17:00 Exeter

Sunday 13 February 2022

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Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 35.47s

Astronomic View⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| CD

5/1

Confirmed debut promise when opening his account in 8-runner race over C&D on New Year's Day but more will be needed if he's to defy a penalty here. Engaged 4.45 Newbury Saturday.

Form: 31

Copper Cove¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

9/2

17/2, second of 9 in bumper at Ffos Las (good to soft) on debut in October. Should build on that and needs considering.

Form: 2

Hermes Du Gouet⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| BF

11/8

Point winner who offered plenty to work on when second in a Haydock bumper on Rules debut over Christmas. Big player for a stable which continues in very good form.

Form: 12

Jethro Said

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: H Brown

14/1

€4,000 Shirocco gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (2m-21f winner) Marky Bob and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 27f) Themanfrom Minella.

Form:

Junior Doctor⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

33/1

66/1, ninth of 16 in C&D bumper on debut in December.

Form: 9

Maximum Dex

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

5/1

£52,000 Westerner half-brother to fairly useful hurdle/useful chase winner Omar Maretti. Trainer no stranger to bumper success. Interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

Form:

Mr Snow Way

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: J Scott

9/1

€20,000 Snow Sky half-brother to very smart hurdler/winning chaser Summerville Boy and modest hurdler Locallink. Makes some paper appeal so worth a precautionary market check.

Form:

Ginderella

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: M Hunt

40/1

Ocovango mare. Dam unraced, out of hurdle/chase winner up to 2½m (stayed 3m) Tiarella. Watching brief advised on debut.

Form:

Mountain Grey⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

33/1

14/1, 13¼ lengths sixth of 8 to Astronomic View on C&D debut on New Year's Day. Will need to have come on a lot.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Belguardo

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: Non Runner

Benville Bridge

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Mrs F M Shaw J: James Best

Ellofagetaway⁵⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Noel Williams J: T J O'Brien

Nollyador³³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Adam Wedge

Propelled³⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Altobelli

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: H Fry J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Hermes Du Gouet (11/8), Propelled (7/2), Copper Cove (9/2), Astronomic View (5/1), Maximum Dex (5/1), Nollyador (7/1), Altobelli (8/1), Mr Snow Way (9/1), Belguardo (12/1), Jethro Said (14/1), Mountain Grey (33/1), Junior Doctor (33/1), Ginderella (40/1), Ellofagetaway (50/1), Benville Bridge (66/1)

An interesting bumper to conclude. HERMES DU GOUET gets the nod to build on his promising Haydock second in December but Copper Cove, Nollyador and Propelled have also shown promise when filling the runner-up spot in similar events so Venetia Williams' charge is unlikely to have things all his own way. Altobelli is a newcomer to note in the market.