Racecards
15:50 Exeter
Weatherbys Insurance Novices' Chase (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form 303P21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in touch, headway 10th, close up 4th and still going well when fell 4 out
- Form 46-F322
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, no impression from 2 out, jumped right last
- Form 3P4-252
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
in touch, pecked badly 2nd, ridden approaching 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form F36354
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, led 10th, ridden and mistake 4 out, kept on well
Deltas First
117- Form 0/P6-3PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Turner
- Jockey A Honeyball
soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
- Form 000/PU
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, mistake 7th, ridden approaching 9th, weakened and pulled up before 10th
- Form 55-606P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey L Cummins
led, headed 10th, ridden after 11th, kept on same pace
Verdict
Just A Minute likes this course and was all out to beat Opallou over course and distance last time. However, this looks a tougher race on paper and he may struggle to follow that up. Bicycle Thief went down by the narrowest of margins, to Top Buck at Fontwell last time, but remains a sketchy jumper to say the least, and although he probably holds Whispering John on that running, he is not one to support with any confidence. Cameron Bridge has looked decidedly one-paced of late, and would almost certainly prefer a faster surface, so the one we like is Henry Daly's Bonus Bridge. He battled all the way to the line when second to The Villager over course and distance last time out, and had earlier gone down by just a short head to Monkerhostin at Warwick. Compared to some of his rivals, Bonus Bridge is a relatively safe conveyance and is fancied to score a first win over fences.