14:00 Exeter

Tuesday 17 April 2018

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Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 52.90s

1^st

Master Tommytucker

711-5

4/5f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Shade keen, held up in last pair, smooth headway 7th, tracking leaders and went left 4 out, led on bit before next, soon clear, hard held op Evens tchd 11/10

2^nd

King Calvin

611-5

5/2

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in last pair, good headway chasing leaders before 4 out, 2nd before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 9/4

3^rd

Benechenko

610-13

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Miss Brodie Hampson (5)

Slight lead, headed and dropped to 3rd before 3 out, stayed on same pace op 5/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

Hunt Politics

610-13

10/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Took keen hold, hung left, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Bean Liath

710-6

50/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (7)

Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out tchd 66/1

6^th

Ericas Lad

710-13

200/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Pressed leader until mistake and weakened 7th, soon behind, tailed off op 150/1

Also Ran

Dawn's Little Lady

610-6

250/1

T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: R T Dunne

In touch, lost place and behind 4th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next

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Non-Runners

Applesolutely³⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: R Mitford-Slade J: M G Nolan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £1.30EX:£3.20Trifecta:£5.50SF:£2.89Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £2.30

Forecasts

Master Tommytucker (4/5), King Calvin (5/2), Applesolutely (3/1), Benechenko (6/1), Hunt Politics (10/1), Bean Liath (50/1), Ericas Lad (200/1), Dawn's Little Lady (250/1)

Only a handful to consider for this opener, and of those, KING CALVIN makes the most appeal. He was quietly impressive when winning at Wincanton, taking the scalps of two higher-rated horses than himself and there appeared to be no fluke about that. He can follow up under a penalty. Master Tommytucker was another to impress last time out and he may well be the one to give him most to think about. Applesolutely travelled like the winner at Hereford last time out but didn't find quite as much as expected, but nevertheless she may be best of the rest.

King Calvin
Master Tommytucker
Applesolutely

Previous Winners

2017

Rouge Devils

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

1/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,224.002nd: £1,240.003rd: £620.004th: £310.00