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12:35 Exeter

Western Daily Press Club Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 37.70s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Galant Eye (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hi Fi

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Keep Smiling (IRE)

      15/8

        1
        Silk - Mauve, White armlets, White cap

        Bonus Trix (IRE)

        20
        6/1
        • Form 10/06P-6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        held up rear, headway after 6th, soon ridden, one pace from next

        2
        Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets and star on cap

        Keep Smiling (IRE)

        14
        15/8
        • Form F1UUP-3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

        3
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE star

        Eight (IRE)

        16
        16/1
        • Form P/00-3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 6th

        4
        Silk - Pink and purple (quartered), purple sleeves, pink cap

        Artemise (FR)

        26
        8/1
        • Form 00P2P-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-5

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 6th

        5
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN, BLACK sleeves, BLACK and LIGHT GREEN quartered cap

        Hi Fi

        12
        4/1
        • Form 44065-3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-5

        tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stars and chevrons on sleeves

        Paddy The Driver (IRE)

        30
        16/1
        • Form 306P/6-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        held up behind, headway approaching 6th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last

        7
        Silk - Maroon, Grey hoops on body, Grey cap

        Fire Ranger

        219
        25/1
        • Form 52445-4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-1

        held up behind, headway 5th, ridden after 6th, weakened after 3 out

        8
        Silk - RED, YELLOW hoops, BLACK sleeves and cap

        Galant Eye (IRE)

        34
        12/1
        • Form 365P-P0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        keen in rear, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, led approaching last, driven out

        9
        Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White diamonds, White cap, Maroon diamond

        Wayward Melody

        18
        20/1
        • Form 316504
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-8
        • Trainer S Dow
        • Jockey Reserve

        in touch until 4th, soon behind, tailed off when ran out last

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), halved sleeves, White cap

        Foxmeade Dancer

        14
        33/1
        • Form 6F-561P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-8

        held up, some headway when blundered 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before last

        11
        Silk - White, Royal Blue diamond, striped sleeves

        Itsgottabdun (IRE)

        179
        100/1
        • Form 000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-6

        prominent until 4th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

        12
        Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

        Solo Dancer

        193
        33/1
        • Form FP3-655
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-6

        behind, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous

        13
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap

        Jardin Fleuri (FR)

        8
        25/1
        • Form PP05UB
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-3

        prominent until 6th, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Artemise looks to be one of the lesser lights in Alan King's stable but, with the yard in such good form, he may be worth chancing and gets the vote over Keep Smiling and Hi Fi. The last mentioned ran his customary game race at Aintree last time but needs to improve to trouble the judge, while the Venetia Williams-trained Keep Smiling lost his way over fences and showed signs of a return to form back over hurdles on his return at Exeter. Colin Tinkler has made a winning return to the training ranks and it would come as no surprise to see Bonus Trix run a big race under Andrew Tinkler, while Eight is lightly raced over hurdles and is open to more improvement than most. Martin Pipe's Jardin Fleuri has shown little sign of encouragement so far so the best option looks to be Artemise. Alan King's mare made a highly satisfactory return at Southwell last month in an admittedly poor contest but does not appear to be too harshly treated for her debut in a handicap and gets the nod.