April 11 / 16.15 Exeter

16.15

Good To Soft

Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £2566.5
  • 3m 0f 54y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/5 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 21-523 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 2lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Still an excellent performer who confirmed how well Cheltenham suits when a running-on third in the big hunter chase there last month (3m2f), where soft ground helped; stamina will come into play on this stiff track and he has another big run in him.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

31st May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 3

18:35 Stratford

Shantou Flyer

11st 13lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: S Loxton

Grand old stager who has run well at several Cheltenham Festivals; not as good as he was and beaten 20l in the big one this March, but he won this 12 months ago and defends on the back of two point wins.

5/2

6th

10

15th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:10 Cheltenham

Shantou Flyer

12st 0lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: S Loxton

Festival regular having made the frame in the Ultima, a Kim Muir and three editions of this race (beaten 3l by Premier Magic 12 months ago); warmed up for another crack with his sixth point win 12 days ago; however, now a 14yo, his chance of getting his hands on the treasured trophy has surely passed.

33/1

5th

5

8th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 5f 150y

Class 5

15:30 Taunton

Shantou Flyer

12st 6lb

J: Miss Natalie Parker

T: S Loxton

raced in second, pressed leader from 3rd

9/4

5/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 96P-21 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won 2m7f hurdle here (good to firm); can jump left but in good form in points before making all over C&D 16 days ago (good to soft; first-time tongue-tie, retained today); this is her third run in as many weeks but she should give a good account on track that suits.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

11

20th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 3y

Class 5

16:10 Taunton

Singapore Saga

11st 7lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: J Heard

Has won a hunter chase and was winning her sixth point in December; heavy ground has looked an issue in the past and it was under those conditions when she was beaten at odds-on in her latest point; had wind surgery since.

20/1

11

2nd Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:05 Stratford

Singapore Saga

11st 7lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: J Heard

midfield, jumped left from 7th, mistake 9th, towards rear 10th

16/1

3rd

2

5th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 56y

Class 4

19:10 Cheltenham

Singapore Saga

11st 11lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: J Heard

No match for Highway Jewel when they met in a point just over a year ago; only defeats this year have come at the hands of two very able hunter chasers (Envious Editor/Shantou Flyer) and she looks the main threat to the favourite.

7/2

Form: 3-125P CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 2lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Easy 3m2f hunter chase win at Newton Abbot last May came against one other rival; not in much form earlier in 2023 before pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival (200-1; hampered); has work to do here as well.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

17th May 2023

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:55 Newton Abbot

Wotzizname

12st 4lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Mrs Diane Ward

towards rear, in touch with leaders after 6th, prominent after 9th, towards rear before 12th, soon shaken up

8/1

3rd

4

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Exeter

Wotzizname

12st 2lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Mrs Diane Ward

Easy 3m2f hunter chase win at Newton Abbot last May came against one other rival; not in much form earlier in 2023 before pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival (200-1; hampered); has work to do here as well.

20/1

24

17th Mar 2023

Soft

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:10 Cheltenham

Wotzizname

12st 0lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Mrs D Ward

Competitive in hunter chases at Newton Abbot last May but those were meek races and he's performed moderately in two runs following a break; outclassed in this company.

200/1

Form: /4P73-

Last run: 596 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Both chase wins over 2m; strike-rate of 3-31 in points and has plenty to prove on his much earlier hunter chase form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Exeter

This Breac

11st 12lb

J: Miss Amy Bennallick

T: Miss A Bennallick

Both chase wins over 2m; strike-rate of 3-31 in points and has plenty to prove on his much earlier hunter chase form.

100/1

Form: /P31P- D BF

Last run: 443 days

W: 12st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 9yo who made the grade over hurdles and was going the right way over fences when winning the Sussex National at Plumpton last January (3m4f, soft); pulled up next time and now owner-trained; headgear left off and he's likely to come on for the run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

5th May 2023

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:45 Cheltenham

Go Whatever

12st 4lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: Anthony Ward-Thomas

1

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Exeter

Go Whatever

12st 6lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: Anthony Ward-Thomas

Lightly raced 9yo who made the grade over hurdles and was going the right way over fences when winning the Sussex National at Plumpton last January (3m4f, soft); pulled up next time and now owner-trained; headgear left off and he's likely to come on for the run.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: /P-13P D

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Had a bright spell last spring, looking good when winning over 3m2f at Cheltenham in April (good) and another sound effort followed at Stratford; soft ground not ideal in the big one at Cheltenham (pulled up) in March but would have every chance on best form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 3

18:05 Stratford

Dandy Dan

11st 10lb

J: Miss Lauren Keen-Hawkins

T: J Bourne

Produced very good performance to win at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) last April and was placed in the big race here a few weeks later; yet to scale the same heights this year but proved his wellbeing in a recent, three-runner point and will be a danger to all if somewhere close to his best.

7/1

4th

1

5th May 2023

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 4

18:35 Cheltenham

Dandy Dan

12st 4lb

J: Miss Lauren Keen-Hawkins

T: J Bourne

Won this 12 months ago and followed it with a decent third behind the talented Vaucelet at Stratford; would have found the ground too soft when pulled up behind Premier Magic here last month and he was a shorter price than the winner; respected.

8/1

2

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Exeter

Dandy Dan

12st 2lb

J: Miss Lauren Keen-Hawkins

T: J Bourne

Had a bright spell last spring, looking good when winning over 3m2f at Cheltenham in April (good) and another sound effort followed at Stratford; soft ground not ideal in the big one at Cheltenham (pulled up) in March but would have every chance on best form.

9/2

Form: -6P45P D

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Triple 3m hurdle winner in Ireland who had some fair chase form in home country last season but he hasn't settled down in Britain as yet and was beaten a long way in a recent point.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Exeter

Thunderosa

11st 12lb

J: Miss Abigail Voyce

T: Mickey Bowen

Triple 3m hurdle winner in Ireland who had some fair chase form in home country last season but he hasn't settled down in Britain as yet and was beaten a long way in a recent point.

50/1

7

25th Jan 2023

Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 4

13:45 Catterick

Thunderosa

11st 3lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

raced lazily, midfield, slow jump and ridden 12th

50/1

5th

8

12th Jan 2023

Soft

3m 5f 214y

Class 3

14:50 Catterick

Thunderosa

10st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

Even from 2lb out of the handicap he's well treated on Irish form as recent as last February but was well beaten on his final two runs for Dermot McLoughlin and it's been the same story on his three outings for this yard.

33/1

Non-runners

Dandy Dan

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.50
Straight Forecast £2.59
Trifecta £4.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shantou Flyer

WEST COUNTRY:

Singapore Saga

The Times:

Singapore Saga

Telegraph:

Singapore Saga

Daily Mirror:

Singapore Saga

The Star:

Singapore Saga

RP Ratings:

Shantou Flyer

TOPSPEED:

Shantou Flyer

POSTDATA:

Shantou Flyer

The Guardian:

Shantou Flyer

Daily Mail:

Shantou Flyer

D Express:

Shantou Flyer

The Sun:

Shantou Flyer

Daily Record:

Shantou Flyer