15:40 Exeter

Wednesday 14 November 2018

All13:0013:3014:0514:3515:1015:4016:15

Racing UK Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 1.72s

1^st

Watcombe Heights

811-8

9/2

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, led 3 out, kept on well op 6/1

2^nd

4 ½

Trans Express

810-13

5/2f

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Led, headed 3 out, ridden before last, soon left 2nd place, one pace op 3/1

3^rd

River Bray

511-9

10/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: James Best

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and left 3rd when hampered last, one pace op 8/1

4^th

4 ½

Zalvados

511-12

9/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan

In rear, ridden before 2 out, weakening when hampered last tchd 11/2

5^th

2 ¾

Primal Focus

410-13

40/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, ridden and weakened before last tchd 33/1

6^th

Nayati

411-11

5/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

7^th

1 ¾

Comrade Conrad

411-5

40/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out

Also Ran

Casterly Rock

611-3

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, looking held in 2nd when fell last op 10/3 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Indian Harbour¹⁹³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Sean Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£1.90, £1.10, £2.70EX:£22.60Trifecta:£105.40Tricast:£106.05SF:£17.20Swingers:£3.40, £11.90, £7.90

Forecasts

Trans Express (5/2), Casterly Rock (7/2), Watcombe Heights (9/2), Zalvados (9/2), Nayati (5/1), River Bray (10/1), Indian Harbour (20/1), Primal Focus (40/1), Comrade Conrad (40/1)

An interesting contest with a couple having to bounce back to their best to be competitive here but that may not be beyond them. ZALVADOS disappointed last time but he’s now dropped in class and a repeat of his Betfair Hurdle run would make him look a generous price for this. Nayati also needs build on his comeback run but looks more than capable of doing so off his current mark. Casterly Rock is still lightly-raced and worth investigating off this mark with this trip looking to suit. Trans Express would be of interest if his stable were in better form whilst it will be fascinating to see what the market makes of the mark awarded to Primal Focus.

Zalvados
Casterly Rock
Nayati

Previous Winners

2017

Speredek

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: James Bowen | T: N J Hawke

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00