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14:20 Exeter

Haldon Club Frank Dodd Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class _)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.03s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Spectacular Hope

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Droumleigh Lad (IRE)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Polish Legend

      5/1

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap

        Crusset (IRE)

        44
        40/1
        • Form 2556/P0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        2
        Silk - WHITE and DARK BLUE stripes, diamonds on sleeves

        Droumleigh Lad (IRE)

        7
        11/1
        • Form 020601
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-11

        held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, hard ridden and headway 2 out, ran on well from last but not reach winner

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue diamonds on sleeves

        Sea Squirt (IRE)

        517
        33/1
        • Form 0403F/0-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-9

        mid-division, ridden 5th, soon weakened

        4
        Silk - Mauve and Purple diabolo, Mauve sleeves, Mauve cap, Purple diamond

        Sturm Und Drang

        20
        25/1
        • Form P3FPP0
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-9

        led, ridden and headed after 5th, squeezed up bend approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red and White quartered cap

        Polish Legend

        27 b
        5/1
        • Form P563R0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-9

        held up last, headway and challenged 3 out, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, not quickened

        6
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green epaulets

        Curragh Gold (IRE)

        171
        16/1
        • Form 0002P-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-6

        towards rear, ridden 5th, weakened 2 out

        7
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap

        Delaware (FR)

        20 v
        11/1
        • Form 046403
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        in touch when unseated rider 2nd

        8
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

        Blazeaway (USA)

        23 b
        16/1
        • Form 404P53
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-3

        mid-division, chased leader after 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

        9
        Silk - Black and White (halved), Red cap, White hoop

        King's Chambers

        526
        25/1
        • Form 220PF5/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-1

        prominent, headway 4th, disputed lead 5th, weakened before 3 out

        10
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and EMERALD GREEN diabolo, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, quartered cap

        Spectacular Hope

        23
        9/1
        • Form 256306
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-1

        held up in mid-division, reminders after 5th, ridden and headway to lead 3 out, kept on well from 2 out, driven out

        12
        Silk - White, Emerald Green cross belts, White and Red halved sleeves, Red cap

        Timidjar (IRE)

        24
        5/1
        • Form 560-041
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-11

        held up last, ridden and good headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, not quickened from last

        13
        Silk - Red, Black disc, hooped sleeves

        The Hearty Joker (IRE)

        9
        4/1
        • Form 13PPP2
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        14
        Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap

        Penny's Crown

        9 b
        9/1
        • Form 0-34605
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        prominent, ridden 5th, soon weakened

        15
        Silk - White, Yellow hoop, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Replacement Pet (IRE)

        35 b
        14/1
        • Form 0/00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-2

        in touch, ridden after 5th, one pace

        16
        Silk - Light Green, Red diamond, Emerald Green cap

        By All Men (IRE)

        20
        66/1
        • Form PPU60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        held up early, ridden before 5th, held off and pulled up before 2 out

        11
        NR

        Sammagefromtenesse (IRE)

        274
        • Form 006P0P-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-11

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a very open seller to begin proceedings at Exeter, Droumleigh House gets the call over Polish Legend, Curragh Gold and Blazeaway. Droumleigh Lad will bid to carry a seven-pound penalty to victory here after winning a similar event at Fontwell, and his chance has to be respected on the basis that he has proven that he can win at this level, and this is not a strong contest. Accordingly, he gets the vote, but it's a far from confident one. Polish Legend is only four pounds above a winning mark and, accordingly, is also entitled to go well if on song, while Curragh Gold, who will be fit after a recent Flat run, was third off a three-pound higher mark at Taunton in March, and can also have a case made for him. With Spectacular Hope and Blazeaway dropping to selling company for the first time, Sammagefromtenesse looking more like his old self back on the Flat last time, and Richard Johnson catching the eye as a booking for the very lightly-raced Replacement Pet, the view that this is very open is further endorsed. Accordingly, we suggest that you keep a close eye on the betting but, without the benefit of that information, we will give a tentative vote to Droumleigh House.