Wolftrap - Exeter 14:30
We saw another example of how much a positive stable change can impact on a horse when Unowhatimeanharry won the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival last week, and Wolftrap can make his first start for the Philip Hobbs yard a winning one in the first division of this handicap hurdle. Wolftrap showed only minor promise for Laura Young but he may be worth siding with on his return to action for his new handler given that from the last 10 horses who made their debuts for Hobbs having left another trainer, five of them won.
Kingussie - Exeter 15:05
The second division of this handicap hurdle can go to Kingussie who has yet to build on the promise of his hurdling debut but looks interesting now handicapping off what could be a lenient mark (106) based on the fairly useful form he showed in two starts in bumpers, winning on the first occasion. First-time headgear (cheekpieces) may be a help to Kingussie too, given his half-sister Dancing Welcome wore blinkers for all her 11 wins. Kingussie's biggest danger could be another horse making his handicap debut, Quieto Sol, with Richard Johnson an eye-catching booking on him.
Three Faces West - Exeter 16:10
Wilton Milan and Godsmejudge hold sound form claims for this three-mile handicap chase, but they may struggle to withstand Three Faces West who lost nothing in defeat when chasing home subsequent Midlands National runner-up Milansbar over C&D last month and remains open to further improvement as a chaser. Irish point winner Three Faces West has had just two outings over fences and also remains completely unexposed over this distance, his latest effort the first time he'd gone this far (kept on). The good ground her is an unknown for Three Faces West, who's three runs this season have come on heavy, but he's a winner on good to soft and is a half-brother to Forgotten Gold and Frankie Figg, who both won on good going.
Timeform UK SmartPlays:
(All at Exeter)
Back Wolftrap in the 14:30
Back Kingussie in the 15:05
Back Three Faces West in the 16:10