Racecards
14:50 Exeter
Tozers-first For Law Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Vicar's Lad
94- Form 405-255
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
in touch, keen, not fluent 5th, hung left approaching 6th, ridden 3 out weakened
- Form 5F4P04
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N Gaselee
- Jockey C Llewellyn
tracked leader, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 31U/F-30
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C Tinkler
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up rear, behind when pulled up before 7th, dismounted
Noble Baron
69- Form 03-PU14
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, clear approaching last
- Form P10612
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer R Hodges
- Jockey Mr James White
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, pulled up before last
Cookies Bank
33- Form 5-3U0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey R Walford
mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 6th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 034552
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, reminder 6th, keeping on when left 2nd last
- Form 5-30003
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
towards rear, ridden 7th, stayed on approaching 3 out
Beau Coup
30- Form 45U55P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey P Flynn
in touch, driven 6th, one pace from 2 out
Mr Phipps
16- Form F060-6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey W Marston
towards rear, ridden for headway 4 out, weakened 3 out
Solo Dancer
22- Form 655531
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs H Bridges
- Jockey Miss Lucy Bridges
towards rear, headway 3rd, led 5th, hit next, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out
- Form 0/0-0P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer D R Gandolfo
- Jockey T Doyle
keen hold in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 04005
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
mid-division, headway 5th, chasing leader approaching 3 out, 8 lengths 2nd when ran out an unseated rider approaching last
- Form P05-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey P Hide
tracked leaders, weakened in 5th, blundered badly 6th
- Form 0P-003P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
always towards rear, pulled up before 6th
Ashley Marsh
61- Form P00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
led, headed approaching 5th, hit 7, weakened, pulled up
Foxhall Lady
70- Form 000-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
prominent till 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Tsar's Twist
16- Form 004500
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Noble Baron just gets our vote here but there are any number to consider against him. Let's look at the principals. Vicar's Lad is a lightly-raced novice who should be more at home at this level and could go well. Chateau Rose is a chase winner but was a fair fourth behind Willie John Daly at Taunton last time over hurdles. Noble Baron is a course and distance winner from a mark of 90 - now rated 98 - and has run respectably from today's mark since and should go well. Royal Prodigy won a seller here in September but has been beaten in a seller since from a mark of 100. He's now back down to 96 and has been in very good form on the all-weather since so cannot be ruled out of things. Motcombe is lightly-raced and put in a fair effort at Chepstow last time and is entitled to improve again at this trip. Castleford hails from the powerful Philip Hobbs stable and, after putting in a fair effort over fences last time, is another to consider. Beau Coup is hard to assess but Mr Phipps comes here from a stable in form, was noted making late headway last time and is another among the field who could improve again. Solo Dancer won from a mark of 80 at Plumpton for today's rider last time but has a 10lb rise in the ratings to defy if scoring. The lightly-raced Moorland Monarch is another that was noted making late headway last time so could improve, and Standing Applause would certainly come into the reckoning if racing to the level of form that saw him win twice on the Flat in Ireland in 2001. However, he has a 643-day absence to overcome. Add all of this up and it brings us down in favour of Noble Baron.