15:05 Exeter

Tuesday 21 March 2017

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Higos Insurance Services Plymstock Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 51.70s

1^st

Galactic Power

710-2

11/2f

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 6th, 2nd before 3 out, led last, stayed on well op 15/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

2 ½

Boy In A Bentley

711-10

9/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Prominent, led before 3 out, went right and mistake 2 out, not fluent and headed last, held flat op 8/1

3^rd

Rebel Beat

611-6

12/1

T: David DennisJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up, closed 3rd, 3rd and beaten 3 out, stayed on same pace tchd 14/1

4^th

Martabot

612-1

9/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan (3)

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost a few places after 3rd, 8th and struggling on bend before 3 out, soon well beaten

5^th

Steel City

911-7

8/1

T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th on bend before 3 out, soon well held op 10/1

6^th

4 ½

Lough Derg Mystery

611-4

14/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: T E Whelan

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, not much room after 3rd, lost place 6th, well beaten 9th on bend before 3 out op 25/1

7^th

1 ¾

Steel Express

511-12

14/1

T: Miss L BlackfordJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, ridden 4th, lost place after next, rallied from next, 5th bend before 3 out, soon well held

8^th

Jigsaw Financial

1111-2

40/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always towards rear

9^th

Torhousemuir

611-11

33/1

T: S ThomasJ: R P McLernon

Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 40/1

10^th

2 ¾

The Kings Writ

611-11

6/1

T: R WoollacottJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, headway on inside after 5th, lost place after next, 10th and weakening on bend before 3 out op 15/2

11^th

1 ¼

Baccalaureate

1110-13

16/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (7)

Prominent, ridden and lost place after 6th, well beaten before next op 18/1

12^th

Straits Of Messina

811-6

9/1

T: T SymondsJ: R Johnson

Towards rear on outside, mistake 5th, ridden and struggling after next op 8/1

Also Ran

Magical Thomas

511-7

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Took keen hold, mid-division, not much room 1st, closed 6th, 7th and weakening on bend before 3 out, soon pulled up op 5/1

Orion's Might

711-1

16/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (5)

Reluctant to line up, in rear, struggling after 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£1.90, £2.80, £5.40EX:£60.10Trifecta:£799.10Tricast:£579.50SF:£54.55Swingers:£13.40, £23.50, £5.10

Forecasts

Galactic Power (11/2), The Kings Writ (6/1), Steel City (8/1), Magical Thomas (8/1), Boy In A Bentley (9/1), Martabot (9/1), Straits Of Messina (9/1), Rebel Beat (12/1), Lough Derg Mystery (14/1), Steel Express (14/1), Baccalaureate (16/1), Orion's Might (16/1), Torhousemuir (33/1), Jigsaw Financial (40/1)

Baccalaurate has been in good heart lately and has come from off the pace to produce two excellent runs at this track. The extra distance can help but preference is for MAGICAL THOMAS who gets the ground he needs for his handicap debut. His Flat form suggests he is capable of more than has been seen thus far and his astute trainer has found what appears to be an uncompetitive race.. Galactic Power is only 3lb higher than when scoring last time. The form is not strong but he should be seen to better effect around here on more suitable ground.