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15:08 Exeter

Monday 13 January 2025

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Exeter Racecourse Hospitality From 85 Handicap Chase

5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 1f 109y | 7 Runners | Turf

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Mr Grey Sky^p⁴⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K C Bailey| OR: 117| BF

4/1

Won a pair of 2m handicap chases in the early stages of last season but found things tougher in the second half of that campaign and reappearance effort at Ludlow lacked spark. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 11P43-5

Doyouknowwhatimean¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| D

9/4

Scored in the mud at Lingfield and Stratford last winter and ran creditably after 8 months off when third at Newton Abbot in October. Followed that with a poor effort (shaped as though amiss) at Chepstow but it wouldn't be any great surprise were he to get back on track here.

Form: 5311-3P

Golden Whisky^p¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss Eleanor Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 110

6/1

This mark is a lenient one judged on what he showed a couple of seasons back and there were some positives to take from his second run of the present campaign at Leicester where he was third in a 6-runner handicap. However, failed to build on that at the same course recently.

Form: 2PP/735

Polisud^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 100| D

7/2

Fairly useful hurdle/chase winner in France who took advantage of his falling mark in a Newcastle handicap hurdle last spring. Has made the frame all 3 subsequent starts (all over hurdles), including on return/debut for new yard at Lingfield, and he is of strong interest back chasing here.

Form: 63124-4

Passing Kate¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 97

11/4

Gained third handicap hurdle win (all on soft/heavy) when comfortably seeing off 5 rivals on 2m Leicester reappearance early last month. Wasn't in the same form at Chepstow since but there's a good chance that she will take to fences and, if that proves to be the case, this 8-y-o will have a chance.

Form: 1323-18

Valirann Gold^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Ned Fox⁽³⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 81

10/1

Fair chaser who didn't run badly when third at Fontwell (17.8f, soft) on Boxing Day and he faces a stiff task from 8 lb out of the weights.

Form: 323-363

I Love You Sivola^p,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 76

22/1

French recruit who has essentially struggled for this yard and easy to oppose from out of the handicap.

Form: B-P4P55

Forecasts

Doyouknowwhatimean (9/4), Polisud (7/2), Mr Grey Sky (7/2), Passing Kate (4/1), Golden Whisky (8/1), Valirann Gold (14/1), I Love You Sivola (50/1)

POLISUD was sold out of Micky Hammond's yard for only £4,000 but shaped with encouragement on his reappearance for new connections in a Lingfield handicap hurdle last month and makes plenty of appeal with that run under his belt now back over fences. Multiple hurdles winner Passing Kate could be the one to follow the selection home, granted a clear round on this chase debut, while Doyouknowwhatimean is also accorded respect, despite misfiring at Chepstow recently.