15:50 Exeter

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 26.1s

Bar Thyme⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

12/1

Down the field at Ascot on debut but that was a decent race so bigger impact expected here.

Form: 0

Captain Probus

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke

8/1

Geordieland gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Champagne Auction. Dam (h82) 2¼m hurdle winner, also 1¾m-2m winner on Flat.

Form:

Moonlight Artist⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tizzard

20/1

£50,000 3-y-o, Pether's Moon gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including bumper winner/useful but temperamental hurdler Benson and fairly useful hurdler Clondaw Hollow. Tenth of 14 in bumper (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 48 days ago. Looks one for the longer term.

Form: 0

Rapid River³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

50/1

£8,000 3-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to poor hurdler Snug As A Bug, stays 2¾m. Dam (c112/h102) 17f-3¼m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 4m). 50/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 8

Wrappedupinmay²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

8/15

€30,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Brother to point/bumper winner Glenglass, and half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Mrs Hyde. Easy winner sole start in Irish points (Apr 24) and looks to have been found a good opportunity making debut under Rules.

Form: 1-

Midsummer Lass

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner

50/1

Linda's Lad filly. Dam, made frame in bumpers, no show over hurdles/fences.

Form:

Geoffs Lad^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: Claire Hitch

18/1

Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair 19f hurdle winner Forpaddytheplumber. Dam, winning pointer, sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Forpadydeplasterer. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Grumpy Rosie

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: C Honour

7/2

Pour Moi filly. Closely related to bumper/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Mayhem Mya. Dam (h115), 2¾m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Poole Master.

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Forecasts

Wrappedupinmay (8/15), Grumpy Rosie (7/2), Captain Probus (8/1), Bar Thyme (12/1), Geoffs Lad (18/1), Moonlight Artist (20/1), Rapid River (50/1), Midsummer Lass (50/1)

WRAPPEDUPINMAY was an impressive winner of his sole start in Irish points in the spring and looks to have been found a good opportunity making his debut under Rules for Paul Nicholls. Bar Thyme never got involved at Ascot on debut but that was a good race and he should make much more of an impact here.