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14:45 Exeter

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 41.90s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Yellow and Blue hoop, Red sleeves, Red and Blue hooped cap
  • Form 6/00-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

mid-division, ridden and headway after 6th, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, not quicken

2
Silk - Grey, Yellow hoop, sleeves and cap
  • Form 3-2406F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9

chased leader, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

Linus

93
33/1
  • Form 6-S331P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

prominent, ridden approaching 4th, lost touch 5th

4
Silk - Red, white cross belts, black and white hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 40032-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1

chased leader, ridden after 4th, weakened 6th

5
Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots
14/1
  • Form 11-B030
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-13

held up towards rear, ridden 5th, stayed on one pace from 3 out

6
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 35/0-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11

held up in mid-division, headway 5th, challenged approaching 3 out, led on bit and hit last, ridden and headed flat, not quicken

7
Silk - Pink, Light Blue star and armlets, Light Blue cap, Pink star

Lesdream

312
10/1
  • Form P/00211-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10

held up towards rear, ridden 6th, headway approaching 3 out, hard ridden and led last, ran on gamely

8
Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE epaulets, PURPLE and YELLOW diabolo on sleeves
  • Form P10003
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9

led to 3rd, ridden and lost place 6th, rallied and ran on from 2 out, went 3rd flat

9
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevrons, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Red cap
20/1
  • Form 4600-P0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

held up towards rear, ridden 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

10
Silk - RED, GOLD hoops, RED sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 23U-PP2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6

tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out

11
Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, checked sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 100-423
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leaders, led 3rd, clear approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra

12
Silk - RED, YELLOW hoops, BLACK sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 510-402
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2

mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

13
Silk - Yellow, Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, diamonds on cap
14/1
  • Form 6002-F4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up towards rear, headway on inside 4th, ridden and weaken 6th

In depth

Verdict

Another wide open handicap here for punters to fathom with not much between many of the runners. However the principals look to be Top Of The Left, Lesdream and Saby and we will side with Lesdream. The gelding from the Jimmy Frost yard improved through out last season and ended it with a good win over Happy Hussar, and although he has never won over a trip this far before he is taken to score as he could still be ahead of the handicapper. Top Of The Left rates there main danger he looked an improved performer when second behind Petrula last time and with conditions again in his favour he will not be far away. Saby is also worthy of respect he was a fair fourth behind Celtic Star last time and has definite place claims off the same mark here. Of the remainder Tosawi is a course and distance winner that is on a fair mark but in a wide open affair we will side with Lesdream.