17:05 Exeter

Friday 21 February 2025

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South West Rail Solutions Ltd Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 35.21s

It's Top^t⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy

4/1

Won a point bumper last April and followed up in a Chepstow bumper on Rules debut, holding on gamely. Didn't see his race out anywhere near as well when seventh of 14 in Ascot listed race 6 weeks later but should play a prominent role back in calmer waters.

Form: 1-17

Aceofadiamond³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard

125/1

20/1, well-held seventh of 12 in bumper at Bangor (soft) on debut last April. Can only watch.

Form: 7-

Claim The Throne⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: J Tizzard

25/1

Runner-up on last of 3 starts in Irish points but only modest form in a couple of bumpers before Christmas. Harry Cobden up but Walk Tall still likely the stable first string unless the betting hints otherwise.

Form: 5B2-56

Gimarias

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley

66/1

€10,000 Jukebox Jury gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Calipto. Yard 6-86 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Idaho Bridge

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

14/1

Idaho gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Quivvy Lough. Dam (h120), 2m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Serosevsky. The stable has the smart Sober Glory to compare him to so a market move would be interesting.

Form:

Pop's Folly⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: G Nicholls

100/1

25/1, green when eighth of 13 on Chepstow debut in November. Needs to have improved in the 3 months since.

Form: 8

Rouban⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

25/1

Dead-heated on his third Irish point start in November. Changed hands for only £8,000 the following month but would still enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied.

Form: U21

The Blue Room⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

9/4

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and shaped encouragingly when filling the same position in a soft-ground Aintree bumper on his Rules debut over Christmas. Big player.

Form: 2-2

Uptown Dandy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

2/1

Made a promising start to his career when second in a C&D bumper (heavy) last month. Should go well again.

Form: 2

Walk Tall⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

5/1

Purchased for £120,000 after making a winning point debut in December. Interesting runner.

Form: 1

Miss Tiara

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Chad Bament⁽⁷⁾| T: J ScottWS

18/1

Kayf Tara mare. Half-sister to modest hurdler Honey Jack. Dam (c123/h120), 2¾m-3¼m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to dual bumper winner Gaillimh A Chroi. Has had wind surgery ahead of debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ben Lomond⁸⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Daisy Hitchins J: Harry Reed

King Sacre

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: N J Hawke J: James Davies

Royale Blue

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: N J Hawke J: Lorcan Murtagh

Forecasts

Uptown Dandy (2/1), The Blue Room (9/4), It's Top (4/1), Walk Tall (5/1), Idaho Bridge (14/1), Miss Tiara (18/1), King Sacre (20/1), Claim The Throne (25/1), Rouban (25/1), Royale Blue (33/1), Ben Lomond (50/1), Gimarias (66/1), Pop's Folly (100/1), Aceofadiamond (125/1)

Olly Murphy's THE BLUE ROOM is narrowly preferred to last month's C&D runner-up Uptown Dandy. It's Top weakened out of it in an Ascot listed last time but should get involved if back to the level of his Chepstow win. Point recruit Walk Tall would also need considering if the betting speaks in his favour.