Brett Martin Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Exeter

Exeter

16:10

Brett Martin Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-08

Distance 2m161y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 4m 17.40s (slow by 27.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Loverdose (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	4/1	Won
2nd	Queen Of Steel (GB) Isabelle Ryder · Mark Usher	13/2	3.5
3rd	My Granny Lily (GB) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	7/2	14
4th	Killigarth (GB) David Bass · Kim Bailey	8/1	32
5th	Parish Star (IRE) James Davies · Nigel Hawke	66/1	6
6th	Inion Tiogair (IRE) Conor Ring · Grace Harris	16/1	3.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Activist (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	13/8F
P.U.	Spice Heaven (GB) Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	66/1

Runners (8)

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
1	Activist Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	170	p	556211	101	102	82	8d	—	—	+10	42.3	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Bids for a quickfire hat-trick; ahead of the assessor despite carrying a double penalty
5	Loverdose Chestnut J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	148	p	908	79	88	56	73d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Flat winner in France; well beaten in novice hurdles but may do better in handicaps
6	My Granny Lily Bay J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	146	p	33-4F1	77	100	72	36d	—	—	-3	10.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Opened her account at Ffos Las last month and may build on that success
7	Queen Of Steel Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Mark Usher	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Mark Usher	142	—	2P735	83	98	74	23d	—	—	+3	14	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Return to 2m looks a plus but still seeking first win; 0-15 overall
3	Killigarth Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	157	—	605	88	82	45	41d	—	—	+2	12.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Out of a dual hurdles winner for his stable; likely to improve now handicapping
2	Inion Tiogair Brown J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	168	—	-735PP	99	98	76	30d	—	—	+9	13.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Inconsistent since her bumper success; had wind surgery since last run
4	Spice Heaven Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	156	h	00-95P	87	94	-	14d	—	—	+8	9.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Appeared to show some promise over C&D two outings back; handicap debut
8	Parish Star Bay J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	142	p	4U7P67	83	98	57	31d	—	—	+7	8.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Holds weak claims on form; again out of the weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Activist	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Loverdose	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
My Granny Lily	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Queen Of Steel	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Killigarth	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Inion Tiogair	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Spice Heaven	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Parish Star	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Activist

42.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 10

6/4

2nd

Queen Of Steel

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Inion Tiogair

13.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Killigarth

12.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Loverdose

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

My Granny Lily

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Spice Heaven

9.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Parish Star

8.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Activist	101	102	82
Inion Tiogair	99	98	76
Killigarth	88	82	45
Spice Heaven	87	94	—
Queen Of Steel	83	98	74
Parish Star	83	98	57
Loverdose	79	88	56
My Granny Lily	77	100	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Activist	8d ago	Quick return
Spice Heaven	14d ago	Fit
Queen Of Steel	23d ago	Fit
Inion Tiogair	30d ago	Fit
Parish Star	31d ago	Fit
My Granny Lily	36d ago	Fit
Killigarth	41d ago	Fit
Loverdose	73d ago	Fresh