March 10 / 14.25 Exeter

14.25

Good

Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 5f 137y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 323651 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
All wins on good or quicker ground, the latest at Wincanton last month (with cheekpieces removed); 4lb rise might not stop him following up if recent rain hasn't had adverse effect on the going.
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5th

11

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

15:38 Exeter

Caspers Court

10st 10lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

Last win was off 18lb higher in March 2023; returns to a more suitable trip than the 3m last time but ran just the one race of any real note last year and he's an 11yo now.

16/1

5th

11

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

15:38 Exeter

Caspers Court

10st 10lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

led

16/1

6

24th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

16:30 Ludlow

Caspers Court

11st 1lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Kayley Woollacott

Mark has never been more accommodating in seven seasons with these connections, and although winless beyond 2m6f under rules does stay further; diminishing returns since May's Newton Abbot second, however.

12/1

6/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: -30003

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in three novices but different story on last month's handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m), finishing third and shaping as if a longer trip would suit; 3lb out of the weights but one of the better options.
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0

10

17th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

14:10 Southwell

Invincible De Mee

10st 5lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Tim Vaughan

Runner-up at Exeter (2m5f, good) last March on second handicap start but beaten 15l; pulled up on both runs since and others preferred.

33/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 502-86

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Maiden; second start back from a long absence when sixth at Taunton 17 days ago, never able to challenge but certainly not disgraced; possible she could take another step forward and could well be involved.
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5th

8

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:15 Taunton

Hazy Dream

11st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Joe Tickle

Had looked limited until running away with a C&D handicap two weeks ago on the back of wind surgery (second run in a tongue-tie); that was after an absence of 350 days so this is a quick turnaround, but a 6lb rise should be manageable.

4/1

5th

8

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:15 Taunton

Hazy Dream

11st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Joe Tickle

Had looked limited until running away with a C&D handicap two weeks ago on the back of wind surgery (second run in a tongue-tie); that was after an absence of 350 days so this is a quick turnaround, but a 6lb rise should be manageable.

4/1

1st

7

11th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:08 Taunton

Hazy Dream

10st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Joe Tickle

prominent early, raced in last but in touch with leaders after 2nd, headway after 8th, led 2 out, kept on well, ridden out

25/1

33/1

Form: 64U-3P

Last run: 65 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Maiden; no joy in three chasing attempts and will need to find significant improvement back over hurdles if he's to figure.
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0

18

8th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:50 Chepstow

Demothi

10st 2lb

J: Angus Cheleda

T: Jimmy Frost

raced wide, midfield, not fluent 5th, lost ground quickly before 3 out

25/1

8th

11

8th Apr 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:10 Newton Abbot

Demothi

10st 2lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Jimmy Frost

prominent on outer, in touch with leaders 3rd

20/1

6th

8

27th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 5

17:00 Wincanton

Demothi

10st 2lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Jimmy Frost

midfield, prominent 6th, pushed along and dropped to rear after 3 out, weakened 2 out

20/1

16/1

Form: 2-PUPP C

Last run: 74 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Course winner (2m2f+, made all) off this mark in December 2021 and ran well twice after; no immediate aptitude for chasing in the autumn and was pulled up back hurdling in December; could bounce back but risky for now.
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5

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Voyburg

11st 5lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

Well handicapped on the highs of last season and he could be a player with his stable back in better form.

10/1

5th

2

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

14:25 Exeter

Voyburg

11st 10lb

J: Kai Lenihan

T: Kim Bailey

prominent, lost ground before 5th, not fluent 6th

16/1

6

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

12:05 Huntingdon

Voyburg

11st 5lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Kim Bailey

In good form last winter, including a win in a 2m2f handicap at Exeter; three non-completions this season and, although the return to hurdling can help after chases on last two starts, others look more persuasive.

14/1

Form: 8480

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in a bumper and three novice hurdles; improvement needed on handicap debut but application of cheekpieces could help and this is not the most competitive of contests; no surprise if he figures.
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14

15th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:27 Hexham

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

0-13 under rules (placed in a 2m hurdle when with Philip Hobbs); hard to make a case for based on any form since last November.

25/1

8

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:35 Kelso

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Did not show a great deal off lowly marks for Micky Hammond last season and is now 0-12 overall; blinkers the headgear of choice today; 5lb out of the weights; difficult to enthuse over.

