March 10 / 16.10 Exeter

16.10 Exeter

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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Prize money: £4752.9
2m 7f 25y
Class 4
8 runners

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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

OUR TIP

1st

Armchair Farmer

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

4/1 (Won)

Win: £4.60
Place: £1.50

Form: 6-3212 BF

Last run: 91 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict

Made the most of a good opening to win at Huntingdon in November (made all) and beaten by a subsequent winner on handicap debut the following month; not seen since but stays well and possibly still capable of better.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 1	17th Mar 2023 Good 3m 0f 84y Class 4	16:00 Doncaster Armchair Farmer 12st 0lb J: Paddy Brennan T: Fergal O’Brien	Won a three-runner maiden at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) in November and showed improved form when easily winning on his handicap debut at Exeter (2m7f, good) last Friday; he's well treated under a 7lb penalty and should be tough to beat if conditions suit (unproven on ground slower than good).	15/8
1st 3	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Armchair Farmer 11st 11lb J: Connor Brace T: Fergal O’Brien	prominent, led after 1st, clear when hit 8th, went further clear before 9th	4/1
2nd 4	9th Dec 2022 Good 3m 0f 84y Class 4	13:40 Doncaster Armchair Farmer 11st 6lb J: Connor Brace T: Fergal O’Brien	Off the mark on his third attempt over hurdles when making all in a Huntingdon maiden (3m1f, good) on his return last month; that was a good opportunity in a small field but he won easily and is open to more progress on this handicap debut; key player.	9/4

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2nd

17th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

12st 0lb

Won a three-runner maiden at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) in November and showed improved form when easily winning on his handicap debut at Exeter (2m7f, good) last Friday; he's well treated under a 7lb penalty and should be tough to beat if conditions suit (unproven on ground slower than good).

15/8

1st

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

11st 11lb

prominent, led after 1st, clear when hit 8th, went further clear before 9th

4/1

2nd

9th Dec 2022

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

11st 6lb

Off the mark on his third attempt over hurdles when making all in a Huntingdon maiden (3m1f, good) on his return last month; that was a good opportunity in a small field but he won easily and is open to more progress on this handicap debut; key player.

9/4

2nd

Scamallach Liath

J: Tom Cannon

T: Oliver Sherwood

9/2

Place: £1.70

Form: 33 BF

Last run: 93 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict

Irish point winner and produced two very solid efforts in novice hurdles (2m4f+) at the end of last year; opening handicap mark doesn't look punitive and could make his presence felt if ready after three months off.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 2	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Scamallach Liath 12st 0lb J: Tom Cannon T: Oliver Sherwood	in touch with leaders, lost ground after 7th, not fluent 8th	9/2
3rd 10	7th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 4	13:15 Leicester Scamallach Liath 11st 0lb J: Jonathan Burke T: Oliver Sherwood	midfield	7/2
3rd 7	14th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 2m 4f 114y Class 4	13:10 Plumpton Scamallach Liath 11st 0lb J: Daryl Jacob T: Oliver Sherwood	The form of his Irish point win (3m, soft) in April looks all the better now with the second having done particularly well in bumpers; stable buoyed by a winner at Cheltenham on Saturday and he could be interesting.	9/2

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2nd

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

12st 0lb

in touch with leaders, lost ground after 7th, not fluent 8th

9/2

3rd

7th Dec 2022

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

11st 0lb

midfield

7/2

3rd

14th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

11st 0lb

The form of his Irish point win (3m, soft) in April looks all the better now with the second having done particularly well in bumpers; stable buoyed by a winner at Cheltenham on Saturday and he could be interesting.

