Racecards
14:20 Exeter
Williamhill.Co.Uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft (Hurdle: Soft in places Chase: good in places)
- Form 11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, led 3rd, shaken up approaching last, readily
- Form 243F
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, kept on but not pace as winner
- Form 30-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey A Thornton
held up, headway 4th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
tracked leaders until 3rd, badly hampered and brought down next
Kiwi Riverman
236- Form 00-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
in touch until badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
- Form 46-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
hampered 2nd, always towards rear
- Form 6-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P McNamara
led until 3rd, chased winner until weakened after 5th
- Form 6410-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
mid-division, headway 3rd, fell next
Rubberdubber
222- Form 1-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, smooth headway after 5th, hung left under pressure approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 06-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
in touch when fell 2nd
Trink Hill
16- Form 40P/00P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Frost
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
always behind
In depth
Verdict
All eyes will be on Chilling Place here and he gets a confident vote over Only Vintage and Rubberdubber. The selection created a very favourable impression when winning comfortably on his hurdling debut recently from the well-regarded Racing Demon at Wincanton and, all things considered, is hard to oppose on that basis. Chef Tartare, who has some French placed efforts to his name, Lead In The Head, who had shown promise in points before finishing second in a Ludlow bumper on his debut under Rules, promising Irish bumper winner Only Vintage - who is trained by Henrietta Knight, who also handles Racing Demon - and good Wincanton bumper winner Rubberdubber, who beat subsequent hurdling winner Quid Pro Quo in that race, look the only possible dangers, but the vote stays with Chilling Place.