14:25 Exeter

Friday 10 March 2023

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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 45.13s

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Caspers Court²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 100| C| D

3/1

Won at Fontwell in June and mostly held his form since, resuming winning ways at Wincanton 3 weeks ago. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 323651

Voyburg^p⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Kai Lenihan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 96| C

9/1

Fair winning hurdler but has failed to complete all 4 starts this season, including tried over fences.

Form: 32-PUPP

Hillsin¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Claire Harris| OR: 96

33/1

Modest maiden for Gavin Cromwell and well held starting out for this yard at Taunton.

Form: P08040

Dark Duomo^p1,t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 88

10/3

No impact in a bumper or a trio of starts over timber thus far, labouring early on in final circuit at Wincanton 62 days ago. However, longer trip may help now sent handicapping with headgear applied for powerful yard.

Form: 8480

Forget You Not^t¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 87| C

14/1

Course winner who got back on scoreboard in 7-runner handicap chase at Exeter (19.2f, good) in October. Not so good at Wincanton since and back over hurdles now.

Form: 4-55314

West Orchard^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 84

11/4

Went like the best horse at the weights but also displayed a far less satisfactory side to his make-up when throwing it all away late on at Fontwell last month. Clearly capable off this sort of mark but comes with risks attached.

Form: PP-444R

Demothi⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Bryony Frost| T: J D Frost| OR: 78

33/1

Placed in points but no better than poor form under Rules so far, pulling up in 21f Hereford handicap chase last time.

Form: P64U-3P

Hazy Dream^h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: M G Nolan| T: J Tickle| OR: 76

7/1

Fair maiden hurdler at his best for Chris Down but well held both starts for this yard after 19 months off.

Form: 7/502-86

Invincible De Mee²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 71

14/1

Showed ability in French bumpers but tailed off in 3 quick novice hurdle runs for new yard in December. Did show a bit more switched to handicaps when third at Ffos Las last month, though that form doesn't amount to much. 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: 8-30003

Non-Runners

Bean Norty⁶⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: T Lacey J: Stan Sheppard

Black Lightning⁷⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 10

T: Georgie Howell J: Page Fuller

Forecasts

West Orchard (11/4), Caspers Court (3/1), Dark Duomo (10/3), Hazy Dream (7/1), Voyburg (9/1), Bean Norty (12/1), Invincible De Mee (14/1), Forget You Not (14/1), Demothi (33/1), Hillsin (33/1), Black Lightning (50/1)

DARK DUOMO should do better now tackling a low-grade staying handicap and is preferred to West Orchard, who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at Fontwell. The likeable Caspers Court also needs considering.