Racecards
14:10 Exeter
Dartmouth Term Of '65' England Expects Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,496
- 2nd: £774
- 3rd: £387
- 4th: £194
- Form 4U7-009
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
- Jockey Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
led, set steady pace, headed 3rd, tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon weakened, tailed off 3 out
- Form F-53
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, moderate 4th when weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Mr S O'keeffe
held up behind in touch, struggling 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off before 3 out
- Form 6UP937
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Miss C Twemlow
held up in touch, headway to lead narrowly 3rd, headed 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
Sir Benfro
10- Form 6-6117U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey Mr Matthew Barber
not fluent, held up in touch, headway and in touch on outside when wandered 7th, mistake next, weakened 4 out, tailed off
- Form 261-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Mr Bradley Gibbs
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, effort to challenge approaching 3 out, soon one pace, no chance with front pair in clear 3rd before next
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Miss V Wade
raced keenly, soon prominent on outside, led 7th, headed narrowly 4 out, ridden and stayed on to lead again narrowly when hung left flat, headed post
- Form 61-F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey Mr J Barber
tracked leaders, joined leader 8th, led narrowly 4 out, ridden and headed narrowly flat, rallied to regain lead post
Verdict
Alberobello showed some promise on his racecourse debut at Fontwell while Market Option stayed on well when third in a Gowran bumper in June when trained by Audra Busteed but it will be a surprise if this doesn't chiefly concern winning pointers Vintage Kid and HIGHLAND RETREAT. The former won at Tralee in March but has his first run for Tim Vaughan today and we just prefer the latter, who didn't run very well when last seen in May but represents a trainer here who has already shown he can get them ready at home.
Formwatch
Loughmore Vic (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Held up, ridden 9th, never on terms, 9th of 13, 37l behind Sovereign Spirit (11-6) at Worcester 2m 7f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Market Option (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway into 5th approaching straight and soon pushed along, ridden to go 3rd early straight and kept on under pressure final furlong, just failed to get 2nd, 3rd of 20, 2 1/2l behind Peking To Paris (12-0) at Gowran Park 2m 4f N H flat hvy in Jun.
Officially Modern (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 9, well behind Listen And Learn (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f cond NH flat (6) gd in Aug.
Raifteiri (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Prominent, lost place 7th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 11, 27l behind Overlay (10-0) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Sir Benfro 25-1 (10-12) Prominent when blundered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Awaywiththegreys (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft, 10 ran.
Vintage Kid (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Mid div, 6th halfway, prog to lead before 3out, stayed on strongly, won well, won at Tralee 3m ire ptp hvy in Mar beating Lonesome Glory (12-0) by 7l, 11 ran.
Alberobello (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 1st, lost place 6th, some headway approaching 2 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 30l behind Rendl Beach (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gs.
Highland Retreat 4-1 (11-0) Bhnd when fell 12, in a race won by Silver Commander (11-7) at Bratton Down 3m ptp gf in May, 15 ran.