entry is an obvious threat and Centara is worthy of interest.