Racecards
13:10 Exeter
South-west Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
Glen Warrior
205- Form 2213-12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
towards rear, hampered 4th, ridden next, behind from 3 out
Oh So Wisley
21- Form P230-14
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
led 2nd, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 2U2-P03
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
held up towards rear, ridden approachign 3 out, no impression
- Form 1P340-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
tracked leaders, till ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form P10F-0U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden when every chance, not quickened
- Form 4044P/3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 35215-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up tracking leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace
Danse Slave (FR)
241- Form 024021-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, ridden 6th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form F51P-32
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, till blundered and fell 4th
Scratch The Dove
264- Form 2P1543-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C Price
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 6FP-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
led, headed 2nd, stayed prominent till hit 6th, weakened 2 out
- Form 5334U-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up mid-division, steady headway from 5th, led on bit approaching last, ran on well
- Form 226345
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer R Price
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up towards rear, when hampered and brought down 4th
- Form 4400/0-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Gray
- Jockey P J Brennan
towards rear, hampered 4th, lost touch from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Connections look to have found another winning opportunity for Fontwell scorer Premier Estate, who is taken to repel the main likely challengers Existential and Rydon Lane. The intention was to send the selection novice chasing following his win in a handicap at Fontwell but, with the ground still not considered to be soft enough for him to do so and with the handicapper having raised the gelding just 4lbs since then, Richard Rowe has taken the option of remaining over timber for the time being. At the top of the handicap Glen Warrior and Oh So Wisley look to have too much weight now and a bigger threat may come from Existential, who represents the in-form yard of Paul Nicholls. Rydon Lane is a consistent performer and has to be respected but may once again find at least one too good and of more interest may be Robert Alner's Spaghetti Junction, who was highly tried last term and takes a big drop in class here. However, Premier Estate won with enough in hand at Fontwell to suggest that he is well enough treated to defy the rise in the weights.