16:00 Exeter

Sunday 24 November 2024

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Bet Builder Boosts At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott| OR: 99

Fourth both starts in points. Hinted at ability in maiden/novices at the beginning of 2024 but pulled up on 2m Taunton handicap debut in March. This trip more suitable on return.

Form: 44493P-

Elle Est Beau^p1²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 98

Lightly-raced sort who looked set to open her account when crashing out at the last at Sandown in January. Could only manage midfield efforts final 2 starts during the spring but remains with unexposed potential for a top stable. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 033F66-

Despereaux^t,p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 97

Beaten a long way when third at Worcester last month and ran badly at Chepstow since. First-time cheekpieces need to have a positive effect.

Form: 348-830

Ballydangan¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss Heidi Palin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 91

Maiden who didn't shape with any immediate promise for the Dan Skelton yard when down the field at Chepstow 18 days ago. Elle Est Beau looks the stable first string.

Form: 773P00

Instant De Bonheur⁶⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 87

Modest maiden who was struggling for form when last seen at the beginning of 2023. Can only be watched after nearly 2 years on the sidelines.

Form: 325U87/

Complete Fantasy²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Bryan Carver| T: C Honour| OR: 86

Modest maiden hurdler in Ireland and hard to draw any positives from his 2 runs since switching to Chris Honour.

Form: 6/502-8P

Mutley Crew³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 84

Looked suited by the step up in trip when making a winning handicap debut at Fontwell (19f, soft) last month, asserting late on. A 6 lb rise shouldn't prevent another prominent showing with this trip likely to suit even better.

Form: 9381

Stage Show³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 81

Fair maiden on Flat and more like it over hurdles with a brace of fourth-place finishes in handicaps around 17f this autumn. Didn't appear to stay when stepped up to this sort of trip at Fontwell last time, though.

Form: 786446

Ipsos Pierji^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Nicky Martin| OR: 79

Little to get excited about in 5 outings in 2022/23 but he didn't make too bad a return from a long absence when fifth of 9 at Fontwell (19f, good to soft) last month. Entitled to strip fitter now.

Form: 906P8/5

Silver Chord^p⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: C J Down| OR: 76

Poor form in her qualifying runs and pulled up on Newton Abbot handicap debut in August. Can't make a case for.

Form: 6P-06P

Pour Une Raison^v⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 68| CD

On a long losing run and hasn't shown enough in 2 outings for current yard this autumn to suggest that is likely to change now.

Form: 45U666

Non-Runners

Chauffeur Driven¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Brownstone⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Harris J: Joe Anderson

Sparkling Duke¹⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: J Tizzard J: Brendan Powell

Faerie Cutlass³¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Brownstone (10/3), Mutley Crew (10/3), Faerie Cutlass (7/2), Sparkling Duke (6/1), Ipsos Pierji (10/1), Ballydangan (10/1), Elle Est Beau (10/1), Despereaux (12/1), Stage Show (12/1), Diamatiste (16/1), Chauffeur Driven (16/1), Instant De Bonheur (20/1), Silver Chord (33/1), Complete Fantasy (33/1), Pour Une Raison (50/1)

Although ELLE EST BEAU was a little disappointing on her final 2 outings of last season she remains one who could click for her good yard and gets the nod in first-time headgear. Mutley Crew has to rate a threat on the back of her Fontwell handicap debut success. The consistent Faerie Cutlass and Monday's Leicester runner-up Brownstone complete the shortlist.