15:40 Exeter

Friday 7 December 2018

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Jockey Club Catering Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 15.30s

Archirondel³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

20/1

Weak in market and tailed off in similar event at Chepstow last month. Will need to show plenty of improvement in short space of time.

Form: 0

Big Bamboo

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: Mrs F M Shaw

80/1

First foal, dam was lightly raced on the flat and stamina doesn't look copper bottomed for this assignment.

Form:

Caspers Court¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: K Woollacott

28/1

Off the mark at the second attempt in an Irish Point-to-point in June on good ground in June. Not easy to assess on debut in this sphere.

Form: P-1

Easy Wood

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: T R George

5/1

Third foal, half-brother to the smart Top Wood who won the Albert Bartlett Hurdle at the festival in the past. One of the likelier types on paper and market should be revealing.

Form:

Haldon Hill²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Stock⁽⁵⁾| T: V R A Dartnall

14/1

The subject of some support when midfield on debut in heavy ground at Chepstow in April. Can do better but likely this is a stronger contest.

Form: 4-

Jasmin Des Bordes²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D PipeWS

10/3

6L second of 13 in a Point-to-point in May and subsequently sold for £145,000. Has had a wind operation since and interesting to see what the market tells us about him.

Form: 2

Lamanver Bel Ami

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber

9/1

Fifth foal and half-brother to three winners including two who won bumper's and all acted on soft ground. Makes appeal on paper and market should give a good guide.

Form:

Not A Nail

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

9/4

£100,000 three-year-old. Sixth foal and half-brother to three winners, the best of whom was Sizing Gold. Yard have good record in such events and certainly one for the short list.

Form:

Rupert Valentino²⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Du Plessis

100/1

Tailed off in similar event here on soft ground in February and hard to fancy on the evidence of that run.

Form: 0-

Springcombe Joe³¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr R Withey⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner

33/1

Runner up on debut in January but that was a very weak affair and tailed off on only run since.

Form: 28-

Arctic Footprint

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down

50/1

First foal, dam stayed very well so probably one for further and with more experience behind her.

Form:

Chetsford Water

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry

7/1

Second foal, dam unraced. Stable do well in such races and have already won two this week. Another for whom the market should prove revealing.

Form:

Dorrana

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: S Bowen| T: K Woollacott

50/1

Half-sister to Grade 3 hurdle winner Shinrock Paddy and a Bumper winner. Interesting to see how she compares with stable companion Caspers Court in the betting.

Form:

Queen Of The Court¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: C Gethings| T: J G Cann

33/1

Changed hands for £15,000 after landing an Irish Point-to-point on third attempt in June. Lots of stamina in the family so likely to find this an inadequate test.

Form: 2-P1

Non-Runners

Endless Flight²⁵⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Lucy Gardner

Forecasts

Not A Nail (9/4), Jasmin Des Bordes (10/3), Easy Wood (5/1), Chetsford Water (7/1), Endless Flight (8/1), Lamanver Bel Ami (9/1), Haldon Hill (14/1), Archirondel (20/1), Caspers Court (28/1), Queen Of The Court (33/1), Springcombe Joe (33/1), Dorrana (50/1), Arctic Footprint (50/1), Big Bamboo (80/1), Rupert Valentino (100/1)

As usual with these events the market should tell us plenty but NOT A NAIL looks one of the more obvious ones at this stage in what may be an above average race of its kind. Easy Wood is another worth a second look with Jasmin Des Bordes completing the short list.