13:15 Exeter

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 17.70s

1^st

Yalltari

710-13

13/8f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Made most and set steady pace, ridden and narrowly headed when left clear 2 out (normal 3 out), finished tired op 6/4 tchd 9/4

2^nd

Billy Hicks

710-7

7/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne

Keen, tracked leaders on inside, 4th and weakening when left modest 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out (normal 3 out), went 2nd post, no chance with winner op 6/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Dusky Lark

811-12

12/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Chased winner until ridden before 2 out, held in 3rd when left well held 2nd 2 out (normal 3 out), no chance with winner, lost 2nd post op 8/1

4^th

Zulu Oscar

911-2

5/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Raced wide throughout, held up, headway on outside 3rd, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened on long run before 2 out (normal 3 out) where left remote 4th op 8/1

Also Ran

Here's Herbie

1011-1

7/4

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Tracked leaders, slight lead going strongly when fell 2 out (normal 3 out) op 15/8 tchd 11/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £2.70EX:£7.70Trifecta:£24.50SF:£12.51

Forecasts

Yalltari (13/8), Here's Herbie (7/4), Zulu Oscar (5/1), Billy Hicks (7/1), Dusky Lark (12/1)

Venetia Williams' runners seem to all handle heavy ground and YALLTARI has an excellent chance if as effective on this ground as he was on soft at Hereford. He has been hit hard by the handicapper but has been found an excellent opportunity by his trainer here. Veteran Here's Herbie ran quite well on return and is now 7lb below his last winning mark so ought to go well. Dusky Lark's last win came on heavy so better is expected of him here.

Yalltari
Here's Herbie
Dusky Lark

Previous Winners

2017

Space Oddity

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 6

J: Kieron Edgar | T: H Fry

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,963.002nd: £2,057.003rd: £1,028.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00