Racecards
14:00 Exeter
Off The Mark To Finlake Park Novices' Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 111y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Form F-2517
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey R Johnson
tended to jump left, led until 5th, dropped to 3rd, weakened quickly 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
Drummond
4- Form 732675
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs K Stephens
- Jockey Page Fuller
took keen hold, chased leader, chased winner from 5th, pushed along and outpaced when lost 2nd before 3 out, 3rd and beaten when blundered 2 out, lost 3rd near finish
Pomicide
10- Form 74F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
jumped poorly in rear, went right and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 1U-6533
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, pushed along and went modest 4th soon after 4 out, plugged on into poor 3rd near finish
- Form F7P531
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey David Prichard
tracked leading pair, led 5th, pushed clear 3 out, very easily
- Form U1558P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up off the pace in 4th, went 2nd before 3 out, no chance with easy winner but clear 2nd
- Form 57-21P2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mother Meldrum won quite easily dropped into a seller for the first time here last week but that was on good ground and today's surface poses a different set of problems. Dainty Diva has a terrific chance at the weights but she's rather lost her way and Romeo Is Bleeding was beaten more than six lengthy behind Apache Outlaw at Taunton at the start of the month, though is 5lb better off. UPTON WOOD's second in a handicap here last time hasn't worked out but it's coming round to his time of year again so he gets a tentative vote.
Formwatch
Apache Outlaw (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Led, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, dist behind Calculated Risk (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (5) gs in Mar.
Drummond 7-1 (10-0) Behind, went poor 5th before 2 out, 5th of 8, 32 1/4l behind Belize (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Pomicide 100-1 (11-1) Towards rear, fell 1st, at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Romeo Is Bleeding (IRE) 15-2 (11-8) In rear, headway before 3 out, in 3rd and one pace before last, 3rd of 10, 13 1/4l behind Driftwood Haze (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Mother Meldrum (IRE) 6-4fav (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, chased leaders soon after, led approaching 3 out, clear next, kept on well, won at Exeter 2m 1f (5) gd in Mar beating Mr Caffrey (10-7) by 6l, 13 ran.
Dainty Diva (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Led to after 1st, chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind when pulled up before next, at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Upton Wood 20-1 (11-10) Led, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Closer To Home (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.