15:50 Exeter

Tuesday 24 October 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Ilfracombe Food Service Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 7.50s

1^st

Midnight Request

811-12

16/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Bowen (7)

Tracked leader, led 4 out, pressed from 2 out, kept on well towards finish

2^nd

2 ¾

Waterloo Warrior

511-11

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and held towards finish op 14/1

3^rd

1 ½

Forgetthesmalltalk

511-9

5/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on same pace op 9/2

4^th

Braw Angus

711-8

14/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear, pushed along 6th, headway after 4 out, weakened before last op 10/1

5^th

Dreamsoftheatre

911-11

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Killian Moore (3)

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 4 out, weakened from 2 out op 16/1

6^th

Billy Two Tongues

911-11

40/1

T: J ScottJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Held up mid-division, weakened after 4 out

7^th

3 ½

Sutter's Mill

611-7

4/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (7)

In rear, pushed along 7th, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened op 7/2

8^th

Ambion Lane

711-2

18/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leaders, ridden before 4 out, weakened before next op 20/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Maguire's Glen

912-0

9/1

T: G HarrisJ: M Hamill (5)

In touch, weakened before 3 out, pulled up op 8/1 tchd 10/1

Midnight Glory

511-10

3/1f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

In rear, headway after 4 out to chase leaders, weakening when blundered 3 out, pulled up op 7/2

Shoofly Milly

811-6

14/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Led to 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.50Pl:£4.50, £2.40, £2.20EX:£141.00Trifecta:£1,617.20Tricast:£560.73SF:£110.12Swingers:£34.30, £34.30, £10.90

Forecasts

Midnight Glory (3/1), Sutter's Mill (4/1), Forgetthesmalltalk (5/1), Waterloo Warrior (6/1), Maguire's Glen (9/1), Braw Angus (14/1), Shoofly Milly (14/1), Midnight Request (16/1), Ambion Lane (18/1), Dreamsoftheatre (20/1), Billy Two Tongues (40/1)

A challenging puzzle to solve, and it's difficult to definitively rule out all that many of the runners in a very open looking handicap hurdle. Shoofly Milly and Waterloo Warrior are closely matched on C&D form from March, but the suspicion is that others hold more pressing claims. Midnight Glory could have more to offer on just her second start in a handicap for the much respected Hobbs and Johnson partnership, whilst recent winner Maguire's Glen faces a much more challenging assignment after a 10lb hike in the weights for his Newton Abbot romp. A similar statement could be made about the selection DREAMSOFTHEATRE, who at first glance is up 9lb for his recent Huntingdon success. However, he has proved he can win from this kind of mark in the past (2013) and clearly much happier back over the smaller obstacles, he remains feasibly handicapped on that evidence.

Dreamsoftheatre
Midnight Glory
Midnight Request

Previous Winners

2016

Gingili

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: James Best | T: J Farrelly

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00