Racecards
13:30 Exeter
Higos Celebrating 25 Years Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 109y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,495
- 2nd: £2,805
- 3rd: £1,402
- 4th: £702
- Form PP5P-2F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
in rear, pushed along halfway, headway before 4 out, went 3rd from 2 out, one pace
- Form 631432-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
towards rear, soon chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, pulled up
- Form 2445-60
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
made all, clear before 5 out, eased run-in, very easily
- Form 663021
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
tracked winner until ridden before 4 out, weakened before last
- Form 7473-45
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
in touch in 3rd, chased winner from 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on and no impression
- Form U6283-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs E Bishop
- Jockey James Banks
held up mid-division, blundered 6 out, soon lost place, never dangerous after
- Form 5/23211-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A E Jones
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up towards rear, weakened before 6 out, pulled up before 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Houston Dynimo won over a longer trip at Wincanton but is harder to fancy off a 5lb higher mark while Bobbits Way ended last season with a double but is 7lb higher on his first start since February. KEY TO THE WEST (NAP) fell at Cheltenham last week but makes a quick reappearance and has decent claims on his earlier second at Stratford. He gets the nod dropping down a grade for this. Ubaltique returns to action off a 4lb lower mark and could figure while Snowell ran well for a long way on his reappearance at Fakenham.
Formwatch
Key To The West (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Mid-division when fell 3rd, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Ubaltique (FR) 6-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, hit 9th, mistake 11th, outpaced after 4 out, well held from next, left 2nd last, 2nd of 5, 19l behind Royal Macnab (10-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
De Faoithesdream (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 3rd, led 4 out, headed before 2 out and mistake, soon weakened, 11th of 12, dist behind Boondooma (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Houston Dynimo (IRE) 4-1fav (11-9) Made most, driven before last, stayed on gamely run-in, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Ballydague Lady (11-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Marden Court (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders when not fluent 8th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Port Melon (11-6) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Snowell (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 22l behind Artifice Sivola (11-12) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Bobbits Way 4-1 (11-8) Mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, soon in touch on outside, hampered 7th, pecked 4 out, led after next, ridden clear before 2 out, kept on, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Eastern Witness (11-0) by 4l, 6 ran.