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15:35 Exeter

Higos Insurance Services Braunton Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 36.50s
  • Off Time: 15:36:02
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap
9/4
  • Form 385F21
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 115

tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, challenged 3 out, kept on from last to take 3rd place towards finish

2
Silk - Light blue, yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap

Faha (IRE)

128 t
25/1
  • Form 00F-18P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 109

led, blundered 3rd, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out

3
Silk - Turquoise Blue, Scarlet hoops, striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 532F25
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 109

in rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on from last

4
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE seams, LIGHT BLUE cap
9/2
  • Form 1U3316
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 107

held up towards rear in 6th, headway before 3 out, chance last, kept on to take 2nd place run-in

5
Silk - Red, dark blue seams, dark blue and red hooped sleeves, red cap, dark blue star
  • Form 566282
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 104

tracked leader, every chance 3 out, weakened after next

7
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green cross belts
3/1
  • Form 733132
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 100

held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened before last

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink epaulets, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Pink cap
20/1
  • Form UF46-05
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 95

in touch, headway on outer before 3 out, ridden and every chance before last, no extra run-in, lost 3rd place near finish

6
NR
  • Form 021837
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 101

Nonrunner

9
NR

Lady Bridget

26 bt D
  • Form 536154
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 85

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Alex Dunn did well to get Helium back up at Taunton 12 days ago but that was over 2m4f and he's 6lb higher now. Thundering Home and Extremely So were both well beaten, however, and will struggle to reverse the form. WAS MY VALENTINE is still a maiden but was beaten less than a length at Newbury last month and was also second at Huntingdon in February. With Jack Savage claiming 10lb, he might just be worth an interest here with Union Saint getting little respite from the handicapper and Gizzit a pound higher than when beaten 11 lengths over course and distance two weeks ago when Cottage Acre finished fifth.

Formwatch

Helium (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Pulled hard, chased leader, led before 4th, clear approaching 6th, headed soon after 2 out, rallied last, led again flat, pushed along and stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf beating No Likey (10-12) by 3/4l, 13 ran.

Faha (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Mid-division, struggling 6th, bad mistake 8th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Fulgora (10-1) at Warwick 2m beg chs (4) sft in Dec, 13 ran.

Union Saint (FR) 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division on outside, chased leaders on long run between last 2, effort when not fluent last, no extra flat, 5th of 13, 9l behind Decimus (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.

Thundering Home 8-1 (11-2) Held up well in rear, went badly left 7th, moderate headway before last, never remotely involved, 6th of 13, 23l behind Helium (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.

Was My Valentine 20-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, challenged 3 out, led before next, mistake last, headed and bumped slightly flat, stayed on towards finish, held close home, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Supreme Bob (11-0) at Newbury 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (0-120) (4) hvy in Mar.

Gizzit (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up in last pair, headway on outside before 3 out, went 2nd next, kept on same pace, no impression with winner, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Look For Love (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.

Cottage Acre (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) 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, 5th of 10, 23l behind Look For Love (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.

Extremely So 12-1 (11-4) In touch on inside, lost place 6th, plugged on from 2 out, never on terms after, 7th of 13, 25l behind Helium (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.

Lady Bridget 10-3 (10-12) Led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Nicene Creed (11-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Mar.