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13:20 Exeter

Christmas Parties Here At Exeter Racecourse Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,602
  • 2nd: £764
  • 3rd: £382
  • 4th: £191
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 2.90s
  • Off Time: 13:22:27
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and star on Yellow cap
9/4
  • Form 6/722F-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 117

took keen hold, soon prominent, led after 5th, jumped left from next, headed 3 out, no extra flat

2
Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, yellow and royal blue chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 07
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, hampered 3 out, never on terms

3
Silk - White and Red check, Red sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 1-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led going well and jumped left from 3 out, shaken up after last, soon clear

4
Silk - Dark blue and red (halved), dark blue sleeves, white cap
28/1
  • Form 5P0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in rear, slowed up and unseated rider 1st

5
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine
66/1
  • Form 6/8F-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold in touch, not much room on inside and lost place after 5th, weakened 8th, pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - Black, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves, Black spots and spots on cap
  • Form P409/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, headway approaching 6th, weakened before 3 out

7
Silk - Terracotta, Black diamond on body and cap
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

always in rear, tailed off 7th, pulled up after

8
Silk - Light Green, Yellow epaulets and sleeves
  • Form 352-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, ridden 3 out, left 4th 2 out, never on terms with leaders

9
Silk - Royal Blue, Rust and White striped sleeves, Black cap
  • Form S6/3424-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 112

held up towards rear, headway when mistake 7th, 3 lengths 3rd when blundered 2 out, weakened flat

10
Silk - Black, red hollow box
28/1
  • Form 21-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led until 2nd, lost place approaching 6th, weakened before 8th, tailed off

11
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star
  • Form 331-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, steadied 2nd, mistake 7th, ridden next, headway approaching 3 out, 4th and staying on when jinked right and unseated rider just before 2 out

12
Silk - Yellow, Red star, Light Green sleeves, Red stars, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 1-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, took keen hold, led 2nd, headed after 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off

13
Silk - White and Light Green check, White sleeves, hooped cap
100/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

It is difficult to choose between Richard Lee's two runners but neither Daring Origyn nor Simply Wings seem likely to be good enough to land the opener with a better bet looking to be HIGHLAND VALLEY. Emma Lavelle's gelding won his only start so far in a Wincanton bumper in good fashion in February and he can follow up here on his hurdling debut. The Paul Nicholls-trained That'lldoboy won his only outing in a point-to-point and has to be considered on his rules debut, while Alan King's Shrewd Investment has shown gradual improvement in his three outings in bumpers and now makes his first appearance over timber. Anything trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies has to be respected and Perth bumper winner Skipper Robin, who made an encouraging first outing over hurdles at Market Rasen recently, is no exception.

Formwatch

Daring Origyn (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Held up behind, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden 2 out, well held 4th when blundered last, no impresssion, 4th of 17, 20l behind Corso Palladio (11-0) at Aintree 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Oct.

El Diego (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 15, 33l behind Rif (10-12) at Towcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.

Highland Valley (IRE) 9-4fav (11-4) Held up, chased leaders 5f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Wincanton 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Feb beating Seismic Wave (10-5) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.

History Lesson 33-1 (10-7) In rear, jumped slow 2nd, reminders after 3rd, blundered 4 out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, well behind Black Jack Blues (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.

Master Alfredo 250-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, in rear, not fluent 3rd and 7th, well outpaced in last when fell 2 out, in a race won by Phidippides (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (2) gs in Feb, 6 ran.

One And All (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Always behind, pushed along 4th, struggling in rear when hit 4 out, last of 9, well behind Mr Gardner (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) gd in Mar '09.

Rabbitkettle Lake (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, weakened 5f out, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Mr Hudson (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May.

Shrewd Investment 11-2 (10-10) Disputed lead until 9f out, led over 4f out until 3f out, soon ridden, switched left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Dunraven Storm (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Apr.

Simply Wings (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 30l behind Viking Blond (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Mar.

Sir Mattie (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leader and keen, hit 1st, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 12, well behind Alverstone (10-2) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.

Skipper Robin (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Not fluent, chased leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, ridden to chase leading trio before next, kept on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 7, 21l behind Get It On (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

That'lldoboy (FR) 4-5 (10-7) Ap; sust chall 2 out; led cl home, won at Ston Easton 3m ptp in Mar beating How Are You Going (12-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Waldsee (GER) 18-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 4f out, 14th of 15, well behind Emirate Isle (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct (flat).