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14:45 Exeter

Wedding Day 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 31.50s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, LIGHT BLUE cap
  • Form 32-1FP0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, led 5th, 2 lengths clear and still going well when fell 3 out

2
Silk - Black, Light Blue cross belts and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form P-21635
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

always towards rear

3
Silk - Mauve, White spots on sleeves
  • Form 442510
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, left in lead 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out

4
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 4-454
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up towards rear, ridden and headway after 7th, kept on same pace

5
Silk - BLACK, light green hooped sleeves, light green cap
  • Form 2U6-000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, headway 6th, ridden and weakened appoarching 3 out

6
Silk - White, Red disc, Black sleeves, Red spots, White cap, Red spots
  • Form PP0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, ridden approaching, 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Red, Dark Blue star and armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 0P-4P00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, ridden apporoaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out

8
Silk - Red, Black star, Black and Red striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Form 2-64P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

9
Silk - White and Black check, Emerald Green sleeves and cap
  • Form 00036
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up rear, headway 6th, 2nd and going well when badly hampered 3 out, soon ridden, kept on, not recover

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Red stripe, Red cap
16/1
  • Form 5002
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear

11
Silk - Maroon, White sleeves, Maroon stars, Maroon cap, White stars
  • Form 0P2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

chased leaders until 6th, soon ridden, stayed on from 3 out

12
Silk - Grey, Yellow stars, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 045P/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9

led until 5th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

13
Silk - Mauve, Purple chevrons, Mauve sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 004-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

always towards rear

In depth

Verdict

Despite some disappointing efforts since landing his first race for Colin Tinkler in November, Bob Ar Aghaidh looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to resume winning ways and is taken to do so at the main expense of Keepers Mead and Blue Endeavour. The last mentioned looks to be one of the lesser lights in the stable of Paul Nicholls but the likelihood is that there is improvement to come from six-year-old over this longer trip. He rates a bigger threat than Robert Alner's Keepers Mead, who is consistent but has come up short in admittedly better company of late. As we have already said, the selection has failed to progress since winning at Uttoxeter but a combination of testing conditions and the Tinkler yard going out of form may have contributed to three subsequent defeats. This looks easier and, with the yard back among the winners again, there should be no excuses today. Henrietta Knight's Ascot winner Yardbird was highly tried in the Royal & Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle last time and should appreciate the drop in class here. He certainly rates a bigger threat than stablemate Pin High. Alan King's Off Broadway and the Robert Alner-trained On Les Aura have both shown signs of ability and are worthy of a mention but we are preferred to take a chance with Bob Ar Aghaidh.