Racecards
17:10 Exeter
Higos For Your Travel Insurance Open Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £1,500 added
- Winner: £936
- 2nd: £290
- 3rd: £145
- 4th: £73
- Form 534P15
- Age 9
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Mrs Alex Dunn
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led 8th until 9th, lost place after 11th, well beaten before 4 out, tailed off
- Form F73332
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer N Harris
- Jockey Miss V Wade
prominent, led 11th until mistake 4 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace and no impression on winner flat
- Form 41-45P2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss L Thomas
- Jockey Mr Sam Painting
held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 1st or 7th, closed 9th, challenged 3 out, led before next, stayed on well
- Form 32/4621
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Rowley
- Jockey Alex Edwards
in touch on outside, not fluent 1st, challenged before 8th, lost place 10th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 423P32
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer L Jefford
- Jockey Miss Leanda Tickle
in touch, challenged 4 out, soon ridden, beaten 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair
- Form 3-7236P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs H Ridley
- Jockey Mr J M Ridley
held up in rear, headway after 11th, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, no extra going to last, lost 3rd flat
- Form U3-2PP4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Mrs O Jackson
- Jockey Mr Robert Hawker
prominent, led 10th until 11th, lost place 4 out, no extra next
- Form 33355U
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss S Berry
- Jockey Mr Joshua Guerriero
led until mistake 8th, led 9th until 10th, lost place approaching 2 out
Verdict
SHREWD INVESTMENT's half-length second to Pentiffic at Warwick looks the best recent form and Laura Thomas' charge should go one better here. Siro Demur beat Delta Borget by more than three lengths at Leicester but there may not be much between the pair today on the revised terms. King Of Alcatraz is lightly-raced under Rules but Spock is a seasoned campaigner, though is making his hunter chase debut today and hasn't raced since October. Sound Stage has been in action between the flags but is starting to look a light of former days.
Formwatch
Spock (FR) 22-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before last, 5th of 10, 10l behind Lucky Landing (11-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
King Of Alcatraz (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Hdwy 8; chsd wnr aft 15; one pce 2 out, 2nd of 3, 3l behind Byerley Bear (11-0) at Western 3m ptp gd.
Shrewd Investment 33-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, bumped 1st, mistake 6th, went 2nd 10th, challenged 2 out, led last, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Pentiffic (12-3) at Warwick 2m 4f hts chs (6) gs.
Siro Demur (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led 4 out, jumped left when drawing clear 2 out, went left again last, pushed out, won at Leicester 2m hts chs (6) sft beating Delta Borget (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Delta Borget (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway from 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Siro Demur (11-7) at Leicester 2m hts chs (6) sft.
Noble Ben (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up behind, close up halfway, chased leading pair 13th, no chance from 5 out, weakened and lost remote 3rd 2 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Qrackers (11-7) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) sft in Feb, 7 ran.
Restezen D'armor (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Led until mistake 2nd, stayed handy, mistake 3 out, beaten in 4th from next, 4th of 5, 14l behind Double Bank (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 5f hts chs (6) hvy in Feb.
Sound Stage 5-1 (11-0) Trckd wnr til ur 13, in a race won by Gwanako (11-0) at Blackmore & Sparkford Vale 3m ptp gs, 3 ran.