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15:40 Exeter

Watch Racing UK HD From Today Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 25y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 30.50s
  • Off Time: 15:40:51
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, Pink epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
4/11
  • Form 111312
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 140

led narrowly, headed 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair from next

2
Silk - Pink, black braces, white and black striped sleeves, black and pink hooped cap
6/1
  • Form 731525
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 125

tracked leaders, led narrowly 3 out, ridden after next, clear flat, kept on well

3
Silk - Red, white sleeves, emerald green stars, white cap, emerald green star
  • Form 51-2125
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 124

close up on outside, cajoled along from after 5th, reminder before next, ridden and lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4
Silk - Dark blue, red chevron, armlets and diamond on cap
16/1
  • Form 3R41-10
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

held up in touch in rear, tracked leaders from 3rd, challenged on outside 3 out, ridden after next, every chance last, switched right and no extra flat

5
Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine and armlets
100/1
  • Form F21-80
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

with leader, lost place when weakened and pulled up before 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The handicapper went to town on WHATAKNIGHT after he was narrowly beaten at Doncaster so it's no surprise to see Harry Fry's lightly-raced seven-year-old reverting to novice company. He has a penalty to carry but should be capable of giving the weight to Battle Dust, a bit disappointing at Warwick last time after running subsequent winner Howaboutnever close at the same track. You Say What is a course and distance winner and hasn't been disgraced lately but tackles the selection on level terms and is rated15lb inferior.

Formwatch

Whataknight 7-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, led before 3 out, clear before last, kept on and headed close home, 2nd of 19, shd behind Emerging Force (11-10) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.

You Say What (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened before last, 5th of 12, 15l behind Fingerontheswitch (11-6) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Feb.

Battle Dust (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, pecked 1st, ridden after 6th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 13, dist behind The Boss's Dream (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Bigbadjohn (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, last of 10, dist behind Champers On Ice (10-12) at Newbury 2m 5f (3) sft in Nov.

Hinxworth (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Prominent, lost place 3rd, not fluent next, well beaten after 3 out, 12th of 13, 35 1/4l behind Ballyhenry (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) sft in Feb.