15:05 Exeter

Tuesday 21 March 2017

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Higos Insurance Services Plymstock Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 2f 111y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 4m 51.7s
1st
Horse silk
14
11/2f
T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan
Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 6th, 2nd before 3 out, led last, stayed on well op 15/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
5
9/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Prominent, led before 3 out, went right and mistake 2 out, not fluent and headed last, held flat op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
9
12/1
T: David DennisJ: Adrian Heskin
Held up, closed 3rd, 3rd and beaten 3 out, stayed on same pace tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
1
9/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan (3)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost a few places after 3rd, 8th and struggling on bend before 3 out, soon well beaten
5th
Horse silk
7
7
8/1
T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath
Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th on bend before 3 out, soon well held op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
10
14/1
T: Nick MitchellJ: T E Whelan
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, not much room after 3rd, lost place 6th, well beaten 9th on bend before 3 out op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
14/1
T: Miss L BlackfordJ: James Best
Tracked leaders, ridden 4th, lost place after next, rallied from next, 5th bend before 3 out, soon well held
8th
Horse silk
13
11
40/1
T: Mrs L J YoungJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Always towards rear
9th
Horse silk
3
4
33/1
T: S ThomasJ: R P McLernon
Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
6/1
T: R WoollacottJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division, headway on inside after 5th, lost place after next, 10th and weakening on bend before 3 out op 15/2
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
16/1
T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (7)
Prominent, ridden and lost place after 6th, well beaten before next op 18/1
12th
Horse silk
27
8
9/1
T: T SymondsJ: R Johnson
Towards rear on outside, mistake 5th, ridden and struggling after next op 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore
Took keen hold, mid-division, not much room 1st, closed 6th, 7th and weakening on bend before 3 out, soon pulled up op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
12
16/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (5)
Reluctant to line up, in rear, struggling after 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£1.90, £2.80, £5.40EX:£60.10Trifecta:£799.10Tricast:£579.50SF:£54.55Swingers:£13.40, £23.50, £5.10

Forecasts

Galactic Power (11/2), The Kings Writ (6/1), Steel City (8/1), Magical Thomas (8/1), Boy In A Bentley (9/1), Martabot (9/1), Straits Of Messina (9/1), Rebel Beat (12/1), Lough Derg Mystery (14/1), Steel Express (14/1), Baccalaureate (16/1), Orion's Might (16/1), Torhousemuir (33/1), Jigsaw Financial (40/1)

Verdict

Baccalaurate has been in good heart lately and has come from off the pace to produce two excellent runs at this track. The extra distance can help but preference is for MAGICAL THOMAS who gets the ground he needs for his handicap debut. His Flat form suggests he is capable of more than has been seen thus far and his astute trainer has found what appears to be an uncompetitive race.. Galactic Power is only 3lb higher than when scoring last time. The form is not strong but he should be seen to better effect around here on more suitable ground.
  1. Magical Thomas
  2. Baccalaureate
  3. Galactic Power

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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