Racecards
17:02 Exeter
Point-To-Point Bumper Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 161y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,112
- 2nd: £972
- 3rd: £486
- 4th: £243
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M Comley
- Jockey Mr D Andrews
prominent, pushed along 3f out, soon hung left and weakened
- Form 52
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer L Jefford
- Jockey Mrs Jo Supple
in rear, ridden over 4f out, plugged on one pace, not trouble leaders
- Form 233
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M Osborne
- Jockey Mr Myles Osborne
tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, no impression
- Form 535221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer H Ryall
- Jockey Mr Charlie Marshall
led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon ridden and tailed off quickly
- Form PFP1P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M Osborne
- Jockey Miss Charlotte Summersby
towards rear, raced keenly, went prominent over halfway, weakened tamely 3f out
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Mr Sean P O'Connor
towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 5f out, no response and eased 3f out
- Form 31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T Ellis
- Jockey Freddie Gordon
handy, shaken up and led 3f out, pushed along and forged clear over 1f out, ridden and jinked right on path inside last, kept on, always doing enough
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer G Nicholls
- Jockey Mr Peter Bryan
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, kept on same pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
All of these debut under Rules. VINNIE SPARKLES won a point-to-point at Dunsmore and the Flat-bred may have enough speed to win a bumper. He’s joined Dan Skelton having been trained by Tom Ellis before that and the latter runs another winner between the flags in Clover All Over. Highway Hero and Supreme Johnson are other recent winners with the latter preferred to stablemate Cooler Than Me.
Formwatch
Arknell 20-1 (11-12) (tt) a.p; wknd 1f out, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Purple Aki (11-12) at Larkhill 2m gf in Feb.
Blazing Litten 2-1 (11-12) Went 2nd 5f out; ev ch 1f out; one pce, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Fountainspinklady (11-5) at Milborne St Andrew 2m gd in Mar.
Cooler Than Me 3-1 (11-7) Went 2nd 5; led 10-3 out; wknd flat, 3rd of 6, 7 1/4l behind Ihandaya (11-7) at Milborne St Andrew 2m 4f mdn gd in Jan.
Highway Hero 9-4 (11-10) (cp) (tt) led 3; drew clr 2 out; easy, won at Milborne St Andrew 2m 4f mdn gd in Mar beating Bella Noche (11-3) by 7l, 8 ran.
Supreme Johnson (FR) 2-1 (12-0) (cp) hdwy 14; led 4 out til hdd 2 out; led last; stayed on wl, won at Ampton 3m gd in Jan beating Fitzburg (12-0) by 4l, 5 ran.
Vinnie Sparkles (IRE) 11-8fav (11-7) Hdwy aft 14; led app 2 out; comf, won at Dunsmore 3m mdn gd in Nov beating Katopop (11-7) by 6l, 6 ran.
Clover All Over 1-2fav (11-5) Made all; qcknd clr 4f out; unchall, won at Revesby Park 2m gd in Jan beating Just Our Milly (10-8) by 15l, 4 ran.
Thank You Ma'am 4-1 (11-4) Led til hdd 1f out; no ex, 2nd of 8, 8l behind Sweet Honey B (11-5) at Bangor-on-dee 2m gs in Mar.