February 01 / 14.10 Exeter

14.10 Exeter

Good To Soft

Virgin Bet Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 4
  • 13 runners
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Virgin Bet Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.37
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 111-22 D BF

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Three-time bumper winner on good ground, including Listed event at Cheltenham last season; raced a bit too freely and found one just too good when odds-on for hurdle debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) in December but certainly didn't run badly there, and remains a good prospect.
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2nd

2

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 2f 140y

Class 4

13:33 Market Rasen

Bonttay

11st 5lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Listed bumper winner who was close second on hurdling debut at Lingfield in December and didn't need to improve to win a lesser race pretty comfortably at Exeter (also 2m, good to soft) last month; has a bit to find on the figures with Hourvari here but still has significant potential.

3/1

1st

2

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Bonttay

11st 6lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

took keen hold, prominent, awkward jump 1st, cajoled along and made challenge after 3 out, led before 2 out, not fluent last, ridden run-in, went clear final 110yds, comfortably

8/11

12

28th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 4f 56y

Class 1

15:35 Cheltenham

Bonttay

10st 12lb

J: Paddy Brennan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Useful form in bumpers, winning Listed event here; just edged out in a big field on hurdling debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft; 10-11) in December but she might have won with a cleaner jump at the last; improvement needed in this higher grade but her bumper form suggests she might just find it.

16/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 20-8

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in Southwell bumper (good) last March but her second bumper run was disappointing and she was over 26l behind Bonttay when only eighth on seasonal/hurdle debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) in December.
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1st

8

17th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:20 Fakenham

Nothingtochance

10st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Sister to Edwardstone; close up on bumper debut round Southwell's sharp track and she ran better than the bare result on return from break behind a long odds-on shot at Exeter in February (2m, good to soft); of interest for yard that is 7-24 with hurdlers here in last five years.

6/4

2nd

10

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Nothingtochance

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

held up in rear, mistake 4th, some headway after 4 out, ridden after 3 out

10/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 4-963

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Well beaten on hurdling debut in December but belied triple-digit odds when very respectable third over C&D (heavy; first-time hood) last month and has each-way claims again today.
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6th

4

8th Mar 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

14:40 Fontwell

Cast’s Tasha

11st 12lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Clarke

didn't jump with fluency, held up in last, ridden and struggling after 4 out, weakened before 2 out

6/1

3rd

5

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Cast’s Tasha

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Clarke

prominent, led after 4 out, pushed along when mistake 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on

14/1

Form: 203

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well behind Bonttay when making seasonal debut in Listed Cheltenham bumper in November but made promising start to hurdling career when third at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) last month and, given her tendency to race too freely there, today's drop back in trip could be a good move.
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8th

4

22nd Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Warwick

Symphorine

11st 13lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Early days and she has yet to find any consistency but there was promise on her hurdles debut, when 13l third at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) in January; travelled well before weakening at Plumpton (2m4f, good) latest; more needed.

8/1

4th

3

27th Feb 2023

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

15:35 Plumpton

Symphorine

11st 12lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Third to a good mare at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) and fourth to another one at Exeter (2m, good to soft) when again raced freely; this good ground could help and the ability is there to deal with this sort of mark.

11/2

4th

12

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Symphorine

11st 6lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and went second before 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost two places run-in

5/1

Form: 2144 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Won Uttoxeter bumper last summer (good to soft) and put disappointing hurdle debut behind her when fourth at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last month; can build on that performance here and features prominently in calculations.
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2nd

1

15th Feb 2023

Good

2m 5f 163y

Class 5

15:35 Hereford

Masked Matgil

12st 0lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Handicap debutante who has shaped quite well in recent novice/maiden events; no guarantee on breeding that she will stay this trip but this bumper winner is a likely candidate if she does.

11/8

5th

9

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Masked Matgil

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

midfield, bumped 3rd

7/1

Form: 889-00

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Struggled off lowly mark in Taunton handicap last month and has now been unplaced all eight hurdling starts.
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2nd

3

11th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:35 Uttoxeter

Lady Ironside

11st 3lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Carroll Gray

raced in second

25/1

6th

7

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Lady Ironside

11st 6lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Carroll Gray

led, pushed along and headed after 4 out

100/1

Form: 7

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Not beaten far but never able to land a significant blow when seventh of nine in AW bumper six weeks ago; stable has much more obvious chance with Symphorine.
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7th

11

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Princess Poppy

11st 6lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary Moore

midfield

33/1

7th

9

21st Dec 2022

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

12:30 Lingfield

Princess Poppy

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Ninth foal; half-sister to Listed bumper winner Ishkhara Lady, useful hurdler Zulu Oscar and two other winners; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/hurdle winner Barton Dante; bought for £16,000 in May; in good hands; market may guide.

