Racecards
13:10 Exeter
Christine Loze Birthday Beginners' Chase (Class D )
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Alcatras (IRE)
170- Form 2250-2F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J M Ryall
- Jockey J Tizzard
led, until ridden and headed 4 out, rallied approaching last, weakened flat
Gaye Trigger
45- Form 633-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey P Flynn
hampered start and held up behind, not fluent 11th, some headway 12th, ridden and weakened before 4 out
- Form 2400-P0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Honeyball
prominent, ridden 11th, weakened 13th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 220-162
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leader, joined leader 12th, led on bit 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, headed after last, no extra
Jivaty (FR)
214- Form 1/212-24
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway 13th, one pace from last
- Form PP3P-F1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
hampered start, towards rear, headway before 9th, ridden 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 1/0323-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Young
held up in touch, blundered and unseated rider 9th
- Form 11/1111-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer S J Gilmore
- Jockey James Davies
prominent, mistake 6th, pulled up quickly after 13th
- Form 21-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
unruly start and held up towards rear, headway 12th, ridden and outpaced approaching 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on well to lead flat, driven out
In depth
Verdict
In a race that seemingly lacks strength in depth Jivaty is given the vote on his first start over fences and is preferred to Ile de Paris and Sylvan Shack. The selection was just about the pick of these over hurdles and is sure to have been well schooled by Martin Pipe in readiness for his debut in public over the larger obstacles. Philip Hobbs wasted no time in putting Ile de Paris over fences this term after his reappearance over hurdles and lost no caste in defeat behind Lord Of Illusion at Ludlow last month. The five-year-old should have learned from that and makes more appeal than Irish point-to-point recruit Sylvan Shack, who makes his rules debut today. Winning pointer Trust Fund was tailed off at Kempton first time out but should come on for the run and it is probably too soon to completely write off Robert Alner's gelding. Gaye Trigger has shown signs of ability over hurdles and is another to consider but the vote goes to Jivaty who is taken to give Martin Pipe another winner.