April 11 / 13.15 Exeter

13.15

Good To Soft

Poppy Dotty And The Fencing Centre Novices’ Selling Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 2m 2f 111y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Poppy Dotty And The Fencing Centre Novices’ Selling Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 203448

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Has yet to find any consistency and hasn't offered much in her two handicaps (soft an excuse last time), but she ran okay behind decent mares on her first two runs over hurdles; disappointing if she fails to play a part at this level; visor is a first.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

23rd May 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:00 Huntingdon

Symphorine

11st 12lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Responded well to first-time visor when winning Exeter seller (2m2f, good) last month but was safely held when back in a handicap a fortnight later and her overall profile remains unconvincing.

12/1

6th

7

27th Apr 2023

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

17:20 Taunton

Symphorine

11st 9lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Justified favouritism in a seller at Exeter (2m2f, good; visor added) two weeks ago but she didn't have to run up to her best in that race and this is much tougher back in a competitive handicap; has some work to do.

8/1

1st

6

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

13:15 Exeter

Symphorine

10st 10lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Has yet to find any consistency and hasn't offered much in her two handicaps (soft an excuse last time), but she ran okay behind decent mares on her first two runs over hurdles; disappointing if she fails to play a part at this level; visor is a first.

2/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 041572

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
40-1 winner at Lingfield (2m handicap, good to soft) in December but that's beginning to look a flash in the pan; his latest second at Fontwell was remote; being demoted into a seller can only help matters, along with the return of cheekpieces.
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13th

4

12th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

16:00 Exeter

Happy Company

11st 13lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: John O’Shea

Capable handicapper at this level but has run moderately on the Flat and over jumps on either side of a three-month absence; others safer.

14/1

6th

1

24th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:05 Fontwell

Happy Company

12st 0lb

J: Ned Fox

T: John O’Shea

Won at Lingfield in December and did so under Ned Fox in five-runner race over this C&D (good to firm) in May; ran poorly in a Flat run last time but that was just one day after his win here and is best forgiven; probably needs to improve on his British hurdles form.

5/1

10th

9

(11)

29th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

14:30 Leicester

Happy Company

9st 0lb

J: Rhiain Ingram

T: John O’Shea

Added to his three Flat wins in Ireland when scoring over hurdles in December; respectable second in a selling hurdle at Exeter (2m2f, good) last month and he's not ruled out off a dangerous mark back in this sphere following another hurdle win at Fontwell yesterday.

12/1

Form: 086PP

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
No more than minor promise when a 27l sixth in a maiden hurdle at Hereford, his best run to date; still has low mileage and running in his first seller, but hard to be at all confident; visor replaces cheekpieces.
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10

22nd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Dirk Gently

10st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

prominent, not fluent 13th, soon lost position, pulled up before 15th

20/1

11th

3

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Dirk Gently

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

13-race maiden who was a fair fourth over fences at Uttoxeter (3m, good) last month but improvement is needed to get off the mark in this.

20/1

5th

10

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:53 Worcester

Dirk Gently

11st 1lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

A maiden after 12 starts but came second in 2m4f chase here last summer (good) and also ran well when upped to 3m at Uttoxeter (good) three weeks ago; makes more appeal than some of these.

11/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Left David Menuisier for 3,500gns after finishing down the field in a 1m6f Class 6 on the AW; limited appeal.
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0

7

30th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:55 Chepstow

Defferella

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Joe Ponting

Minor promise in a handful of Flat starts; well held in an Exeter seller on hurdle debut and she was too far back in a 2m3f maiden hurdle here last April to make a case on return from a layoff.

66/1

8th

12

28th Apr 2023

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:45 Chepstow

Defferella

10st 10lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Joe Ponting

Modest maiden at best in her six Flat starts, the first five for David Menuisier; 150-1, low-level form when fourth of seven in a seller at Exeter (2m2f, good) on recent hurdling debut.

66/1

4th

7

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

13:15 Exeter

Defferella

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Joe Ponting

Left David Menuisier for 3,500gns after finishing down the field in a 1m6f Class 6 on the AW; limited appeal.

66/1

Form: -0P744 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced; took a big step forward for her new yard when keeping-on fourth of eight in steadily run 2m4f Leicester handicap and, although beaten further, she posted the same RPR when favourite at Huntingdon; all her form is on soft or heavy ground but she should be dangerous down into a seller.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

5

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

13:15 Exeter

Fortune Cookie

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

Lightly raced; took a big step forward for her new yard when keeping-on fourth of eight in steadily run 2m4f Leicester handicap and, although beaten further, she posted the same RPR when favourite at Huntingdon; all her form is on soft or heavy ground but she should be dangerous down into a seller.

6/1

4th

5

15th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

15:50 Huntingdon

Fortune Cookie

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Lightly raced ex-Irish maiden who took a big step forward for her new yard when keeping-on fourth of eight in steadily run 2m4f Leicester handicap six weeks ago; she appeals as the sort to do better still granted a stiffer test of stamina so merits serious consideration eased 1lb.

11/4

4th

5

1st Feb 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

Fortune Cookie

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

Ex-Irish; hasn't made much of an impression, albeit with some mitigating circumstances (slightly hampered last time), in two starts for Henry Oliver; others are more obvious but she shouldn't be written off just yet; easing mark.

33/1

Form: B32732

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
10yo maiden but at least competitive the last twice in handicap and selling company; seems to have a preference for softer ground but not far away.
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10th

7

6th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

13:35 Market Rasen

Captain Jack

11st 9lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: James Evans

held up in rear

4/1

2nd

6

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:22 Market Rasen

Captain Jack

11st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: James Evans

18-race maiden; some fair form, including last time when third over 2m2f here (good); back after a break on this stable debut with no headgear (has been tried in cheekpieces and a tongue-tie); probably best watched.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: U5-451

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Winning form over 3m as a chaser but was running moderately in that discipline before returning to form back over hurdles in a 2m3f seller at Wetherby (good to soft), which he won by 3l; can pick holes in the form but clearly a contender on the back of that.
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5

1st Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 123y

Class 4

20:15 Market Rasen

First Class Return

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Not so good over the last two years; took a moderate Wetherby seller (2m4f, good to soft) on penultimate start but didn't get far (fell) on his return to fences at Exeter next time; well handicapped on old form.

6/1

2

22nd May 2023

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

16:20 Ffos Las

First Class Return

11st 8lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

1

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

13:15 Exeter

First Class Return

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Winning form over 3m as a chaser but was running moderately in that discipline before returning to form back over hurdles in a 2m3f seller at Wetherby (good to soft), which he won by 3l; can pick holes in the form but clearly a contender on the back of that.

5/2

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Payout
Exacta £21.00
Straight Forecast £21.13
Trifecta £292.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Symphorine

Telegraph:

First Class Return

The Times:

Captain Jack

WEST COUNTRY:

Happy Company

RP Ratings:

Symphorine

POSTDATA:

Symphorine

D Express:

Symphorine

The Sun:

Symphorine

The Star:

Symphorine

The Guardian:

First Class Return

Daily Mail:

First Class Return

Daily Record:

First Class Return

Daily Mirror:

Captain Jack