Racecards
16:00 Exeter
Gg.com Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
tracked leaders, bumped 3rd, weakning when mistake 2 out
- Form 77
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr C Hughes
mid-division, hampered 1st, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Young
keen, in touch, jumped right 1st, ridden to chase winner from 2 out, one pace and not fluent last
- Form 10
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Charlie Studd
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3rd, bumped, ridden to chase winner 3 out, weakened 2 out
Radigan Lane
174- Form 8-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J R Payne
- Jockey D P O'Dwyer
mid-division, lost place and tailed off from 3rd
Saratogane (FR)
215- Form 126P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, bumped 1st, lost place, one pace from 3 out
Secret Travel
113- Form 5P0P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Mr Byron Moorcroft
towards rear, hampered 1st, lost touch 5th
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Thornton
made most, headed briefly and not fluent 5th, hit last, driven out, ran green
- Form 0-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey J M Maguire
in touch, jumped badly right 1st, jumpoed right and bumped 3rd, weakened 5th
In depth
Verdict
Bumper winner Saratogane can make a winning debut over hurdles at the expense of No Directions and Are You There. David Pipe's mare was successful first time out at Towcester before running with credit in good company. She will have been well schooled for this first outing over obstacles and will not have to be a world beater to win this prize. No Directions was well beaten on her hurdles debut last month, but did land a bumper in good style during the spring. She should be capable of better and looks the main threat. Are You There is from a yard in form and should step up on her recent third at Plumpton. Hendre Hotshot is a newcomer worth checking out in the betting, but Saratogane could have too much class for these rivals and she gets the decision.
Formwatch
Are You There 8-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, steady headway after 6th, chased leading pair after next, no impression, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Batchworth Beau (10-5) at Plumpton 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Cascade Lakes 50-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out, 7th of 11, 45l behind Hawridge King (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gd in Oct.
Hazelbury 100-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 15, 43l behind Apollo Lady (10-10) at Worcester 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Hendre Hotshot Exit To Nowhere filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
No Directions (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 10th of 15, well behind Miss Mitch (10-10) at Towcester 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Saratogane (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, lost place halfway, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Rhacophorus (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f mrs lst nhf (1) gd in Apr, 22 ran.
Spinning Coin 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 20l behind Piety (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (3) gs in Oct (Flat).
Two T'Three Weeks 9-2 (10-11) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, 37l behind Havenstone (10-13) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gf in Oct.