15:10 Exeter

Sunday 14 February 2021

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Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 45.8s

Alramz¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner

300/1

Modest maiden on Flat and beaten a long way starting out for hurdles on debut for new yard at Wincanton.

Form: 0

Breffniboy³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: J Farrelly| OR: 130| BF| CD

15/2

Much-improved handicapper, gaining a fifth win of the campaign at Cheltenham (2m) in December. Improved further when runner-up from revised mark at Kempton and needs taking seriously at this level.

Form: 311112

Grandeur D'ame⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: O Sherwood| D

25/1

Created very favourable impression when a decisive bumper winner at Newton Abbot, then not discredited when runner-up at Cheltenham. Pitched in deep and outclassed on hurdles bow in the Tolworth.

Form: 126

Iron Mike³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: T Scudamore| T: Nick Mitchell| OR: 124

28/1

Fair 12f Flat winner who ran his best race over hurdles when second of 16 at Wincanton last month, making odds-on favourite pull out all the stops. Need to improve again at this level.

Form: 36F2

Just Got To Get On²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

250/1

Fair form on first of 2 starts in bumpers, but well held in a couple of hurdle runs 22 months apart.

Form: 385/0

Oceans Red⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Johns| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

250/1

Out of a half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Wishfull Thinking. Third in sole point in December. Pitched in deep.

Form: 3

Oscar Elite²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 138

4/1

Winning pointer who looked useful when slamming the opposition on his Chepstow Rules debut. Followed up in 3-runner affair there (23.6f) but heavy Leamington defeat needs casting aside.

Form: 581-119

Wilde About Oscar⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 136

16/5

Won novice hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m) and Aintree (2½m) during the autumn with the minimum of fuss. Bad mistake 4 out knocked stuffing out him out of him when pulled up in Challow at Newbury last time.

Form: 214-11P

Spirit Of Rome^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 88

250/1

Won a brace of handicaps this term but that level several notches below what is required here.

Form: 016361

The Glancing Queen³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 131| D

1/1

Useful bumper performer and bright start to hurdles career when landing a 21f mares' novice at Warwick. 10½ lengths third in Grade 1 Challow at Newbury before completing simple task at Bangor.

Form: 51/8-131

Yggdrasil³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan| T: Nick Williams

28/1

Half-brother to smart chaser Siruh du Lac. Promise when third on Sandown debut. Probably best not to judge him too harshly on his subsequent run in the Finale at Chepstow last month.

Form: 35

Non-Runners

Sarceaux²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

The Glancing Queen (1/1), Wilde About Oscar (16/5), Oscar Elite (4/1), Breffniboy (15/2), Grandeur D'ame (25/1), Yggdrasil (28/1), Iron Mike (28/1), Sarceaux (100/1), Just Got To Get On (250/1), Spirit Of Rome (250/1), Oceans Red (250/1), Alramz (300/1)

Useful bumper performer THE GLANCING QUEEN promises to attain at least that level over hurdles, and with her only defeat so far coming in Grade 1 company, she's made a good start. In receipt of weight from her main rivals, she looks the way to go, though a case can be made for Wilde About Oscar, Oscar Elite and Breffniboy.