EXETER (18 Nov 2005)

Good To Soft

12:40 Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (4yo+)

[off 12:41] £5,156.00, £1,513.68, £756.84, £378.02 8 hdles 2m1f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Sea The Light A King 5 10-12 R Thornton 9/4F 62 113+

2 nk Fourty Acers (IRE) M C Pipe 5 10-12 R Greene 6/1 62 112

3 1½ Good Citizen (IRE) T R George 5 10-12 J M Maguire 3/1 112 60 111

4 6 The Luder (IRE) P F Nicholls 4 10-12 Christian Williams 14/1 53 105

5 shd Xila Fontenailles (FR) N J Hawke 4 9-12 K Burke(7) 100/1 46 97

6 ¾ Napoleon (IRE) P J Hobbs 4 10-12 R Johnson 9/2 52 104

7 19 Dreams Jewel C Roberts 5 10-12 B J Crowley 100/1 30 87+

8 1¼ Plantaganet (FR) Ian Williams 7 10-12 J Crowley 50/1 29 85+

9 15 Nero West (FR) Miss Lucy Bridges 4 10-5 D Jacob(7) 50/1 11 68

10 2½ Sandmartin (IRE) P J Hobbs 5 10-12 P J Brennan 40/1 8 66

11 nk Missyl (FR) R H Alner 5 10-12 A Thornton 10/1 7 66

12 9 Aoninch Mrs P N Dutfield 5 10-2 R Young(3) 25/1 — 50

13 3 Cornish Jack J D Frost 5 10-5 Miss S Gaisford(7) 100/1 — 54

14 5 Life Estates J D Frost 5 10-7 C Honour(5) 150/1 — 49

15 6 Eveon (IRE) Ian Williams 5 10-5 T J Murphy 66/1 — 36

UR Red Jester A E Jones 4 10-7 D Laverty(5) 150/1 — —

PU Tom Tobacco A S T Holdsworth 8 10-12 J A McCarthy 100/1 — —

17 ran TIME 4m 10.50s (slow by 17.50s) TOTAL SP 120%

NON RUNNER: Grand Bay (USA)

1st OWNER: Mr & Mrs F C Welch BRED: Mrs S C Welch TRAINER: A King

2nd OWNER: Ms Y Spencer-Thompson

3rd OWNER: M J Hoskins

TOTE WIN £4.10 PL £1.90, £2.00, £1.90; Ex £19.70; CSF £15.73

ANALYSIS: The jockeys more or less agreed with the official assessment of the ground, but added it was a bit dead in places.

This was an interesting novices' hurdle that could throw up a few winners for the future. SEA THE LIGHT made up for coming down on his hurdles debut. He gave the impression that further than this will suit and looks to be going the right way.

Fourty Acers jumped better than he did last time and ran better. He is up to taking an ordinary novices' event in the near future.

Good Citizen shaped well on his hurdles debut and is another who should have little difficulty in opening his hurdles account.

The Luder ran as if he would derive benefit for the experience and this Irish point winner will need further than this.

Xila Fontenailles is now eligible for handicaps and she could be worth keeping an eye on in that sphere.