Haldon Forest Handicap Chase – Exeter

Exeter

13:50

Haldon Forest Handicap Chase

Date 2023-11-20

Distance 3m54y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Winning Time 6m 32.00s (slow by 48.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Turgeon (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	4/1J	Won
2nd	No Hubs No Hoobs (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	15/2	2.75
3rd	Leissieres Express (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	9/2	2
4th	Moorland Rambler (GB) David Noonan · Jane Williams	4/1J	8
5th	Imperial Joe (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Tim Dennis	8/1	1.75
6th	Tudors Treasure (GB) Ben Jones · Robert Stephens	11/1	2
7th	Mormon (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Richard Mitford-Slade	33/1	16
8th	Valirann Gold (IRE) Richard Patrick · Harriet Brown	40/1	14
9th	My Girl Katie (IRE) Conor Ring · Grace Harris	6/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Behind The Curtain (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	25/1
P.U.	Captain Tommy (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	12/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Leissieres Express Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	158	—	948P-2	100	116	102	22d	—	—	+4	23.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Promising second on chase debut at Wincanton and could continue to progress over fences
1	King Turgeon Grey J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	170	tp	7164-2	112	121	95	12d	—	—	+7	26.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bumped into rejuvenated winner when clear second on recent reappearance at Chepstow
8	My Girl Katie Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	159	—	234-64	101	106	92	14d	—	—	+4	16.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well handicapped on hurdle form but needs to better what she's shown on her two chase runs
5	Moorland Rambler Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	163	—	3177-4	105	113	31	27d	—	—	+6	16.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Untested at this trip but it's worth a go and sole win over hurdles came here; interesting
7	No Hubs No Hoobs Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	160	t	P1F33-	102	113	98	223d	—	—	+13	22.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Inconsistent last term but reappears with yard in fine form and he's a contender
4	Imperial Joe Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	165	—	1612-4	107	110	105	187d	—	—	+8	16.8	1.75/1	8 13%
Two 2m7f wins last season after being upped in trip; could have more to offer this term
2	Captain Tommy Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	170	tp	266153	112	118	100	45d	—	—	+19	25.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Won at Worcester in August but well beaten the next twice and needs to bounce back
11	Tudors Treasure Bay J:Ben Jones T:Robert Stephens	J:Ben Jones T:Robert Stephens	142	—	PP2P7-	84	111	63	206d	—	—	+5	10.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Three-time course winner but this 12yo ran well just once last season; out of the handicap
3	Behind The Curtain Brown J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	167	—	8/254/	109	-	-	1096d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.75/1	28 4%
Huge absence to defy on chase debut but given chance by handicapper; market check advised
10	Valirann Gold Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Harriet Brown	J:Richard Patrick T:Harriet Brown	146	t	1333-9	88	115	79	13d	—	—	+7	10.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Won over 2m in January but there are questions marks regarding stamina and current form
6	Mormon Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Richard Mitford-Slade	J:Micheal Nolan T:Richard Mitford-Slade	163	tp	45P4P-	105	112	89	223d	—	—	+12	14.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Reappears having had wind op but last season's form was patchy; others are more compelling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Leissieres Express	3	10/3	3	3	10/3
King Turgeon	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
My Girl Katie	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Moorland Rambler	6	7	7	7	7
No Hubs No Hoobs	8	7	7	7	15/2
Imperial Joe	8	8	8	8	8
Captain Tommy	14	14	14	14	14
Tudors Treasure	14	12	12	12	12
Behind The Curtain	28	25	25	22	22
Valirann Gold	33	25	25	25	25
Mormon	40	28	28	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

King Turgeon

26.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.6

7/2

2nd

Captain Tommy

25.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Leissieres Express

23.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

No Hubs No Hoobs

22.9

OR: 13 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Moorland Rambler

16.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Imperial Joe

16.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

My Girl Katie

16.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Behind The Curtain

15.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Mormon

14.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Tudors Treasure

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0.7 Odds: 1.7

Valirann Gold

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Turgeon	112	121	95
Captain Tommy	112	118	100
Behind The Curtain	109	—	—
Imperial Joe	107	110	105
Moorland Rambler	105	113	31
Mormon	105	112	89
No Hubs No Hoobs	102	113	98
My Girl Katie	101	106	92
Leissieres Express	100	116	102
Valirann Gold	88	115	79
Tudors Treasure	84	111	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Turgeon	12d ago	Quick return
Valirann Gold	13d ago	Quick return
My Girl Katie	14d ago	Fit
Leissieres Express	22d ago	Fit
Moorland Rambler	27d ago	Fit
Captain Tommy	45d ago	Fit
Imperial Joe	187d ago	Long break
Tudors Treasure	206d ago	Long break
No Hubs No Hoobs	223d ago	Long break
Mormon	223d ago	Long break
Behind The Curtain	1096d ago	Long break