Skip to content

Racecards

13:00 Exeter

Virgin Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 161y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,511
  • 2nd: £4,842
  • 3rd: £2,420
  • 4th: £1,212
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 26.50s
  • Off Time: 13:00:20
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Red sleeves, Black spots
  • Form 1-12211
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-5
  • Official Rating 121

chased winner until before 3 out, chased leaders, ridden between last two, weakened soon after

2
Silk - Black and red diamonds, red and black diabolo on sleeves, black cap, red star
4/1
  • Form 3-71522
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 115

held up in last pair out wide, headway tracking leaders 2nd, outpaced after 4 out, rallied next, went 2nd 2 out until approaching last, stayed on same pace in 3rd

3
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars
  • Form 41-3712
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 112

made all, ridden after 2 out, edged left approaching last, 1 length ahead at the last, stayed on gamely, unchallenged

4
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and star on Red cap

Credo (IRE)

23 t CD
9/4
  • Form 1-13331
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 112

chased leaders on inside, hit 4 out, pushed along and went 2nd before next, mistake and awkward 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly

5
Silk - Dark blue, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, dark blue cap, beige star
  • Form 70-25U3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 109

held up last, ridden before 4th, struggling when mistake 4 out, tailed off

6
Silk - BLACK, WHITE diamond, armlets and star on cap
11/2
  • Form 554014
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 106

tracked leaders, lost place slightly 4th, rallied out wide chasing leaders and wandered approaching 3 out, went 2nd approaching the last, 1 length down last, stayed on same pace run-in

In depth

Verdict

A winner at Market Rasen in December, Midnight Ginger has found only one too good in her two most recent starts and should be thereabouts again. Jaunty Freyja wasn’t beaten far at Ffos Las after landing a Chepstow handicap but a drop in distance may not prevent the penalised BELLATRIXSA from completing her hat-trick as she can use the recent course and distance winner Credo as a target to hunt down in the closing stages. The latter’s stable companion Good Look Charm is making her handicap debut but she may be a couple of pounds too high.

Formwatch

Bellatrixsa (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Disputed lead, headed and tracked leader after 5th, not fluent 7th, led 3 out, pushed along and forged clear from before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on, easily, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Coquelicot (10-9) by 20l, 4 ran.

Midnight Ginger 9-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Crossing The Bar (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

Good Look Charm (FR) 5-2 (11-7) Tracked winner, bad mistake 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders, left modest 3rd at the last, went 2nd again towards finish, no chance with very easy winner, 2nd of 9, 8 1/2l behind Eureka Creek (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) sft in Feb.

Credo (IRE) 4-5fav (11-6) Prominent, joined and ridden before 2 out, headed and rallied after final hurdle, won gamely, won at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Feb beating Finest View (11-6) by 2l, 9 ran.

Marta Des Mottes (FR) 9-1 (11-3) Held up off the pace in 5th, plugged on in modest 3rd 2 out, tailed off, 3rd of 7, 32 1/2l behind Maid O'Malley (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan.

Jaunty Freyja 10-3 (11-5) Pressed winner, lost 2nd before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on same pace, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Ucanaver (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gs in Feb.