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16:00 Exeter

Tony Hadley Live Here May 3rd Novices' Chase (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in back straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,900 added
  • Winner: £3,187
  • 2nd: £936
  • 3rd: £468
  • 4th: £234
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 45.00s
  • Off Time: 16:00:39
  • 8 Ran
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    Silk -
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    Silk - White, Brown sleeves and cap

    Hidden Keel

    14 DCD
    11/8
    • Form 142191
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 145

    made all, mistake 7th, jumped right from next, mistake 3 out, soon clear and well in command, eased flat, very easily

    2
    Silk - Pink, pink and white quartered cap

    Requin (FR)

    24 CD
    13/8
    • Form 31-1821
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-5
    • Official Rating 132

    hampered 1st, tracked leading pair throughout, effort 4 out, kept on same pace from next, no chance with winner

    3
    Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap

    Rougham

    21 D
    4/1
    • Form 4F231P
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-5
    • Official Rating 135

    tracked easy winner throughout, mistake 3rd, driven and outpaced 4 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner from 2 out

    4
    Silk - Dark blue and red (halved), dark blue sleeves, white cap
    16/1
    • Form 3-21P4U
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-12
    • Official Rating 118

    always rear division, struggling 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

    5
    Silk - Royal Blue, White stars and armlets, Maroon and Royal Blue quartered cap
    100/1
    • Form FPP-844
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12

    jumped right and mistake 1st, chased leaders in 4th until lost place 7th, soon behind and no danger after, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

    6
    Silk - Emerald green, dark blue hoop and armlets, dark blue and emerald green quartered cap
    • Form 3-923UF
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-12
    • Official Rating 102

    always in rear, struggling when not fluent 8th, soon lost touch

    7
    Silk - Orange, red cap

    Lupita (IRE)

    14 t C
    40/1
    • Form 7-90414
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-5

    behind, headway into mid-division 7th, struggling 10th, soon lost touch, no chance with leaders

    8
    Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, halved sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue stars

    Mangonel

    65 v
    66/1
    • Form 524459
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-5

    behind, headway into 4th 7th, lost touch 10th, no chance with leading trio

    In depth

    Verdict

    HIDDEN KEEL is showing good progress and won for the second time in four starts over fences over C&D a fortnight ago. Charlie Longsdon's charge looks capable of defying a 6lb rise in the weights and going in again today. Requin scored on only his second start in a chase when beating Down The Stretch at Chepstow last month and has to come into the reckoning, while Ascot winner Rougham can do better back at this level after being pulled-up at Cheltenham three weeks ago. Humbel Ben will need to tidy up his jumping and Lupita finished a long way behind the selection on her chasing debut.

    Formwatch

    Hidden Keel 11-10fav (11-4) Tracked leader, led 2nd, made rest, clear 6th, reduced lead when jumped right from 4 out, 2 lengths clear and staying on when left 12 lengths clear and unchallenged 2 out, very easily, won at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar beating Pascha Bere (11-4) by 29l, 5 ran.

    Requin (FR) 2-1fav (11-11) Held up, headway 6th, led 4 out, in command last, kept on well (no time taken), won at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Down The Stretch (10-13) by 4l, 11 ran.

    Rougham 20-1 (11-7) Led to 5th, with leaders, lost place when mistake 9th, behind from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Divers (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f Listed Novice Handicap Chase (0-140) (5yo+) (1) gd in Mar, 20 ran.

    Humbel Ben (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Chasing leaders when mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Sam Lord (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m beg chase (4) gs in Mar, 7 ran.

    Secret Shared (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Always in rear and well off the pace, mistake 1st, lost touch 5th, left distant 4th at 7th, continued a fence behind, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Fiftyonefiftyone (11-0) at Taunton 2m beg chase (4) gd in Mar.

    Solitary Palm (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) With leaders on outside, effort when pecked badly and lost place 4 out, 4 lengths 4th and one pace when fell next, in a race won by Canal Bank (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec, 7 ran.

    Lupita (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Mistake 3rd, always in rear, struggling 10th, left remote 4th 2 out, never near leaders, 4th of 5, 45l behind Hidden Keel (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.

    Mangonel 16-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, led 4th until 6th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Mannlichen (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.