15:30 Exeter

Monday 17 November 2025

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Heart Of Oak, Exeter Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 6m 2.04s

1^st

Special John

611-7

1/1f

T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston (3)

Tracked leaders, went second 4 out, challenging 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, faced sustained challenge after last, just held on, all out tchd 11/10

2^nd

Fat Faced Columbo

510-12

9/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: James Best

Keen, prominent, shaken up rounding home turn, soon challenging, led 4 out, ridden next, not fluent 2 out, headed before last, rallied and made sustained challenge run-in, kept on well, just denied op 10/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Mythe Bridge

712-0

6/1

T: H D DalyJ: Stan Sheppard

Prominent, midfield 2nd, pushed along rounding home turn, ridden next, went third after 2 out, keeping on when slow jump last, not pace of first two op 13/2

4^th

6 ½

Hill Of Tara

811-13

12/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Jumped left at times, mid-division on inner, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, went modest fourth after last op 16/1 and tchd 20/1

5^th

Move With The Beat

611-13

10/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Joe Anderson (3)

Led, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, headed 4 out, soon lost second, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 7/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Lough Owel

711-3

18/1

T: D SummersbyJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Midfield, ridden 4 out and soon no chance with leaders, weakened before 3 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

Moonlight Artist

710-5

7/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in rear, mistake 7th, lost touch 4 out op 13/2

Also Ran

Tuscan Rose

711-0

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 1st, detached 2nd, in touch after 7th, ridden and struggling rounding home turn, pulled up before 4 out, never going well tchd 20/1

Universal Secret

810-8

33/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Harry Reed

Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

Voleur De Terres

710-2

100/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: Alice Stevens (5)

Held up in rear, always behind, pulled up before last op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.20, £2.50, £1.80EX:£13.20Trifecta:£48.20Tricast:£40.03SF:£11.71Swingers:£2.80, £2.00, £5.00

Forecasts

Special John (1/1), Mythe Bridge (6/1), Moonlight Artist (7/1), Fat Faced Columbo (9/1), Move With The Beat (10/1), Hill Of Tara (12/1), Tuscan Rose (16/1), Lough Owel (18/1), Universal Secret (33/1), Voleur De Terres (100/1)

MYTHE BRIDGE was much improved when switched to fences on his last 2 starts last season and can go one better back down in class on return. Special John and Move With The Beat can both do better starting out for new yards and they head the dangers.