14:47 Exeter

Friday 21 February 2020

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Be Wiser Insurance Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 5m 1.7s

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Selected odds by:

Butterwick Brook³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 122| D

7/2

Built on some promising efforts when winning by a head in a 2m3f novice contest at Taunton (heavy) last month. Penalised for that victory and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 0431

Big Bresil³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

10/1

Placed in a point-to-point in Ireland and ran well when 12L second in a 2m1f bumper on heavy ground when making his Rules debut here last month. Interesting contender on debut over hurdles.

Form: 2-2

Captain Aulmes⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

100/1

Bumper winner on good ground in France in October 2016 but was unraced for Dan Skelton and has finished well held in a couple of Chepstow maiden hurdle races since joining this stable.

Form: 1/98

Danny Kirwan⁴²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

4/7

Impressive bumper winner at Kempton (2m, good) in February 2018 and placed twice in novice hurdles later that year including behind the classy Angels Breath in a Grade 2 at Ascot (soft) over an extended 1m7f. Strong claims on return from an absence.

Form: 110/22-

Freddy Fanatapan³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: W S Kittow

100/1

Showed ability in good-to-firm ground bumper over 1m5f here in October 2018 but has struggled in three subsequent starts including over hurdles twice this campaign. Others make more appeal.

Form: 39-09

Gorcombe's Rascal³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: J D Frost

200/1

Placed in a point-to-point at Woodford (3m, good-to-soft) in January 2018 but disappointed in that sphere thereafter and was pulled up over 2m1f on Rules debut here last month.

Form: P38P/P

Honest Exchange⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: C L Tizzard

8/1

Dual point-to-point winner over 3m at Tinahely in Ireland including by 6L on soft ground in November. Purchased for £45,000 at the sales the following month and market support would be notable on Rules debut.

Form: 5121

Into The Woods^t1⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D PipeWS

40/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points last spring and has had wind surgery since pulling up over an extended 2m5f at Wincanton (good-to-soft) on hurdling debut in November. Tongue tie tried for the first time.

Form: 6P-220P

Lamanver Storm³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: T Lacey

40/1

Decent fifth in a soft ground 2m bumper at Chepstow in December but struggled on heavy ground over 2m1f here subsequently. Others hold more obvious claims on hurdling debut.

Form: 957

Legende de Minuit⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

33/1

Pulled up over an extended 2m5f at Wincanton (soft) on hurdling debut early last month and tongue tie worn for the first time that day is left off on this occasion.

Form: 5P

Percy Pops^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland

7/1

Left previous efforts behind when finishing third in a heavy ground 2m3f novice hurdle at Taunton last time out. Interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: 0/6873

Royal Martian⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

200/1

Well held 60L eighth when making his debut in a 2m1f bumper on soft ground here at the start of last month. Probably best watched on first start over hurdles.

Form: 8

Ioweu²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr

200/1

Five race maiden has finished well held in both starts over hurdles to date most recently when beaten 74L in finishing 13th in a novice contest over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (soft) just over three weeks ago.

Form: 7/5800

Forecasts

Danny Kirwan (4/7), Butterwick Brook (7/2), Percy Pops (7/1), Honest Exchange (8/1), Big Bresil (10/1), Legende de Minuit (33/1), Lamanver Storm (40/1), Into The Woods (40/1), Captain Aulmes (100/1), Freddy Fanatapan (100/1), Royal Martian (200/1), Gorcombe's Rascal (200/1), Ioweu (200/1)

DANNY KIRWAN showed good form over hurdles when placed in Graded company in late 2018 and representing a top stable he should be fit for his return from over a year off the track. The selection sets the standard on form and he is taken to get the better of Big Bresil who is making his hurdling debut while third place can go the way of Butterwick Brook who was a winner over hurdles at Taunton on his most recent appearance.