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15:10 Exeter

Best Mate Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 13.70s
  • Off Time: 15:10:39
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Natal (FR)

1/3

    2
    Silk -

    Manorson (IRE)

    11/2

      1
      Silk - Brown, Turquoise sleeves and cap

      Black Hills

      207 t CD
      10/1
      • Form 32/1388-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      held up but in touch, headway 6th, effort approaching 4 out, soon one pace

      2
      Silk - MAROON, GREY chevron

      Charlton Kings (IRE)

      13
      20/1
      • Form F8-5P52
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 105

      with leader, chased leading pair after 8th, close 3rd when slipped, blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out

      3
      Silk - BLACK, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE spots

      Down The Stretch

      131
      150/1
      • Form 6P/74-PF
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 98

      held up in touch, ridden after 7th, soon outpaced

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, halved sleeves

      Manorson (IRE)

      149 BFD
      11/2
      • Form 51402-F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon held, edged right run-in

      5
      Silk - Red, Yellow chevrons and armlets

      Natal (FR)

      194 t D
      1/3
      • Form 114361-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-6

      tracked leaders, good jump to go 2nd after 8th, joined leader next, led 3 out, ran on, readily

      6
      Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Orange sleeves, Black seams, quartered cap

      Wembury Point (IRE)

      5 bt D
      50/1
      • Form 6-026P5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7

      soon struggling, reminders after 3rd, lost touch 6th, held off and pulled up before 4 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      In a race named after the much-missed three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner,Best Mate, Natal gets a confident vote ahead of Manorson and Charlton Kings. Quite simply, having achieved a rating 142 over hurdles - he was a Grade 2 winner at Aintree in April - Natal looks to be a different class to his rivals today. Black Hills best hurdling moment came at this track around a year ago and he might go well, but Charlton Kings, second to Cherub last time in a novices' chase, looks a stronger place contender. A 125-rated winning hurdler and runner-up at the Punchestown Festival in April, Manorson is respected, even though he fell on his chasing debut, but the others could not be strongly considered for win purposes. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Natal.

      Formwatch

      Black Hills 25-1 (10-13) Blundered 1st, held up in touch, weakened after 4 out, well behind when hit next, 8th of 11, 25l behind Motorway (10-12) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.

      Charlton Kings (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Prominent, led after 9th, pecked badly 3 out, ridden when not fluent last, headed flat, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Cherub (11-6) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gd.

      Down The Stretch 40-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, chased leader 7th, pecked 9th, mistake 11th, led 4 out until fell 2 out in race won by Sesame Rambler (10-12) at N Abbot 2m 5f beg chs (5) gf in Jun, 7 ran.

      Manorson (IRE) 10-11fav (11-0) Led, headed before 3rd, remained prominent until fell at the 6th in race won by Cool Roxy (10-11) at Fakenham 2m beg chs (4) gf in May, 7 ran.

      Natal (FR) 7-2jt-fav (11-3) Settled in rear, headway 7th, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) gd in Apr beating Blazing Bailey (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

      Wembury Point (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Chased leader, led 10th to 11th, ridden after 12th, weakened 13th, 5th of 7, well behind Royal Katidoki (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf.