13:50 Exeter

Friday 4 November 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:08

Betway 'Challenger' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 16.70s

1^st

The Height Of Fame

510-12

7/2f

T: Kieran BurkeJ: G Sheehan

Jumped left, led after 1st, headed after 4th, led again before 3 out, driven out op 4/1

2^nd

1 ½

Martha Brae

711-10

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, switched left before last, pressing winner flat, held close home op 13/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Bonnie Bresil

510-6

11/1

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in touch in mid-division, pushed along 3 out, headway 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression op 10/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

2 ¾

Whisky Express

611-8

9/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Jumped left towards rear, pushed along 8th, hanging left after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish op 10/1

5^th

Ma Belle Noire

510-13

13/2

T: H FryJ: Ben Bromley (7)

Behind, bumped 1st, closed from next, not fluent 6th, switched left and effort on outside 3 out, unable to get on terms, lost 4th towards finish op 5/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

Mulberry Hill

612-0

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon held, weakened last tchd 13/2

7^th

1 ¼

Flying Nun

711-5

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leaders, lost place 3 out, well held when mistake last

8^th

Head And Heart

511-4

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Mid-division, struggling before 5th, well beaten 3 out

9^th

Russian Rumour

511-9

12/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Finn Lambert (7)

Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 4th, ridden 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 9/1 tchd 14/1

10^th

6 ½

Sadie Hill

510-9

33/1

T: A RalphJ: Benjamin Poste

Mid-division towards rear outside, closed 7th, outpaced 3 out, well held 2 out op 20/1

11^th

Shirocco's Dream

711-10

17/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led until after 1st, led after 4th, headed before 3 out, weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 8/1

12^th

Malina Jamila

611-9

16/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division on outside, headway before 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 18/1

13^th

Jersey Lady

611-4

33/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Tom Cannon

Towards rear, ridden and behind from 8th, tailed off tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Betty's Banjo

511-13

22/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 8th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out op 20/1

Lady Pacifico

411-1

66/1

T: D WestonJ: James Davies

Behind, bumped 1st, tailed off when jumped left 8th, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Lady Kk²¹⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: J Scott J: Lorcan Williams

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.00, £2.90, £4.70EX:£40.00Trifecta:£296.80Tricast:£274.95SF:£29.68Swingers:£5.10, £11.50, £23.90

Forecasts

The Height Of Fame (7/2), Mulberry Hill (6/1), Ma Belle Noire (13/2), Martha Brae (15/2), Shirocco's Dream (17/2), Whisky Express (9/1), Bonnie Bresil (11/1), Russian Rumour (12/1), Flying Nun (14/1), Lady Kk (14/1), Malina Jamila (16/1), Betty's Banjo (22/1), Head And Heart (33/1), Sadie Hill (33/1), Jersey Lady (33/1), Lady Pacifico (66/1)

Cases can be made for several but preference is for MA BELLE NOIRE. Harry Fry's mare stepped up on her hurdling debut effort when runner-up at Chepstow back in March and with better to come now handicapping, she's fancied to get off the mark. Similar comments apply to stablemate Whisky Express so she heads up the opposition, with Mulberry Hill, Shirocco's Dream and last year's winner Martha Brae another handful worth considering.

MA BELLE NOIRE
WHISKY EXPRESS
MULBERRY HILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Martha Brae

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

15/8

Prize Money

1st: £10,511.002nd: £4,842.003rd: £2,420.004th: £1,212.005th: £350.006th: £350.00