Racecards
17:10 Exeter
188bet.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 11-3110
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
made all and soon clear, not fluent last, kept on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 05
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
sometimes jumped left, disputed 2nd behind clear winner until dropped to 3rd and reminders 8th, never any chance
- Form 8-7PP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Mr Robert Hawker
disputed 2nd behind clear winner, outright 2nd 8th, never any chance
Verdict
Having won twice at Wincanton in the autumn, ROUGE DEVILS again failed to stay 3m at Chepstow in December. But it will be a monumental shock if he can’t give the weight away here to two very modest rivals in a race probably best watched.
Formwatch
Rouge Devils (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Chased clear leader to after 5 out, ridden before next, weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Robinroyale (10-12) at Chepstow 3m (4) gd in Dec.
Dont Even Go There (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, well beaten final 2f, 5th of 8, 27 3/4l behind Lalor (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (6) hvy in Mar.
Island Rendezvous (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Prominent, lost place 3 out, behind when pulled up next, at Wincanton 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Mar.