16:43 Exeter

Sunday 9 February 2025

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TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 4m 13.78s

Catchintsavo⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball

17/2

£90,000 buy after finishing runner-up on the second of 2 starts in Irish points (Dec 1). Respected for a yard with a strong bumper record.

Form: 52

Ilostasock¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella PickardWS

125/1

80/1 and hooded, last of 9 in bumper at Chepstow on NH debut in October. Had wind surgery since. Likely outsider.

Form: 9

Jeriko Place⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

16/1

9/2, held back by inexperience eighth of 12 in bumper at Warwick on NH debut 59 days ago. Could prove a different proposition now.

Form: 8

Kocktail Bleu²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

3/1

Placed only from 4 starts in points but made a good start to his Rules career when second of 10 in bumper at Windsor (good to soft) 21 days ago. Best of those with bumper experience.

Form: F5-3F2

Korkoran³⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

7/4

Cost £240,000 after winning sole start in Irish points last February. The stable had one with a similar profile win easily at Wetherby recently. Market confidence likely significant.

Form: 1-

Kripticjim³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

15/2

Every chance when falling 2 out in an Irish point and has showed promise on both bumper starts, latterly going down only narrowly over C&D. This looks quite a strong race, though, so he'll likely require improvement to go one better.

Form: F-42

Only Way Is Up³⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

16/5

Third sole start in Irish points last April. Joined a leading yard for his Rules career and would very much enter the reckoning if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 3-

She That Shares^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt| T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

400/1

300/1 when tailed off on Wincanton debut last month.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Korkoran (7/4), Kocktail Bleu (3/1), Only Way Is Up (16/5), Kripticjim (15/2), Catchintsavo (17/2), Jeriko Place (16/1), Ilostasock (125/1), She That Shares (400/1)

Expensive Irish point recruit KORKORAN gets the nod to make a winning start to his Rules career for in-form Harry Derham, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting speak in his favour given that the stable had an easy first-time-out bumper winner at Wetherby last weekend. Kocktail Bleu ran to a decent level when runner-up at Windsor and looks sure to go well again, while Catchintsavo and Only Way Is Up are other interesting newcomers to the bumper ranks.