February 23 / 14.33 Exeter

14.33

Soft

My Pension Expert; Your Trusted Advisers Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares” Hdl Final Qual’)

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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My Pension Expert; Your Trusted Advisers Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares” Hdl Final Qual’)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £21.00
  • Place: £7.00

Form: 636

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won a point-to-point bumper in November 2021 then absent for two years; well beaten on her three hurdle starts and has to raise her game on handicap debut, but she's lightly raced and her stable is among the winners.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

25th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

15:15 Leicester

Tilly Toughnut

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Defied a 4lb higher mark over hurdles at Exeter last February; has failed to repeat the form since but this drop in class may prompt a resurgent display; third chase attempt.

9/2

7

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

15:40 Ffos Las

Tilly Toughnut

10st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Henry Daly

8l winner at Exeter (2m, heavy) last February in her first handicap but beaten at least 20l in her three starts since, the latest when switched to fences on reappearance three weeks ago; returns to her winning mark but needs a return to that sort of form.

8/1

7

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

15:40 Ffos Las

Tilly Toughnut

10st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Henry Daly

8l winner at Exeter (2m, heavy) last February in her first handicap but beaten at least 20l in her three starts since, the latest when switched to fences on reappearance three weeks ago; returns to her winning mark but needs a return to that sort of form.

8/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 17-542 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Won last season on first four hurdle starts (1m7f-2m4f, soft/good to soft) before creditable seventh at the Cheltenham Festival; hasn't really shone over fences this term but there have been some fair performances and she may be suited by today's return to hurdling; a possible.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

1

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:50 Kempton

Endless Escape

12st 0lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Ben Clarke

Disappointing favourite returned to chasing last time, extending her losing run; nicely treated on best form but chance largely depends on how well she responds to new headgear.

13/2

6th

1

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:50 Kempton

Endless Escape

12st 0lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Ben Clarke

Disappointing favourite returned to chasing last time, extending her losing run; nicely treated on best form but chance largely depends on how well she responds to new headgear.

13/2

Form: -76417 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Easily made all at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) on February 1; tailed off at Fontwell (2m1f, heavy) last Wednesday when taking on males and something to prove after that, but she's back against mares here and not ruled out.
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3

5th Jun 2024

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

15:10 Newton Abbot

Heure De Gloire

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Has done her winning at about 2m, latest at Ffos Las in February; soundly beaten on last four starts, with moves back up to about 2m4f/3m for last three; her one piece of 3m form was back in January 2022 but she is back 4lb lower than her last winning mark.

14/1

6th

6

15th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Heure De Gloire

11st 8lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Placed over 3m early in career but has done her winning at about 2m, including twice at Ffos Las; modest fourth over 2m4f here most recently; bit to prove back up further in trip.

14/1

6th

6

15th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Heure De Gloire

11st 8lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Placed over 3m early in career but has done her winning at about 2m, including twice at Ffos Las; modest fourth over 2m4f here most recently; bit to prove back up further in trip.

14/1

Form: 7-5118 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
2-2 in handicaps, both over C&D (good to soft) in November, and faced tough task in Wincanton novice three weeks ago after a break (well beaten); unraced on soft/heavy and 10lb higher than for last win, but that form looks particularly strong and her half-sister Singapore Saga won on soft ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

1

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

17:40 Exeter

Asian Spice

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Jimmy Frost

Three of her four wins have come here on good or good to soft, including over this trip; well treated on her form of late 2024; has been well below that level since over both hurdles and fences; back down in grade for this return to hurdles but there's a bit to prove at present.

9/1

6

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 150y

Class 4

14:51 Taunton

Asian Spice

11st 2lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Jimmy Frost

Won twice over hurdles towards the end of 2024 but has lost her way since and things have not gone well in two chase runs (tailed off/unseated) this winter; has something to prove and she's never won over this far.

25/1

6th

9

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:02 Warwick

Asian Spice

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Jimmy Frost

4-15 over hurdles; absent since modest fourth of seven in low-grade Newton Abbot handicap (2mf, good) in May, though, and set a tough assignment on this chasing debut; cheekpieces removed after one use.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4-322 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Placed on all three hurdle starts (1m7f/2m, soft/good to soft), most recently over C&D; not obviously well treated off her opening mark but she's unexposed and her dam was useful, so she's open to improvement.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

23rd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:33 Exeter

Dolly Delightful

11st 3lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Placed on all three hurdle starts (1m7f/2m, soft/good to soft), most recently over C&D; not obviously well treated off her opening mark but she's unexposed and her dam was useful, so she's open to improvement.

100/30

2nd

3

31st Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

15:15 Exeter

Dolly Delightful

11st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

prominent, not fluent 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and outpaced approaching last, kept on run-in, no match for winner

11/8

Form: 2-2391 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Point and bumper winner who got off the mark at the fourth attempt over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at Chepstow (2m, heavy) last month; could play another leading role on this handicap debut.
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9

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

16:30 Kelso

Chosen Hero

10st 10lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Sole success over hurdles came in January 2024 when trained by Archie Watson; she has offered little in three runs for current yard and it's easy to look elsewhere.

50/1

13

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:11 Hexham

Chosen Hero

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

On a long losing sequence and offered little in two runs for her new handler, pulled up in 2m4f handicap at Leicester in January; now tongue tied first time; easy to look elsewhere.

33/1

5

20th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

16:02 Leicester

Chosen Hero

11st 7lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Left Archie Watson after string of disappointing runs last season and dropped out very tamely on last month's stable debut at Carlisle (2m1f, soft); needs to turn a corner.

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £72.80
Straight Forecast £59.18
Trifecta £297.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Dolly Delightful

LAMBOURN:

Chosen Hero

SPOTLIGHT:

Asian Spice

RP RATINGS:

Heure De Gloire

The Times:

Dolly Delightful

D Express:

Dolly Delightful

The Sun:

Dolly Delightful

The Star:

Dolly Delightful

Telegraph:

Chosen Hero

Daily Mail:

Chosen Hero

Daily Record:

Chosen Hero

WEST COUNTRY:

Asian Spice

The Guardian:

Asian Spice

Daily Mirror:

Asian Spice

TOPSPEED:

Heure De Gloire