Friday’s Placepot Picks are from Exeter…
Racecourse : Market Rasen Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Exeter
R1 – Pioneer Pete
R2 – Apples Moon
R3 – Quebecois
R4 – JPR One
R5 – Phoenix Risen
R6 – Jupiter Allen
| RACE | SELECTION | REASON |
Race 1
Radmore & Tucker, STIHL Garden Machinery Novices' Hurdle | Pioneer Pete | - Vulnerable favourite returning from a 21-month absence
- Raced freely on latest appearance when runner-up at Market Rasen
- Only proven performer over hurdles in the field
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| Race 2 Radmore & Tucker, STIHL Garden Machinery 'Challenger' Mares' Handicap Hurdle | Apples Moon | - Only unplaced once in five starts last campaign
- Nicky Martin's two runners in the past two weeks have both won
- Has never been unplaced attempting this trip
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Race 3
ICL Conscious Of Our Impact 'Future Stars' Silver Bowl Novices' Chase | Quebecois | - Grade 2-placed over hurdles and appeared to appreciate the step up to 3m when subsequently scoring at Ayr
- Paul Nicholls has won this contest five times since 2018
- First time out since wind surgery
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Race 4
BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Handicap Chase | JPR One | - Proven two-time course and distance winner who landed last year's renewal first-up on good ground
- Noted trainer confidence in preliminaries
- Only 4lb higher than last year's success
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Race 5
Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle | Phoenix Risen | - Performed creditably to place runner-up on seasonal reappearance last year
- Change of headgear – first time in blinkers
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Race 6
Oddschecker 'Challenger' Stayers' Handicap Chase | Jupiter Allen | - Last seen finishing eleventh in a 3m5f handicap chase at the Cheltenham Festival
- First-up for a new yard
- Chester Williams and Harry Cobden have combined effectively – two winners from four rides
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