16:20 Exeter

Friday 25 February 2022

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Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 4m 18.25s

Ardenay³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

22/1

Saint Des Saints gelding. Dam (c113/h125) French 17f/2¼m hurdle winner. Made little impression in a C&D bumper last month.

Form: 6

Commander Of Ten⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Patrick| T: M Scudamore

11/1

€24,000 3-y-o. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser Hello Bud and fairly useful but untrustworthy chaser The Musical Guy. Shaped as though in need of the run starting out at Newcastle.

Form: 6

Ginny's Destiny

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

7/2

Yeats gelding. Closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/top-class chaser God's Own and smart hurdler/useful chaser Working Title,. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

Herakles Westwood²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex

9/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Saddler Maker gelding. Dam, dual French 1½m bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2¼m winner) Drole d'Histoire. Off the bridle early but plugged on for fifth on debut.

Form: 5

Hermin D'oudairies^h1¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N de Boinville| T: M Bradstock

16/1

Tongue tie fitted and stepped up on debut run when third of 7 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, heavy) 143 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James Kieran King and hood now applied.

Form: 63

Hunter Legend⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Hugh Nugent⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| BF

10/3

Half-brother to 3 winners and made a positive start when third in a C&D bumper in December. Failed to land the odds at Ffos Las a month later but well worth another chance.

Form: 33

Altobelli

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: H Fry

6/4

Maxios gelding. Half-brother to 1½m winner Agenda. Dam 7f-11f winner. Of interest on debut given yard's record in bumpers.

Form:

Non-Runners

Largy Train²⁹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Ben Bromley

Jethro Said¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: H Brown J: Fergus Gillard

Kentanddover

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Altobelli (6/4), Largy Train (2/1), Hunter Legend (10/3), Ginny's Destiny (7/2), Kentanddover (8/1), Herakles Westwood (9/1), Commander Of Ten (11/1), Hermin D'oudairies (16/1), Ardenay (22/1), Jethro Said (50/1)

HUNTER LEGEND was done for a turn of foot in a messy bumper at Ffos Las but is well worth another chance to confirm his debut run over this C&D in the hope this is run at a sound pace. Largy Train has to be of interest starting out for Paul Nicholls while Altobelli could be the pick of a strong-looking trio of debutants.