Racecards
15:00 Exeter
Higos Insurance Services Platinum Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 175y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden after 2 out, wandered run-in, kept on well, pushed out, finished tired
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in rear, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 43
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, held in 3rd when stumbled badly and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Brendan Powell
in touch in 4th, weakened from 4 out, left remote 3rd from 2 out
- Form 83
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led to 4 out, ridden after last, wandered badly run-in, kept on same pace, finished tired
In depth
Verdict
IKRAPOL has joined David Pipe having been placed in a hurdle race in France in testing ground back in April. He can take advantage of the weight concession from the penalised Jaboltiski, a winner at Huntingdon three weeks ago. Swincombe Toby was tailed off at Auteuil earlier this year but fared better on his first start for Nick Williams on faster going at Warwick recently but Kenobe Star has shown nothing so far and Blackadder, only placed once on the Flat, makes his hurdling debut.
Formwatch
Jaboltiski (SPA) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 5th, challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on well, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Nov beating Duke Of Sonning (11-4) by 2l, 7 ran.
Blackadder 20-1 (8-11) In touch when hampered on rail over 4f out, never on terms after, 8th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Roxy Lane (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Ikrapol (FR) (10-3) 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Adrien Du Pont (10-3) at Enghien 2m sft in Apr.
Kenobe Star (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up, effort when not fluent 3 out, no impression, weakening when mistake 2 out, 4th of 7, 22l behind Jaboltiski (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Swincombe Toby 25-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Chic Name (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.