Racecards
14:45 Exeter
Robert Webb Travel Novices' Handicap Hurdle
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form S1U374
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up in rear, good headway from 6th, joint leader and jumped left from 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and 2 lengths clear when jumped left and fell last
- Form U10404
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 97
led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on and every chance when hampered last, not recover
- Form 825751
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A P McCoy
never going towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 3974
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden to chase leaders after 7th, soon weakened
- Form 57-78P0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 26928
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Honeyball
mid-division, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened
See Me There
33- Form 6U5444
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 59-399
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey M Goldstein
keen tracking leaders, led 3rd, headed and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 661017
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey E Dehdashti
in touch until weakened after 7th
- Form P0-8580
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 90
chased leaders until weakened after 7th
- Form 430756
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
in touch, hit 3rd, led approaching 3 out, soon ridden, headed 2 out, one pace when left 3rd last
- Form 6-47U5P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 78
prominent, led 2nd until next, in touch until weakened 6th
- Form 978FUF
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up in rear, mistake 2nd, headway appraching 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 60-2596
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
Nonrunner
- Form 595060
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 97
Nonrunner
- Form 046420
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
With hardly any of these having shown any real form, we will side with See Me There ahead of Delaware Boy, Silkwood Top, Your Man and, possibly, Fordingbridge. The selection is just that because he has put in a couple of solid efforts from today's mark, including when fourth at Sandown last time behind Back Nine. That strikes us as as solid a piece of form as the field can offer and he should go well. Delaware Boy won from a four-pound lower mark at this track in December and can be considered on that basis, while Silkwood Top improved for the step up in trip last time and is entitled to do so again. Even off topweight, Yourman has enough form to be granted respect and Fordingbridge, for us, is one of the possible improvers stepping into handicap company for the first time. Of the others, Unusual Suspect won a poor Plumpton race last time, but he did at least improve for the step up in distance, Magnificent Seven ought to be capable of improvement, but Zimbabwe has now become disappointing. All of which spins us back to the selection, which is See Me There.
Formwatch
Yourman (IRE) 11-4fav Held up in rear, headway after 8th, ridden 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 16, 22l behind Go For Bust at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl (D) gd.
Delaware Bay 15-2 Chased leaders, ridden along from 7th, stayed on from 2 out, 4th of 16, 15l behind Tirikumba at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs.
Unusual Suspect 7-2 Held up in rear, steady headway from 10th, led 3 out, soon in command, comfortably, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd beating Arctic Glow by 8l, 10 ran.
Magnificent Seven (IRE) 16-1 Prominent, mistake 4th, ridden after 6th, weakened before next, 4th of 13, 23l behind Jack's Lad at Ludlow 2m nh mdn hdl (E) gs in Feb.
Supreme Return 100-1 Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, well behind Billyvoddan at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (D) gd in Jan.
Zimbabwe (FR) 25-1 Chased leaders, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 14, well behind Laska De Thaix at Exeter 3m nov hdl (E) gs.
See Me There 10-1 Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 2 out, 4th and no impression when hit last, 4th of 13, 9l behind Back Nine at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (D) gd in Feb.
Stage Friendly (IRE) 25-1 Mid-division, pushed along and lost place approaching 5th, no danger after, 9th of 13, 44l behind Mighty Man at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) sft in Feb.
Penny's Crown 20-1 In touch, mistake 5th and soon lost place, 7th of 13, 15l behind Fortune Island at Hereford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs.
Final Command 33-1 With leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and eased, 15th of 18, 32l behind Junkanoo at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in Jan.
Silkwood Top (IRE) 8-1 Tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 10l behind Tell The Trees at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Feb.
Laudamus 50-1 Prominent until weakened approaching 4 out, 8th of 15, 26l behind Pass Me A Dime at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (E) gs in Feb.
Tip Away (IRE) 12-1 Prominent until weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Litzinsky at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (E) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
Nimvara (IRE) 20-1 Never a factor, trailing when fell at the last in race won by Golden Domer at Clonmel 2m cnd hcp hdl hvy in Feb, 20 ran.
Fordingbridge (USA) 20-1 In touch, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 14, 15l behind Medison at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gs in Jan.
Rose of The Hill (IRE) 4-1 Always behind, 15th of 17, well behind Go For Bust at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs in Feb.
Azzemour (FR) 8-1 Keen, with leaders, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, 11th of 16, well behind Go For Bust at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl (D) gd.