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15:50 Exeter

Canada Travel Centre Novices' Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 58.60s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Biliverdin (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Sir Talbot

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Idiome (FR)

      3/1

        1
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE star, diamonds on sleeves, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE diamond

        Dun An Doras (IRE)

        14
        14/1
        • Form 212315
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-7

        tracked leaders, reminders 8th, weaken 9th, pulled up before 4 out

        2
        Silk - Dark Green, White seams, Dark Green sleeves, White cap, Red star

        Idiome (FR)

        36
        3/1
        • Form 333/212
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-7

        held up towards rear, headway on inside 5 out, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied flat

        3
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

        Sir Talbot

        24
        3/1
        • Form P62124
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-7

        tracked leaders, led 9th, ridden and headed 4 out, one pace approaching last

        4
        Silk - Brown, Light Blue sleeves, Brown armlets, Black cap

        Armen (FR)

        17
        13/2
        • Form 132/032
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        led, ridden 7th, mistake and headed 8th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 4 out

        5
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon stars, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap

        Biliverdin (IRE)

        109
        9/2
        • Form F3234/6
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-0

        held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway 8th, led 4 out, ridden approaching last, ridden out

        6
        Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Duncliffe

        374
        15/2
        • Form U1F-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        mistake 1st, soon tracking leaders, weakened 4 out

        7
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green cap

        Tsar Party (IRE)

        899
        20/1
        • Form 21/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division, ridden and weakened 9th

        8
        Silk - Light Blue, Scarlet collar, sash and sleeves, check cap

        Unlocked (IRE)

        19
        8/1
        • Form 1-22656
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        held up, mistake 3rd, lost place 5th, mistake again 8th, bad blunder 9th, soon tailed off when fell heavily 3 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        A good race in prospect and it will not be surprising to see this go right down to the wire. However, Timmy Murphy looks to be an ideal jockey booking for Idiome and the partnership are marginally preferred over Dun an Doras and Sir Talbot, who are both entitled to be thereabouts at the finish - as is Armen, who will not want for assistance from the saddle with Tony McCoy doing the steering. The Toby Balding-trained Billiverdin is another who holds claims on the best of his form but, in truth, he may be best watched as he sets out on only his second start since April 2002. Therefore, the selection process brings us back to Idiome, who has fared well in his three starts over fences to date. The French-bred gelding is closely matched with Sir Talbot on a line through Old Marsh and there is unlikely to be much between them at the finish if they both give their best today. However, as Idiome has done nothing wrong over fences to date and is expected to be even better now that he tackles this longer trip, he gets the vote. Murphy has made hay in playing a waiting game with some of his mounts this season and the Irishman looks to have been paired off with another willing candidate who will be very hard to fend off when they dash for the line after the last.