Racecards
16:20 Exeter
Bet 10 Get 20 At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,924
- 2nd: £859
- 3rd: £429
- 4th: £215
- Form PS-3733
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
led and soon clear, joined 5 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 116651
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon every chance, ridden and pressed winner before last, kept on and held towards finish
Drewmain Legend
204- Form 0465-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Brendan Powell
always towards rear
- Form 09UU23-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, one pace in 3rd before last
Scrumpy Boy
30- Form P040-97
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey Bryony Frost
tracked leader, led before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 552-131
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
in touch in 4th, led before 3 out, soon pressed, held on well towards finish
- Form 3368-94
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 546450
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Alain Cawley
always behind, tailed off 4 out
- Form 3808P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace in 4th place
- Form 569565
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
always towards rear
- Form 6844-21
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey G Sheehan
NonRunner
- Form 6-92210
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Page Fuller
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
EDDY easily won a novices' handicap over track and trip earlier this month. Sean Houlihan again takes off 7lb and Sue Gardner's charge could defy a 10lb higher mark if in the same mood. Market Road won at Warwick and Ffos Las in May and may have a bit more scope than recent Huntingdon scorer Cosmic Diamond. Hurricane Ridge has place claims again but Not At All needs more and Without Frontier will probably be better for this run.
Formwatch
Hurricane Ridge (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Raced wide in last trio, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, 3rd and one pace before next, kept on, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Scales (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Eddy 6-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 8th, soon chasing leaders, 2nd before 3 out, led soon after, clear when hit 2 out, kept on strongly, won at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Orchardstown Cross (11-12) by 13l, 15 ran.
Drewmain Legend 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 9, dist behind Hestina (10-6) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Without Frontier (IRE) 5-2fav (11-5) Towards rear, outpaced 6 out, headway before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd place run-in, 3rd of 8, 11 1/4l behind Midnight Walk (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Scrumpy Boy 25-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, no extra before last, 7th of 16, 12 1/2l behind Aristocracy (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Market Road (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, poised to to challenge when not clear run and switched outside after 4 out, mistake next, led after 2 out, driven out flat, kept on, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in May beating More Than Luck (11-12) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Magnus Romeo 66-1 (8-11) Slowly away in rear, never on terms, 7th of 13, 34l behind Alternate Route (8-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Wells Gold (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Shrubland (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Gonnabegood (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Prominent, 3rd after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Not At All (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 20 3/4l behind Global Thrill (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Cosmic Diamond 12-1 (10-5) Chased leader, led after 3 out, strongly pressed run-in, battled on gamely to assert close home, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Shrubland (11-12) by nk, 9 ran.
Starlit Night 7-1 (10-7) Led, not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened before next, 10th of 13, dist behind Panis Angelicus (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.