16:16 Exeter

Friday 26 February 2021

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Exeter On Haldon Hill Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 4m 29.40s

Leader Of The Band

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: T Dennis

20/1

Leading Light gelding. Dam (h74), lightly raced over hurdles, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m winner) Mrs Hyde out of bumper winner Funny Times.

Form:

P T Barnum

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry

7/2

€60,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Not discounted for stable that's well capable of having one ready first time out.

Form:

Roko George³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

17/2

Makes some appeal on pedigree and completed an encouraging debut when second in a 5-runner event at Wincanton 36 days ago. This stiffer track should suit, so he's a player.

Form: 2

Sake Of Secrecy²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: K Woollacott

40/1

No promise at Lingfield on debut and will probably need more time to develop.

Form: 5

The Plimsoll Line⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

4/1

Has a reasonable pedigree and fared best of the newcomers when third over C&D on debut. Should have learned from that experience, so looks a player with improvement on the cards.

Form: 3

Top Of The Bill⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: M D Grant| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/11

Fame And Glory gelding who has showed plenty to be placed both outings to date, runner-up over C&D 47 days ago. Should take the beating.

Form: 32

Doctor Dotty^t1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P Gundry

300/1

Yet to show any ability, so makes no appeal tried in a tongue strap for the first time.

Form: 07

Mollyvico^t1⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis

33/1

Big price and down the field over C&D on debut, so hard to see her getting involved. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Top Of The Bill (10/11), P T Barnum (7/2), The Plimsoll Line (4/1), Roko George (17/2), Leader Of The Band (20/1), Mollyvico (33/1), Sake Of Secrecy (40/1), Doctor Dotty (300/1)

TOP OF THE BILL found only a highly promising sort too good when second in a C&D bumper 47 days ago and is expected to go one better unless the newcomer P T Barnum proves to be above average. The Plimsoll Line and Roko George, both placed on their respective debuts, could also get involved.