Racecards
17:25 Exeter
Armed Forces Ten Tors Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 175y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
Pileon (IRE)
105- Form 42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders, led after 7f, made rest, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and asserted clear final furlong, kept on
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, no impression with front pair over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form P-15
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led narrowly 7f, with winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
prominent, driven and lost place over 5f out, soon behind, tailed off over 3f out
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, never able to get on terms
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge
In depth
Verdict
Southfield Harvest is a half-brother to three winners but all of them are stayers. PILEON changed hands for £60,000 after finishing second in a maiden point in December. He will also stay further in time but could have the edge in racing experience today. War Lord, a half-brother to the stable’s White Moon, is preferred to Ambion Hill but Story Of Friends showed promise at Warwick and The French Horse is a half-brother to four winners.
Formwatch
Pileon (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Trkd ldr in 2nd, 2 1/2l 2nd by 6th, ld well bef 3out, cl 2nd frm 3out with ev ch until no ex early flat, 2nd of 9, shd behind On The Short List (11-6) at Boulta 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Southfield Harvest Kayf Tara gelding out of Chamoss Royale.
Story Of Friends (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway on inside 9f out, led over 3f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Chantry House (11-2) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Mar.
The French Horse (FR) Fuisse gelding out of Malandra.
Ambion Hill (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) In touch in mid-division, effort on outside over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 7th of 10, 34l behind Get In The Queue (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) gs in Feb.
War Lord (GER) Jukebox Jury colt out of Westalin.
Gastara Kayf Tara gelding out of Gaspaisie.