Exeter Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 30.15s

Clinton Lane

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard

80/1

Linda's Lad gelding. Dam unraced. Yard not known for bumper winners.

Form:

Heros De Romay

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

85/40

My Risk gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Espoir de Romay. Dam placed over jumps in France. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Kayf Dancer

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

4/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Springwell Bay, Worth a second look in the market on debut.

Form:

King Of Brazil⁶⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

12/1

Held back by inexperience when fifth of 14 in bumper (4/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 22 months ago. Not seen since and market may prove best guide to claims on return for new yard.

Form: 5/

Pentire Head⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

2/1

€145,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Brother to temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser Mount Mews. Showed ability when third of 11 in Chepstow bumper (16f, good to firm) on NH debut in October and can be expected to improve on that.

Form: 3

Starvidov

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

15/2

£15,000 3-y-o, Davidoff gelding. Half-brother to 7.5f winner in France Provision. Dam, ran once on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Rustarix. Yard had a bumper winner over Christmas so market check advised.

Form:

White Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

25/1

£36,000 3-y-o, Spider Flight gelding. Dam unraced. Yard has a low strike rate with bumper performers.

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Forecasts

Pentire Head (2/1), Heros De Romay (85/40), Kayf Dancer (4/1), Starvidov (15/2), King Of Brazil (12/1), White Turf (25/1), Clinton Lane (80/1)

PENTIRE HEAD is related to plenty of winners and showed enough on his Chepstow debut to suggest he can land a race of this type. Heros de Romay and Kayf Dancer may be the pick of the newcomers.