Racecards
14:50 Exeter
E.B.F./crandon Park Stud Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Jenga
47- Form F2-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
made all, jumped left last, ran on well, driven out
- Form 1P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up, headway approaching 6th, ridden and mistake 3 out, kept on same pace
Carna Too
29- Form 00-00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Drewe
- Jockey B Hitchcott
keen in touch, until weakened approaching 6th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 053
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
in touch, went 2nd after 4th, pressed winner from 3 out, every chance 2 out, beaten when blundered last
Fire Ranger
144- Form 524
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Frost
- Jockey Mr Turlough O'connor
always towards rear and never dangerous
Flaxley Abbey
232- Form 0-00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Frost
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened approaching 6th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
Juicy Lucy
29- Form 5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J King
- Jockey L P Aspell
behind from 4th, jumped badly right after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Morlock
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before last
Shared-Interest
556- Form 01/P0-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened quickly, pulled up before next
In depth
Verdict
Jenga sprang a big surprise when a 25/1 winner at Ludlow on her first start under rules last month, but there appeared to be no fluke about the way she win and if anything there is likely to be better to come. However, she drops down in distance for her second start here, and for that reason is worth taking on. We prefer the chances of Robert Alner's Spaghetti Junction. She was a smooth five length winner from subsequent scorer Super Sammy at Haydock on her debut, before starting favourite but failing to handle the bottomless ground at Folkestone on her only subsequent start, when she was eventually pulled up. That run was too bad to be true, and if she can show the sort of form she did at Haydock, then a second success would be virtually guaranteed here. Easibrook Jane showed some promise on her hurdling debut at Plumpton and may again reach the frame, while Fire Ranger, who has shaped reasonably well on her three starts in bumper company, is another to consider.