Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Exeter - Tue 8th May 2012
17:55 18:25 18:55 19:25 19:55 20:25

18:25 Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle2m 1f
Weighed In - (Class 4), £4,000 added, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winner £2,599 2nd £763 3rd £382 4th £191
Going: Soft (Soft G/S in places) Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 4m 9.70s
Off time: 18:25:57

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Bold Henry	1/3
2nd	Kian's Delight	5/1
3rd	Decimus (IRE)	14/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	253F-	Bold Henry 21	6	11-0	R Johnson	P J Hobbs		1/3
2	PSP/	Castleboy Warrior (IRE) 436	6	11-0	A Thornton	G A Ham		50/1
3	1097-	Decimus (IRE) 23	5	11-0	Nick Scholfield	J Scott		14/1
4	U4664-	Fred The Shred (IRE) 48	6	11-0	Mr J Park (7)	K Bishop		20/1
5	F/42248-	Rainbow Haze 64	6	11-0	Mr B Moorcroft (5)	P C Dando		12/1
6	00/5-	Right Move (IRE) 31	7	11-0	W P Kavanagh (3)	B Forsey		100/1
7	040-9	Salut L'as (FR) 9	6	11-0	Miss L Gardner (7)	Mrs S Gardner		100/1
9	440-	Black Is Beautiful (FR) 76	4	10-10	T Scudamore	R Lee		16/1
10	427-	Kian's Delight 57	4	10-10	T J O'Brien	P Bowen	119	5/1
11		The Grey Fox (IRE)	7	10-7	C O'Farrell	D Pipe		16/1

Non runners
8	75P-		Basilica	4	10-10	J D Frost	Hadden Frost

Verdict

Decimus has disappointed since winning a Taunton bumper in November but BOLD HENRY was in full command when coming to grief at the last at the last at Kempton last month and should gain compensation today if staying on his feet. Should that not be the case, the four-year-old Kian's Delight could be best placed to take advantage if reproducing the form of his unlucky second at Doncaster in February, though he dropped away tamely at Stratford next time. Black Is Beautiful has a nice pedigree and showed promise in bumpers but finished last on his hurdling debut at Ludlow.

Formwatch

Bold Henry 15-8 (10-12) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out, led 3 out, soon clear, about 10 lengths up and going well when fell last, in a race won by Woodbank (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr, 16 ran.

Castleboy Warrior (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Tr ldrs, 6th 1/2way, no extra from 4out, pu 2out, in a race won by Rev It Up (12-0) at Rathcannon 3m ire ptp sft in Feb '11, 10 ran.

Decimus (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Behind most of way, tailed off, 7th of 15, well behind Gap Of Dunloe (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.

Fred The Shred (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened before next, went remote 4th closing stages, 4th of 9, 36l behind Oscar Sunset (11-3) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.

Rainbow Haze 8-1 (10-11) Prominent, led 2nd, carried right by loose horse and headed 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 15, well behind Medinas (11-2) at Hereford 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft in Mar.

Right Move (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Took keen hold in rear, went right 6th, went modest 4th and hit 3 out, dropped to 5th flat, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Opening Batsman (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

Salut L'as (FR) 100-1 (10-5) Always behind, never in contention, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind One Term (10-12) at Ludlow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Apr.

Basilica 22-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, jumped right 3rd, not fluent next, soon ridden and struggling, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Dark Spirit (10-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gf in Sep, 9 ran.

Black Is Beautiful (FR) 40-1 (10-7) Towards rear, well beaten after 6th, last of 14, well behind Red Inca (10-7) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.

Kian's Delight 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 32l behind Beyeh (10-0) at Stratford 2m 4yo hdl (3) gd in Mar.

The Grey Fox (IRE) Linamix mare out of Canadiane.