13:00 Exeter

Friday 8 December 2017

All12:3013:0013:3514:0514:4015:1515:45

British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 31.40s

1^st

The Russian Doyen

410-12

11/2

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Chased leaders, pushed along briefly before 2nd, led 3 out, clear flat, stayed on op 13/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Run To Milan

510-12

7/2

T: V R A DartnallJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, struggling after 5th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd flat, unable to reach winner op 5/1

3^rd

Warthog

510-12

9/4f

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader, led after 5th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened flat op 2/1 tchd 5/2

4^th

Jaisalmer

510-12

9/2

T: M BradstockJ: D A Jacob

Led until after 5th, rallied 3 out, 4th and weakening last op 5/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

The Brothers

410-12

80/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R T Dunne

Tracked leaders, jumped left, not fluent 5th, 4th and one pace 3 out, weakened before last

6^th

1 ½

Timeforben

510-5

40/1

T: D PipeJ: Michael Heard (5)

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, threatened to get involved for the places, weakened before last

7^th

Shivermetimbers

510-12

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell

Jumped left, took keen hold, chased leaders, wandered into 1st, struggling from 4th, well beaten 3 out, blundered last tchd 6/1

8^th

Tanacando

510-12

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up in mid-division, behind from 2nd op 125/1 tchd 150/1

Also Ran

Ataguiseamix

410-12

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Mid-division, headway 2nd, bumped 4th, struggling after next, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 15/2

Ballymagroarty Boy

410-12

250/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Best

Jumped left, always well behind, pulled up before 2 out

Broken Quest

510-12

40/1

T: David DennisJ: N D Fehily

Always towards rear, behind from 2nd, pulled up before 2 out op 50/1

Duhallow Lad

510-12

250/1

T: A E JonesJ: T J O'Brien

Always behind, pulled up before 2 out

Nuclear

410-12

100/1

T: J W MullinsJ: A Thornton

Rear of mid-division, struggling before 2nd, tailed off 4th, pulled up after

Waitinonasunnyday

410-12

250/1

T: M BlakeJ: Philip Donovan (7)

Always behind, tailed off 4th, pulled up after 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£1.90, £1.60, £1.10EX:£29.20Trifecta:£76.60SF:£25.71Swingers:£3.50, £3.40, £2.60

Forecasts

Warthog (9/4), Run To Milan (7/2), Jaisalmer (9/2), The Russian Doyen (11/2), Shivermetimbers (13/2), Ataguiseamix (8/1), Timeforben (40/1), Broken Quest (40/1), The Brothers (80/1), Tanacando (100/1), Nuclear (100/1), Ballymagroarty Boy (250/1), Duhallow Lad (250/1), Waitinonasunnyday (250/1)

Colin Tizzard has his horses going well and took the penultimate running of this in 2014. He is doubly represented with The Russian Doyen looking the stable's main hope. He is one of many interesting hurdling debutants in this and has a fitness advantage over many. His last run indicated he may need further than this and preference is for the Nicholls' newcomer ATAGUISEAMIX. The four-year-old was heavily backed on his point-to-point debut and has joined a yard whose novice hurdlers here have to be respected. Run To Milan looks a real chasing type yet proved good enough to cross the line in front on his bumper debut. He is clearly useful, whilst Warthog and Shivermetimbers are others to consider in an intriguing contest.