9/2

3rd

Langley Hundred

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Philip Hobbs

6/1

Place: £2.30

Form: 3-211P CD

Last run: 69 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict

C&D and Ludlow winner in November and soft ground probably to blame when pulled up at Warwick next time; no surprise to see him return to form with regular partner Elizabeth Gale still able to claim 10lb.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 1	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Langley Hundred 12st 0lb J: Elizabeth Gale T: Philip Hobbs	in touch with leaders	6/1
12	31st Dec 2022 Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 4	13:35 Warwick Langley Hundred 11st 3lb J: Elizabeth Gale T: Philip Hobbs	Progressive 5yo who won at Exeter (2m7f, good) and Ludlow (3m, good to soft) under Elizabeth Gale in November; up in grade and not certain to be suited by the slower ground but still enters calculations.	4/1
1st 2	21st Nov 2022 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5	14:10 Ludlow Langley Hundred 11st 12lb J: Elizabeth Gale T: Philip Hobbs	midfield, headway after 4 out, disputed lead 3 out, led and ridden 2 out, clear when mistake last, kept on run-in	13/8

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3rd

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

12st 0lb

in touch with leaders

6/1

31st Dec 2022

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

11st 3lb

Progressive 5yo who won at Exeter (2m7f, good) and Ludlow (3m, good to soft) under Elizabeth Gale in November; up in grade and not certain to be suited by the slower ground but still enters calculations.

4/1

1st

21st Nov 2022

Good

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

11st 12lb

midfield, headway after 4 out, disputed lead 3 out, led and ridden 2 out, clear when mistake last, kept on run-in

13/8

4th

Blue Shark

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo O’Neill

9/4

Form: 011111

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Completed a five-timer (all at around 2m4f) with a narrow but decisive Huntingdon win 15 days ago; tends not to do more than necessary and, while a new trip on a stiff course asks another question of him, he may well prove up to the task.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 4	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Blue Shark 11st 10lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo O’Neill	in rear, headway from 7th	9/4
1st 2	23rd Feb 2023 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5	15:25 Huntingdon Blue Shark 12st 0lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo O’Neill	Unbeaten in four since stepped up to this sort of trip and, not the first time, only seemed to do enough last time at Wetherby (2m3f, soft); has another 6lb to contend with and his improvement has come with some juice underfoot, but still an obvious contender.	13/8
1st 3	26th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 5	14:00 Wetherby Blue Shark 11st 12lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo O’Neill	midfield	7/2

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4th

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

11st 10lb

in rear, headway from 7th

9/4

1st

23rd Feb 2023

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

12st 0lb

Unbeaten in four since stepped up to this sort of trip and, not the first time, only seemed to do enough last time at Wetherby (2m3f, soft); has another 6lb to contend with and his improvement has come with some juice underfoot, but still an obvious contender.

13/8

1st

26th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

11st 12lb

midfield

7/2

5th

Kingsmill Gin

J: James Best

T: Jackie Du Plessis

25/1

Form: 5-3U34

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict

Chase winner; no more than reasonable efforts over fences this season and now makes her first start over hurdles since February 2021.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 7	26th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5	14:17 Exeter Kingsmill Gin 10st 3lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	Only 1-19 under rules, 1-11 as a chaser; below par back over hurdles last time but had been running okay in this discipline, notably when beaten about 9l into fourth here on her final attempt when 2m3f would have been on the sharp side; can make her presence felt off a fair mark.	9/1
5th 8	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Kingsmill Gin 10st 2lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 7th, pushed along and got behind after 9th	25/1
4th 10	1st Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 4	14:45 Exeter Kingsmill Gin 10st 2lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	Sole win (17 races) was over 3m2f on good to soft at Taunton in December 2021; running creditably this season (3m/3m2f) but the step back down in trip asks a big question.	7/1

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7th

26th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

10st 3lb

Only 1-19 under rules, 1-11 as a chaser; below par back over hurdles last time but had been running okay in this discipline, notably when beaten about 9l into fourth here on her final attempt when 2m3f would have been on the sharp side; can make her presence felt off a fair mark.

9/1

5th

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

10st 2lb

towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 7th, pushed along and got behind after 9th

25/1

4th

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 4

10st 2lb

Sole win (17 races) was over 3m2f on good to soft at Taunton in December 2021; running creditably this season (3m/3m2f) but the step back down in trip asks a big question.

