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15:15 Exeter
gg.co.uk Cheltenham Festival Tips 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 25y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,224
- 2nd: £1,240
- 3rd: £620
- 4th: £310
- Form P1-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led from 1st, ridden clear flat, stayed on well
- Form 21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey S Bowen
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden in 3rd and beaten when mistake 3 out, weakened next
- Form 3-1F39
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey M G Nolan
raced keenly early, stages, held up in touch, chased winner from 8th, ridden and held flat
- Form P133/78-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer C J Gray
- Jockey C Gethings
in touch on outside after 2nd, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 6/5416
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
held up in touch, lost place before 6th, closed 4 out, weakened before 3 out
- Form 79/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
led until 1st, prominent, pushed along after 5th, weakened before next, tailed off 7th, pulled up after
- Form 4/2-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey L P Aspell
prominent, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd 8th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 311-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey James Best
rear group, struggling 6th, well beaten 8th
- Form 87
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey D A Jacob
mid-division, not fluent and reminder 5th, headway before 6th, not fluent 8th, went 4th but weakened before 4 out
- Form 0-770
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey David Noonan
in rear, jumped left and not much room 1st, ridden and well behind when pulled up before 6th
- Form U3-0P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, ridden 6th, not fluent 8th, well beaten after next, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Paul Nicholls has a good chance in the first division of this novice hurdle and Danny Whizzbang could give the yard a quick double. He’s got bags of scope, though his win in a Hereford maiden has yet to be franked. Truckin Away is probably the form pick and has his sights lowered, though he ran poorly in a Haydock Grade 2 last month. PRESENT VALUE (NAP) beat a subsequent winner at Chepstow having run Supreme Novices’ favourite Al Dancer to two lengths over 2m at Ffos Las on his debut. He looks a nice prospect and can double his tally in this. Joyrider will have needed his run at Kempton but looks a chaser in the making.
Formwatch
Danny Whizzbang (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Prominent, led 4th, ridden approaching last, all out, won at Hereford 3m 2f mdn (4) gs in Nov beating Master Card (11-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Present Value (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, going well when not much room and switched left before 2 out, led before last, clear flat, comfortably, won at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec beating Hill Sixteen (11-0) by 7l, 16 ran.
Truckin Away (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out, last of 9, dist behind Lisnagar Oscar (10-12) at Haydock 3m (1) gd in Feb.
Bertie Boru (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Always in rear, tailed off from 22nd, 8th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Kingswell Theatre (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m 6f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Cool Destination (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, closed 6th, ridden after next, outpaced and struggling after 4 out, no impression after, plugged on, 6th of 14, 33 1/2l behind Morning Vicar (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Italian River 125-1 (11-0) In rear, struggling 6th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next, at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Joyrider (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Bumped 1st, always behind, never a factor, 7th of 9, dist behind Pym (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan.
King Of The Sharks (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before next where slightly hampered, 8th of 15, dist behind Geordie B (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 7f (4) sft in Jan.
Roccowithlove 50-1 (11-5) Never better than mid-division, lost place 6th, weakened 4 out, 7th of 12, dist behind The Captains Inn (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f (4) gd in Jan.
Rupert Valentino 150-1 (11-4) Always behind, 14th of 16, dist behind Chambard (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Yesandno (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, in touch 9th, ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up after, at Hereford 3m 2f mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Win My Wings (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, slow 5th, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 34l behind Good Man Jim (11-4) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gs in Jan.