Exeter Novices' Selling Hurdle – Exeter

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Exeter Novices' Selling Hurdle

Date 2024-03-25

Distance 2m2f111y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,085

Winning Time 5m 9.25s (slow by 52.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Foxey (GB) Lewis Stones · Olly Murphy	11/8F	Won
2nd	Hard Rain (IRE) Miss Brodie Hampson · Archie Watson	100/30	4
3rd	Mermaids Cave (IRE) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	100/30	.5
4th	Nick The Greek (GB) Fergus Gregory · Jake Thomas Coulson	9/2	16
5th	Far Away West (IRE) Harry Reed · Daisy Hitchins	50/1	.5
6th	My Mate Polly (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Bill Turner	80/1	1.25

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
3	Foxey Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	157	—	/51217	102	114	103	58d	—	—	+2	36.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Tailed off latest but on heavy; 2 wins towards end of 2023; leading claims if back on song
7	Mermaids Cave Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	150	—	602098	95	109	91	118d	—	—	-6	20.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Ex-Irish who has shown some ability; makes stable debut; others are more compelling
2	Nick The Greek Bay J:Fergus Gregory T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Fergus Gregory T:Jake Thomas Coulson	162	—	F4-671	103	104	95	36d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Lightly raced 5yo who won on last month's stable debut; major player if confirming promise
1	Hard Rain Bay J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	J:Miss Brodie Hampson(3) T:Archie Watson	162	p	232064	106	112	99	17d	—	—	+3	21.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Strong claims on last year's Irish form and this drop in grade could trigger a revival
5	Far Away West Brown J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	150	h	U6-	-	-	-	368d	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Showed little last March on first two starts (point/bumper) and absent since
8	My Mate Polly Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	142	—	8087	-	81	44	18d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten at triple-figure odds on all three starts and is very hard to fancy
NR	Millford Sound Bay J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	157	b	/584/P	95	-	-	40d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Pulled up on last month's stable debut when back from a long absence; others preferred
NR	I'm Too Tired Bay J:Luke Scott(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Scott(5) T:Jennie Candlish	150	p	323313	102	112	98	15d	—	—	—	26.4	—	—
Below par the last twice but won at Sedgefield in January; possible contender

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Foxey	13/8	13/8	11/8	6/4	6/4
Mermaids Cave	5/2	5/2	3/1	5/2	5/2
Nick The Greek	4/1	4/1	10/3	7/2	7/2
Hard Rain	4/1	9/2	10/3	9/2	4/1
Far Away West	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	28/1
My Mate Polly	66/1	66/1	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

Foxey

36.1

OR: 13 Form: 12.5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

I'm Too Tired

26.4

OR: 13 Form: 13.4 Odds: 0

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3rd

Hard Rain

21.3

OR: 14 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Mermaids Cave

20.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8

3/1

Nick The Greek

18.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Millford Sound

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Far Away West

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

My Mate Polly

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hard Rain	106	112	99
Nick The Greek	103	104	95
Foxey	102	114	103
I'm Too Tired	102	112	98
Mermaids Cave	95	109	91
Millford Sound	95	—	—
Far Away West	—	—	—
My Mate Polly	—	81	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
I'm Too Tired	15d ago	Fit
Hard Rain	17d ago	Fit
My Mate Polly	18d ago	Fit
Nick The Greek	36d ago	Fit
Millford Sound	40d ago	Fit
Foxey	58d ago	Fresh
Mermaids Cave	118d ago	Long break
Far Away West	368d ago	Long break