13:45 Exeter

Tuesday 11 April 2023

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Dr Peter Hennis 1833 Haldon Duel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 5m 30.70s

1^st

King's Threshold

611-13

15/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, closed after 8th, switched right flat, stayed on, led close home op 6/1

2^nd

Bumpy Johnson

712-2

17/2

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led before last, driven flat, headed close home tchd 9/1

3^rd

Sporting Mike

611-13

10/3f

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, headway on outside 3 out, went 3rd and edged right towards finish, stayed on op 9/2

4^th

Exmoor Forest

611-8

18/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last, held flat, kept on op 16/1

5^th

Arthalot

610-2

16/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Held up in rear, some headway when blundered 3 out, switched left and stayed on well flat, nearest finish op 14/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

2 ½

Riskintheground

612-1

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led 8th, headed 2 out, no extra flat op 8/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

Gingerbred

511-7

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Jack Martin (7)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 8th, weakened 2 out op 4/1 tchd 10/3

8^th

3 ¾

Tikitov

711-10

22/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards

Mid-division, modest headway before 3 out, soon weakened op 18/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

Saturday Song

711-2

17/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place before 3 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1

10^th

Commander Of Ten

611-7

50/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, struggling and behind when bumped 3 out op 33/1 tchd 66/1

11^th

Marmalaid

611-2

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, not fluent 6th, headed 8th, weakened well before bumped 3 out op 17/2 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Bombay Sapphire

611-1

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Max Kendrick

Mid-division, outpaced and lost place on inside after 8th, pulled up before 3 out op 11/1

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Non-Runners

St Patricks Bridge¹¹¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.50, £3.30, £1.50EX:£75.50Trifecta:£380.90Tricast:£257.21SF:£71.38Swingers:£13.90, £6.80, £7.90

Forecasts

Sporting Mike (10/3), Gingerbred (7/2), King's Threshold (15/2), Riskintheground (15/2), Bumpy Johnson (17/2), Saturday Song (17/2), St Patricks Bridge (10/1), Marmalaid (14/1), Bombay Sapphire (14/1), Arthalot (16/1), Exmoor Forest (18/1), Tikitov (22/1), Commander Of Ten (50/1)

An open-looking handicap but there's a strong argument that SPORTING MIKE has the best piece of form on offer. He was thwarted only by the progressive Santos Blue at Wetherby on Boxing Day and is sure to benefit from a return to around 2½m, so he's put forward as the answer. Gingerbred, Saturday Song and Marmalaid are a trio of others to consider.

SPORTING MIKE (IRE)
GINGERBRED
SATURDAY SONG

Previous Winners

2022

Mr Tambourine Man

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 5

J: T Scudamore | T: D Pipe

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00