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13:00 Exeter

Ilfracombe Foodservice Limited Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 3.00s
  • Off Time: 13:00:48
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lupanar (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Doubly Guest

    13/2

      1
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Franchoek (IRE)

      13
      13/8
      • Form 11234-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 148

      tracked leader until switched right approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

      2
      Silk - WHITE, RED braces, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check sleeves, WHITE cap, RED star

      Hector's Choice (FR)

      8
      11/8
      • Form 121
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-5
      • Official Rating 129

      tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last

      3
      Silk - White, Red cross belts and cuffs, Red and White quartered cap

      Doubly Guest

      14
      13/2
      • Form 44163-7
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 125

      dwelt, soon led, ridden when mistake last, soon headed, kept on, held near finish

      4
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and GREY diamonds, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap, GREY diamond

      Lupanar (IRE)

      19 D
      7/1
      • Form 2162-10
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 125

      held up 4th, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, led soon after last, all out

      5
      Silk - White, Red triple diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, White cap, Red diamonds

      Quasar d'Oudairies (FR)

      55
      33/1
      • Form 7124-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 118

      held up 5th, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2007
      Silk -

      Gabier

      15/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      FRANCHOEK is no penalty kick but he should be able to brush aside recent winner Hector's Choice. Alan King's gelding has to shoulder a big weight and give plenty of weight away, however his recent fifth to Chomba Womba is solid form and whilst his career may not have proceeded as planned, he can get back on the winning path today. He stays well and should cope with the ground ok, having won on soft in the past. Hector's Choice won well recently at Newbury but that was not a particularly strong race for the track and although he is unexposed and progressing, he faces stiff competition today. Doubly Guest has some solid handicap form to his name and is another who is proven on soft ground; he doesn't look amazingly handicapped off 125 and racing from 3lbs out of the weights will hardly help. Lupanar wasn't given a hard time at Cheltenham after making a crucial mistake late on and is not one to rule out, however it is Franchoek who can oblige.

      Formwatch

      Franchoek (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, driven 4 out, one pace from 3 out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Chomba Womba (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f hdl Grd 2 (1) gd in Nov.

      Hector's Choice (FR) 11-4fav (11-4) Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led approaching 2 out, driven and stayed on well run-in, won at Newbury 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Nov beating Kerry's Girl (10-8) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Doubly Guest 13-2 (10-11) Reluctant to jump off, led after 1st, raced freely in lead and soon clear, reduced lead before 3 out, ridden and headed before last, 5th and weakening when blundered last, 7th of 14, 9l behind Art Professor (10-10) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0-.

      Lupanar (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 4th, headway before next, not fluent 3 out, driven 2 out, weakened approaching last, 10th of 19, 28l behind Punchestowns (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Nov.

      Quasar d'Oudairies (FR) 40-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway 3rd, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out, 10th of 12, 48l behind Crack Away Jack (11-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.