17:20 Exeter
Friday 23 February 2018
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- 4YO to 6YO | Class 5 | 2m 175y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 4m 37.04s
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Landed an AQPS bumper in France (1m7f, soft) on his debut in October and bought in privately by these connections since. Decent pedigree and first foal of a maiden half-sister to four winners. Market check a must with champion booked.
It was not the strongest of contests that he won on debut at Fontwell (1m5½f, heavy) last month, though that was still a good start. Carries a penalty this time, but could improve for longer trip and again enters calculations.
Was made favourite for his debut in a 2m1f (heavy) bumper here last month and defied greenness and hanging badly in closing stages to win by 7L under this pilot. Penalised this time, but it he can learn from that then a repeat not ruled out.
Maiden from four Irish point-to-points and was beaten 79L on his rules debut in a Chepstow bumper in October. Impossible to make a case for him here on all evidence to date.
Unraced fifth foal by Norse Dancer out of the 2m4f hurdle winner Digyourheelsin. Half-brother to 3m hurdle winner Avithos. Unruly and unseated rider on way to post ahead of intended debut at Taunton last month. Looks best watched.
Belied his odds of 25-1 when a staying-on 4½L third here over C&D (heavy) on debut earlier in the month. If he can improve for that then he would have claims this time.
Has shown little in bumpers at Ascot (good to soft) and more recently Hereford (soft) and is going to need marked improvement on those efforts to figure this time.
Half-brother to a 2m3f chase winner and also a bumper winner. Dam was fourth in sole bumper start. Hooded for this rules debut. Stable 1-9 in bumpers in past five seasons, so precautionary market check suggested.
Dam won a 2m4f bumper and is half-sister to 2m5f hunter chase winner Alambique and 3m chase winner Dixie Belle of a winning half-sister to high-class staying chaser Chatam. Represents top yard and could go well on debut.
28-1 and last of six, beaten 29L on debut in a C&D bumper (good) last April. Has been given plenty of time before this return to the racecourse, but probably best watched this time.
€20,000 foal out of an unraced full-sister to 2m5f/3m2f chase winner Theatre Knight and half-sister to point/2m3f hurdle/2m4f chase winner Bound For Glory. Nice enough pedigree for a stable still in search of a first bumper success.
Cost connections £47,000 at three. Dam an unraced half-sister to four winners at 2m4f+ over hurdles, one of them also a bumper winner. Grandam was top hurdler Lady Rebecca. Lovely page, though stable without a bumper win for several seasons.
Forecasts
Darling Alko (9/4), Fontsanta (4/1), Summit Like Herbie (4/1), Southfield Stone (6/1), Unwin Vc (15/2), Here's Bingo (14/1), Come On Teddy (20/1), Loud As Lions (25/1), Rupert Valentino (33/1), Bigchextocash (50/1), Celtic Style (100/1), Corsecombe (200/1)
An interesting bumper to conclude the card and the top three could all come into it again after winning last time. All three carry penalties, but perhaps the one open to most improvement could be SUMMIT LIKE HERBIE, who won by 7L in spite of himself here last time. Fontsanta is respected and could also improve for this slight step up in trip, with Darling Alko clearly not one to rule out. Here's Bingo could emerge as a contender, while newcomer Southfield Stone is one to note in the market and should be capable of a decent debut.
- Summit Like Herbie
- Fontsanta
- Southfield Stone
Prize Money
1st: £2,274.002nd: £668.003rd: £334.004th: £167.00
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