Racecards
16:50 Exeter
Tony Hadley Live Here Next Tuesday Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,600 added
- Winner: £2,342
- 2nd: £688
- 3rd: £344
- 4th: £172
- Form 76P2U7-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C P Morlock
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led, ridden and headed 3 out, not fluent next, soon beaten
- Form 980P51-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Hadden Frost
tracked rival, took keen hold, challenged 5th, led 3 out, clear when not fluent last, very easily
Mac Beattie
38- Form 7/004-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
Nonrunner
- Form 6P0425-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Gerald Quinn
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
All four have chances but SIR CLAD makes most appeal in receipt of weight from his rivals. He has looked a better horse the last twice and is worth chancing to confirm that impression with front-running tactics likely to be adopted once again. Rolanta did the job nicely last time but that was only in selling company whilst Motor Home has fallen a long way since showing plenty of juvenile ability for Andrew Balding. He still shows the odd glimmer of form, but the main danger to the selection is the lightly-raced Mac Beattie, who stayed on in quite taking fashion last time when the unfancied stable second string.
Formwatch
Motor Home 11-1 (11-9) Mid-division on inside, outpaced 6th, never on terms, tailed off, 7th of 11, 36l behind Stravita (10-5) at Taunton 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) fm.
Rolanta (FR) 5-1 (10-6) Took keen hold, steadied rear, steady headway after 4 out, closed going well after 3 out, led soon after 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Exeter 2m 3f nov sell hdl (5) gf beating Jewellery (10-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Mac Beattie 50-1 (10-9) Mid-division, driven and headway approaching 3 out, soon no impression, 4th of 10, 23l behind Street Dance (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Sir Clad 7-1 (9-13) Led until 3rd, pressed leader, led approaching last, mistake at hurdle and soon headed, no extra, 5th of 11, 6l behind Danehillsundance (11-6) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.