Racecards
16:55 Exeter
Racing UK In Glorious HD Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 25y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 2-11136
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Conor Smith
tracked leaders, went 2nd and mistake 5 out, led 3 out, kept on well
- Form F33213
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders in 4th, reminders before 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 23U-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
very slowly away, in rear by at least 20 lengths, steady headway from 5th, chased leaders before 3 out, chased winner before and not fluent last, kept on towards finish
- Form 7PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Michael Heard
rear division, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP-254
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey A Glassonbury
held up towards rear, pushed along 5 out, weakened from 4 out
- Form U/PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr N Lawton
tracked leader to 5 out, soon weakened
- Form 09P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 ouot
In depth
Verdict
VIEUX LILLE won a bumper in November then scored twice on this track before stepping up to Grade 2 company on his next two starts. His ability to stay this trip has to be taken on trust but that's also the case with his main rival Chase End Charlie. The latter won a Doncaster maiden over 2m3f but was beaten a long way on a return visit and may need softer ground. Boa Island, a dual point-to-point winner, ran poorly on his hurdles debut here in November but could still snatch a place.
Formwatch
Vieux Lille (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out, last of 6, dist behind Le Prezien (11-5) at Kelso 2m 2f (1) sft in Mar.
Chase End Charlie (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Tracked winner, chance 4 out, ridden 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 23l behind Rock On Oscar (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 4f (4) gs in Feb.
All Kings (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, lost place when not fluent 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 3m (4) sft in Nov.
Boa Island (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, struggling 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up after, at Exeter 2m 6f (3) gs in Nov.
Port Navas (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Chased leader, lost place before 8th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (normal 3 out), at Exeter 2m 7f (4) gs in Apr.
Remember Forever (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Held up in last, lost touch from 4 out, went remote 4th before 2 out, 4th of 5, 33 1/4l behind Royal Vacation (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar.
Shift It Franklin 66-1 (11-1) Always behind, tailed off when blundered and pulled up 6th, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gs in Mar.
Caniver Queen (IRE) 250-1 (10-12) In rear, struggling in 5th 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gd in Apr.