Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:55 Exeter Races Now Available On Racing UK Intermediate Hunters' Chase 3m

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,000 added, 5yo+, 7 runners
  • Winner £1,872 2nd £580 3rd £290 4th £145
  • Going: Soft (Soft G/S in places) Surface: Turf
  • Sky Bet Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 6m 10.70s
  • Off time: 19:55:27
Pos Horse Odds
1st Kirkleigh 6/1
2nd Lucette Annie 13/8
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 131/11-2 Grey, Red cross belts and cap Books Review 6 Distance Winner 8 11-10 Mr B Gibbs (7) D Gibbs 5/4
2 1P112P- Dark blue and red diamonds, red cap Jopero 17 Distance Winner 7 11-10 pt Mr R Woollacott (3) R Woollacott 20/1
3 1F1211- Black, White chevron and armlets, hooped cap Kirkleigh 23 Distance Winner 7 11-10 Mr I Chanin (5) R Chanin 6/1
4 21P646- Red, Emerald Green and Red halved sleeves, Black cap, Red spots Portrait Games (IRE) 23 Distance Winner 10 11-10 p1 Ed Glassonbury (3) R Chapman 50/1
5 56P11-5 Yellow and purple diamonds, yellow sleeves, purple stars, yellow cap, purple star Total Containment (IRE) 6 Distance Winner 10 11-10 t Miss Leanda Tickle (7) S Heard 16/1
6 PP6/P45- Maroon, royal blue star and sleeves Tourist Board (IRE) 23 Distance Winner 9 11-10 Mr M Woodward (7) Mrs A Sherwin 66/1
7 P31311- Yellow, yellow and dark green diabolo on sleeves, maroon cap Lucette Annie 23 Distance Winner 8 11-3 Mr D Edwards (3) S Partridge 13/8

Verdict

BOOKS REVIEW looked all over the winner at Cheltenham last Wednesday but tired on the climb to the line and was collared by favourite Doctor Kingsley in the closing stages. Considering that was his first run over regulation fences, that was a fine effort by David Gibbs' eight-year-old and son Bradley can partner him to victory here if he's fully recovered from last week's exertions. Kirkleigh and Lucette Annie were both impressive winners between the flags on the same day at Upcott Cross last month and could figure but Tourist Board and Portrait Games were well beaten at the same meeting and Jopero has something to prove after being pulled up when fancied at Flete Park.

Formwatch

Books Review 7-1 (11-3) In touch in mid-division, closed 8th, led 14th, left clear 4 out, still 11 lengths clear but tiring last, caught close home, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Doctor Kingsley (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hts chs (4) sft.

Jopero 5-4 (12-3) (tt) led to 4; lost plce 9; pu 14, in a race won by Direct Flight (12-0) at Flete Park 3m ptp gs in Apr, 8 ran.

Kirkleigh 1-2 (12-0) Hdwy 10; led 12; stayed on wl, won at Upcott Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Bathwick Breeze (12-0) by 8l, 11 ran.

Portrait Games (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (cp) in tch til rdn & wknd 15, 6th of 10, 21l behind Gort Na Lea (12-0) at Upcott Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr.

Total Containment (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, hit 5th, lost place when not fluent 10th, hit next, mistake 12th, mistake 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 43l behind Silver Story (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hts chs (5) sft.

Tourist Board (IRE) 66-1 (12-0) Prom; led 11-13; rdn & wknd 15, 5th of 10, 20l behind Gort Na Lea (12-0) at Upcott Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr.

Lucette Annie 3-1 (11-7) Trckd ldrs; led 4 out; sn clr; easy, won at Upcott Cross 4m ptp gd in Apr beating For The Staff (12-0) by 4l, 11 ran.

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