14/1

8

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:35 Kelso

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Did not show a great deal off lowly marks for Micky Hammond last season and is now 0-12 overall; blinkers the headgear of choice today; 5lb out of the weights; difficult to enthuse over.

14/1

Form: P08040

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
0-11 in Ireland (for Gavin Cromwell, placed once) and well beaten on last month's British debut at Taunton (40-1); others more likely.
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5

6th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:42 Fontwell

Hillsin

11st 12lb

J: James Turner

T: Alan Jones

Won in a small field at Exeter (2m2f, good to firm) in October but holding his form is becoming troublesome; risky enough.

10/1

1

21st Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

16:30 Exeter

Hillsin

12st 0lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: Alan Jones

Won three in a row for Alan Jones in 2024 and now returns to former trainer after three defeats for Richard Hawker, which included one placed effort; nothing wrong with his mark.

6/4

Form: -55314 C

Last run: 113 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Two of his three chase wins gained here and best on good ground; has won after a break so absence since November no concern but this will be his first start in a hurdle since the end of 2019.
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7

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Forget You Not

10st 5lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Didn't run badly from the front at Warwick (2m, good) but that was three months ago and this 10yo hasn't won since 2022.

14/1

6th

9

24th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:05 Warwick

Forget You Not

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Jackie Du Plessis

led, headed with one circuit to go, lost position before 6th

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: P-444O

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Maiden; no more than satisfactory efforts in first three starts this season but looked possible winner at Fontwell last month until running out two from home; clearly has the ability to win if behaving himself.
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1st

2

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

18:50 Fontwell

West Orchard

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Four-time winner over fences including here (about 2m 3f, good) in 2024; last ran over hurdles when second at Wincanton (about 3m, good to soft) and he returns to this sphere after a couple of errors at Plumpton last month; respected.

7/4

3rd

2

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 157y

Class 5

16:15 Plumpton

West Orchard

11st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Four-time chase winner (2m3f/3m1f) in 2023 and 2024, two of them here, and shaped promisingly on hurdles return in December after a long absence; left behind a below-par run over fences later that month with a short-head defeat at Wincanton (3m1f, good to soft) last month; back up 2lb but needs respecting with course form.

3/1

2nd

5

25th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

14:50 Wincanton

West Orchard

10st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Won three out of four chases in October-December 2024 (including C&D, good to soft; handles softer) and was an encouraging second over hurdles here (about 3m) on his comeback from a year's absence; return to fences didn't go well at Taunton later that month but could bounce back following two months off.

7/2

Form: 609

Last run: 67 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Heavy defeats in three novices; pedigree suggests she could benefit from this step up in trip and yard among the winners so may show improvement on handicap debut; lot to prove but not impossible.
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7th

9

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

13:45 Market Rasen

Bean Norty

10st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

Yet to show any significant promise after six hurdling starts, the last twice in handicaps for current stable (2m3f/2m7f); needs to find a good chunk of improvement from somewhere; 1lb out of the handicap.

16/1

16

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

19:10 Uttoxeter

Bean Norty

10st 3lb

J: John Kington

T: Rebecca Menzies

Modest for Tom Lacey and beaten 60l on first start for Rebecca Menzies at Catterick (2m3f Class 5 mares' handicap) last December; tongue-tie newly applied off a six-month absence; no obvious reason to anticipate an upturn in fortunes.

33/1

11th

14

19th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Bean Norty

10st 4lb

J: William Maggs

T: Rebecca Menzies

Modest form for Tom Lacey; bought for £4,000 in August; no easy task on stable debut on return from a break.

16/1

Form: P97P37 D

Last run: 79 days

W: 10st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Can be considered on his third at Ludlow two starts ago but that's his only solid piece of form in the last year; others more likely.
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No Results Found

Non-runners

Bean Norty, Black Lightning

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Payout
Exacta £50.30
Straight Forecast £43.18
Tricast £269.63
Trifecta £265.90

Selections

RP Ratings:

Caspers Court

The Times:

West Orchard

SPOTLIGHT:

Invincible De Mee

D Express:

Invincible De Mee

The Guardian:

West Orchard

Daily Mirror:

West Orchard

The Star:

West Orchard

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