THE FRENCH HORSES COME OUT TO RUN IN EXETER

With the weather playing a major factor at the beginning of the year, the race calendar is growing ever more tricky, without adding the threat posed by covid-19 and how much it is imposing rule changes and a rhythm to every activity. A few race event have already been cancelled due to the rain, but Exeter should be good to go early next week despite a rainy forecast. The good to soft turf of Exeter welcomes its third event of the year, another afternoon jump affair, which will have seven races on the cards. As the weather and covid-19 continue to morph the usual order of affairs, there is a huge concern around the big names of the calendar, especially with fans predicted to be absent, with much focus on the Grand National, which has qualifiers as early as this time of the year. However, thanks to a complete guide for the Grand National, fans, pundits, and punters can all rest easy and keep up to date with one of the biggest events of the calendar, as they pay close attention to the qualifiers. The race day is three class 5 and 4 races each, balanced by a class 3 race.

The races come in the early afternoon, as 1 pm brings us the USE THE racingtv.com TRACKER MARES’ MAIDEN HURDLE RACE, a class 4 GBB race for mares four years and above. 19 horses will go all out for 5,800 GBP, running a full 2m 7ft and 25y. Tartan Flyer from France is the only foreign runner, while Minim Mouse is still uncertain and still make the weights. Next up will be the biggest race of the day, the only class 3 outing, the GET DAILY TIPS AT racingtv.com NOVICES’ STEEPLECHASE. The 13 horses will cover the joint longest distance of the day at 3m 54y, for a 10,800 GBP bucket at the finish line. Booked for five-year-olds and above, this will be the mega load of the day and one for the punters to dig into. That will be followed y two class 4 races at 2m for 5,800 GBP. At 2m 2ft and 111y, the EVERY RACE LIVE ON RACING TV HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, will be the last class 4 race of the day before three class 5 races close out the day. Starting in the late afternoon, the BET AT racingtv.com HANDICAP HURDLE RACE and the WATCH ON RACING TV STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE, sandwich the joint longest distance of the day, the WATCH RACING TV IN STUNNING HD HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE (3m 54y). The class 5 for five-year-olds and older, will run for 4,600 GBP, with quite a good number of French horses in this one, and Caroll Gray’s Ann Maries Reject making a second appearance of the day.