16:40 Exeter

Tuesday 17 March 2026

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:13

Oddschecker Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 5  |   2m 161y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 4m 1.96s
1st
Horse silk
7
River Kwai
511-5
6/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Midfield, smooth headway 4f out, tracked leaders 3f out, led over 1f out, ran green but went clear inside final furlong, readily op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
1
Eastern Rock
511-5
11/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones
Midfield, chased leaders from 3f out, took third over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, outpaced towards finish, kept on op 5/1 tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
10
3
Ink Black Heart
511-5
15/8
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Soon led, set steady pace, pushed along when headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by leading pair, weakened before final 110yds
4th
Horse silk
6
2
Fine Tuning
511-5
6/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent, soon raced in second, pushed along when lost position 2f out, outpaced final furlong, soon weakened tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
18
10
New Virginia
410-2
200/1
T: N J HawkeJ: James Davies
Held up in rear, some headway 4f out, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
6th
Horse silk
6
8
I'llhaveabitofthat
510-12
150/1
T: C HonourJ: Bryan Carver
Wore hood in parade rung, towards rear,modest headway 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon tailed off op 125/1
7th
Horse silk
6
5
Lingering Glance
511-5
22/1
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Prominent, outpaced over 3f out, tailed off from 2f out
8th
Horse silk
½
6
Mighty Zeus
511-5
14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Rear of midfield, outpaced and struggling 4f out, tailed off from 3f out
9th
Horse silk
84
9
Porth Mear
610-12
200/1
T: R ChapmanJ: Jack Stenhouse (7)
Towards rear, ran green and pushed along before halfway, tailed off from 3f out
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
Keep Off The Sugar
511-5
200/1
T: J D FrostJ: Rex Dingle
Prominent, pushed along soon after halfway, weakened quickly over 4f out, soon tailed off
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £1.10EX:£11.10Trifecta:£23.90SF:£10.68Swingers:£2.20, £1.30, £2.30

Forecasts

River Kwai (6/4), Ink Black Heart (15/8), Eastern Rock (11/2), Fine Tuning (6/1), Mighty Zeus (14/1), Lingering Glance (22/1), I'llhaveabitofthat (150/1), New Virginia (200/1), Porth Mear (200/1), Keep Off The Sugar (200/1)

Verdict

INK BLACK HEART has shown plenty in a couple of bumpers, finding only a subsequent listed winner too good when starting out for Dan Skelton at Wetherby. He can get the job done this time. The money was down for Fine Tuning at Wincanton and he can build on that promising start, while point winner Eastern Rock and River Kwai are interesting runners on their first go in this sphere.

  1. INK BLACK HEART
  2. FINE TUNING (IRE)
  3. EASTERN ROCK (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £2,178.002nd: £1,004.003rd: £502.004th: £251.00

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