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16:40 Exeter

City Of Exeter Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.80s
  • Off Time: 16:40:23
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap
  • Form 300-786
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

tracked clear leader to 3rd, outpaced before 3 out, weakened next

3
Silk - Red, Yellow star, armlets and star on cap
20/1
  • Form 3330-FP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 104

in touch, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with leaders

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars, hooped cap

Look For Love

14 h CD
11/2
  • Form 1PP803
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 103

held up in last pair, headway on outside 4 out, went 2nd before next, led before 2 out, clear last, stayed on well

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Red cross belts, Red and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 7066
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

in touch, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd when not fluent last, no impression with front pair

6
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green cross belts

Gizzit (IRE)

34 p BF
5/1
  • Form 573313
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

held up in last pair, headway on outside before 3 out, went 2nd next, kept on same pace, no impression with winner

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Pink cap
  • Form PUF46-0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 98

tracked leaders, close up in 2nd at 3rd, led after 4 out, soon ridden, headed before 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last, weakened flat

8
Silk - Black, Yellow disc, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap

Mr Bingley

59 t
4/1
  • Form 60-559
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 97

held up in touch on outside, ridden before 3 out, weakened next

9
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue and Brown hooped sleeves, quartered cap
13/2
  • Form 8-24000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 95

led and not fluent 1st, clear to 3rd, ridden and headed after 4 out, behind when mistake next, pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, checked sleeves, quartered cap
11/2
  • Form 080
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 87

mid-division on inside, dropped to rear 4th, tailed off 3 out

11
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 6800
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 79

mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, weakened next

2
NR
  • Form 542/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 105

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

GIZZIT beat Goochycoochyprader at Warwick in February and may just have been feeling the effects when behind thee runner-up at Wincanton five days later. He's been given a break and just gets the nod over Look For Love, who easily won a novice hurdle here in October. Mon Desir has been very disappointing since arriving from France while Mountaineer reappears after an absence of four years when he looked a promising type.

Formwatch

Piano Concerto (USA) 100-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, effort after 4 out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 31l behind Minella Forfitness (11-8) at Doncaster 2m NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gd in Feb.

Sutton Storm 50-1 (11-0) In touch until blunderd badly and almost unseated rider 4th, behind and no chance after, tailed off and eased, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Le Bacardy (11-5) at Newbury 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Mar, 9 ran.

Look For Love 8-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, staeady headway on outside after 5th, chased eading pair 3 out, ridden when blundered and stumbled next, stayed on same pace after, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Buckhorn Tom (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.

Tokyo Javilex (FR) 66-1 (10-11) Towards rear, blundered 3 out, moderate headway from next, 6th of 18, 41l behind Lordofthehouse (11-6) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.

Gizzit (IRE) 6-4fav (10-11) Held up towards rear, closing when not fluent 4th, ridden before 2 out, edged left before last, no impression on leaders, stayed on same pace, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Goochypoochyprader (10-6) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.

Cottage Acre (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place when bumped 3 out, 15th of 19, 38l behind Tolkeins Tango (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.

Mr Bingley 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, weakening when blundered next, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Top Gamble (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.

Mon Desir (FR) 18-1 (11-9) Led, headed before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, well behind Coverholder (10-1) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.

Shouda (IRE) 80-1 (11-6) Mid-division on inside, mistake and weakened 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 15, well behind King Helissio (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.

Royal Peak (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Key To Milan (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.

Mountaineer (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 1st, not fluent 4th, headway 2 out, soon hung right and ridden, stayed on to go 2nd when mistake last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Tasheba (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (2) gd in Apr '09.