7/1

6th

Jen’s Georgie

J: Danny Burton

T: Samuel Drinkwater

20/1

Form: 272-P5

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict

Narrowly beaten in a Wetherby maiden event a year ago but hasn't cut much ice in two handicaps this season, the latest in a tongue-strap.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6th 6	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Jen’s Georgie 11st 1lb J: Danny Burton T: Samuel Drinkwater	held up in rear, not fluent 1st, not fluent 6th, headway before 8th, pushed along and got behind after 9th	20/1
5th 6	4th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 173y Class 3	13:10 Sandown Jen’s Georgie 10st 6lb J: Robert Dunne T: Samuel Drinkwater	raced in last, not fluent 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened	25/1
2	24th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 4	14:28 Kelso Jen’s Georgie 11st 10lb J: Robert Dunne T: Samuel Drinkwater	Unexposed sort whose best effort came over 2m5f on heavy at Wetherby when last seen in early March; raised 6lb but may be capable of better this season.	3/1

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6th

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

11st 1lb

held up in rear, not fluent 1st, not fluent 6th, headway before 8th, pushed along and got behind after 9th

20/1

5th

4th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 173y

Class 3

10st 6lb

raced in last, not fluent 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

25/1

24th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

11st 10lb

Unexposed sort whose best effort came over 2m5f on heavy at Wetherby when last seen in early March; raised 6lb but may be capable of better this season.

3/1

7th

Seymour Promise

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

7/2

Form: P0-222

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict

Maiden; knocking on the door in recent starts and looked likely to win at Warwick two weeks ago (3m2f), only to succumb late on; this trip could prove ideal and likely to be in the shake-up again.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 7	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Seymour Promise 10st 13lb J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard	jumped left throughout, led, not fluent 1st, soon headed but prominent, lost ground before 9th	7/2
2nd 7	24th Feb 2023 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5	14:00 Warwick Seymour Promise 11st 3lb J: Mr Liam Trott T: Joe Tizzard	prominent	7/2
2nd 13	2nd Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 5	13:30 Wincanton Seymour Promise 11st 0lb J: Mr Liam Trott T: Joe Tizzard	Tongue tied on last two starts, with cheekpieces on latest; the latter was his best result, staying on into 13l second of 17 here (1m7f, good to soft); needs better but looks bred for this step back up in trip.	10/1

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7th

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

10st 13lb

jumped left throughout, led, not fluent 1st, soon headed but prominent, lost ground before 9th

7/2

2nd

24th Feb 2023

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

11st 3lb

prominent

7/2

2nd

2nd Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

11st 0lb

Tongue tied on last two starts, with cheekpieces on latest; the latter was his best result, staying on into 13l second of 17 here (1m7f, good to soft); needs better but looks bred for this step back up in trip.

10/1

Sam’s The Man

J: Conor Ring

T: Alexandra Dunn

40/1

Form: -P36PP

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict

Maiden; no great promise on last month's stable debut at Taunton; cheekpieces return but others look far more obvious.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	10th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 4	16:10 Exeter Sam’s The Man 11st 1lb J: Conor Ring T: Alexandra Dunn	in rear, shaken up before 4th, not fluent 7th, pushed along and got well behind before 8th, pulled up back straight	40/1
2	21st Feb 2023 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5	14:00 Taunton Sam’s The Man 12st 0lb J: Conor Ring T: Alexandra Dunn	Maiden; not badly treated on 2m7f handicap form in November but that was his best effort by some way this winter; pulled up over fences on final start for Katy Price and risky for new yard with cheekpieces discarded.	16/1
5	23rd Jan 2023 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5	16:00 Ffos Las Sam’s The Man 11st 9lb J: Fergus Gillard T: Katy Price	Inconsistent maiden over hurdles and doesn't look straightforward; best effort this season when third at Chepstow (2m7f) on penultimate run; chance largely depends on how well he takes to fences.	9/1

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10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

11st 1lb

in rear, shaken up before 4th, not fluent 7th, pushed along and got well behind before 8th, pulled up back straight

40/1

21st Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

12st 0lb

Maiden; not badly treated on 2m7f handicap form in November but that was his best effort by some way this winter; pulled up over fences on final start for Katy Price and risky for new yard with cheekpieces discarded.

16/1

23rd Jan 2023

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

11st 9lb

Inconsistent maiden over hurdles and doesn't look straightforward; best effort this season when third at Chepstow (2m7f) on penultimate run; chance largely depends on how well he takes to fences.

9/1