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14:10 Exeter

William Hill Freephone Telephone Betting Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 36.90s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Max Pride

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Steel Mill (IRE)

    11/4

      3
      Silk -

      Co Optimist

      6/1

        1
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK disc and sleeves

        Sammy Samba

        12
        7/2
        • Form P56112
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leader until fell 6th

        2
        Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams and cap

        Diletia

        15
        9/2
        • Form F-32113
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-8

        in touch when brought down 6th

        3
        Silk - BLACK, DARK BLUE epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap

        Compton Chick (IRE)

        15
        12/1
        • Form 355-425
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-6

        held up behind leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

        4
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, WHITE spots

        Dalcassian Buck (IRE)

        165
        12/1
        • Form P6P-144
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-6

        ridden after 3rd, soon behind, tailed off from 6th

        5
        Silk - Dark Green and White stripes, Light Blue and White striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Co Optimist

        18
        6/1
        • Form 15064-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch, headway approaching 8th, ridden and one pace approaching 3 out

        6
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue diamond

        Max Pride

        207
        6/1
        • Form 1F344P-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, ridden after 8th, headway approaching 3 out, led next, stayed on well flat

        8
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

        Two Tears

        370
        25/1
        • Form 402P/4U-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-10

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

        10
        Silk - Pink and Purple (halved), striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Steel Mill (IRE)

        20
        11/4
        • Form PP63-P3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        led, ridden approaching 3 out, headed next, kept on same pace flat

        7
        NR

        Amari (IRE)

        150
        • Form 601-R12
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        9
        NR

        Glen Warrior

        155
        • Form 0U-40
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        Although 10 will go to post, it is hard to make a case for many of them and it can be narrowed down to the trio of Sammy Samba, Diletia and Compton Chick. The latter has yet to win any sort of race, either on the level or over jumps but has a squeak on her second to Lunar Crystal at Fontwell the time before last. Diletia has already picked up two wins at Exeter in October and will find this easier than the race she contested at Plumpton recently. That was over three miles plus and she will be more at home on a track she obviously likes. Sammy Samba is also a course and distance winner, and in fact won on the same two days as his main rival here. He was just collared at Ludlow, hanging to the right near the finish, but with Tony McCoy taking over, that should not be a problem. There is a doubt though over his effectiveness with cut in the ground as the hurdles course is reported to have soft patches, and with that in mind, the TEAMtalk vote goes to Diletia.