12/1

Form: 7-67

Last run: 79 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Not disgraced on either of her hurdling starts in November (2m/2m2f) but needs a good jolt of improvement to pose a significant threat here.
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8th

6

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Ginderella

11st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Mitchell Hunt

held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out

66/1

7th

6

14th Nov 2022

Good

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

15:30 Exeter

Ginderella

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Mitchell Hunt

Beaten the thick end of 25l in a bumper and Ffos Las novice hurdle (soft for both); would be a surprise winner.

100/1

Form: 0160-8 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Won AW bumper at Newcastle last winter and held her own in Cheltenham Listed race a few weeks later but made low-key start to hurdling career when well-beaten 66-1 shot (albeit in better race than this) at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in December and needs to have taken signifcant benefit from that outing.
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5

20th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:05 Southwell

Walk In The Storm

10st 13lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Won an AW bumper at Newcastle 14 months ago; unable to get close to that level of form over hurdles so far but latest effort at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) was more encouraging; up 2lb; each-way player.

9/4

2nd

13

5th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Ffos Las

Walk In The Storm

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

AW bumper winner last season; has made very underwhelming start to her hurdling career this winter, with last month's Uttoxeter fourth (2m, good to soft) coming in a very modest race, but she makes her handicap debut off a lowly mark and could have untapped potential over this trip.

7/2

4th

10

11th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:35 Uttoxeter

Walk In The Storm

11st 3lb

J: Fergus Gregory

T: Ian Williams

in touch with leaders on outer, bumped 3rd, soon lost position and dropped to rear, not fluent 4th

7/2

Form: P6

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
In process of running quite encouraging race before penultimate-flight blunder cooked her goose over C&D (heavy) three weeks ago but significant further improvement will be required today.
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1

22nd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:05 Ffos Las

Can You See Her

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Polly Gundry

always towards rear

66/1

10th

4

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Can You See Her

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Polly Gundry

took keen hold, held up in rear

50/1

6th

10

10th Jan 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:40 Exeter

Can You See Her

11st 1lb

J: James Best

T: Polly Gundry

held up in rear, ridden and headway 3 out, bad mistake and lost fourth 2 out, soon weakened

100/1

OUR TIP

Form:

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W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a fair Flat-racer; second of seven in heavy-ground point bumper in November, after which she changed hands for £24,000; not an easy mare to weigh up but market support will make her of interest.
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11th

3

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

C’Est Bleu

11st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

prominent, jumped left and dropped to midfield 3rd, not fluent 4 out

8/1

Form: 4P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
From very good jumping family but well beaten when last of four finishers on debut here (2m7f, good to soft) in November and pulled up (reportedly had breathing issue) at Warwick (2m5f, soft) in December; drops to 2m with tongue-tie added here.
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12th

8

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Lady Robinn

11st 6lb

J: Luca Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

midfield, ridden and became detached after 3rd, tailed off

50/1

10

31st Dec 2022

Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

12:25 Warwick

Lady Robinn

11st 0lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Ben Pauling

midfield on outer, weakened 7th, pulled up before 4 out

50/1

Form:

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
With good stable but was last of 15 when 40-1 for last month's bumper debut at Ludlow (soft) and can only be watched here.
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12

21st Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

16:00 Taunton

Abigael

11st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Philip Hobbs

held up in rear, wandered on approach 4 out, pushed along when fell 3 out

16/1

1

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:10 Exeter

Abigael

11st 6lb

J: Tom O’Brien

T: Philip Hobbs

With good stable but was last of 15 when 40-1 for last month's bumper debut at Ludlow (soft) and can only be watched here.

50/1

15th

1

6th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

16:00 Ludlow

Abigael

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Philip Hobbs

First foal; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/useful 2m4f-2m5f hurdle winner Pere Blanc and 3m hurdle winner Behindthelines; stable 6-55 with its bumper runners here.

25/1

Non-runners

Abigael

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Payout
Exacta £9.00
Straight Forecast £9.35
Trifecta £52.30

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

Daily Mail:

Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay

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Bonttay