January 10 / 16.15 Exeter

16.15

Heavy

Exeter Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2112.4
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Exeter Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.13
  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-brother to 2m3f-2m4f hurdle/very smart chase winner Espoir De Romay; dam placed French 2m1f chase/2m2f hurdle, half-sister to minor winners in France out of prolific 2m1f-2m7f chase winner; needs respecting for a yard that wins bumpers for fun.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

22nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

14:00 Chepstow

Heros De Romay

11st 12lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Course winner over hurdles last season (2m3f, heavy) and made quite promising chase debut in December; yet to build on that performance but was in contention before bad jumping error seemed to knock the stuffing out of him in the straight here a fortnight ago (first-time visor); no surprise if he gets his act together over fences soon.

11/2

4th

5

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 3

14:50 Chepstow

Heros De Romay

10st 9lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

led, headed 10th, led again home turn, faced challenges when mistake and pecked on landing 5 out, soon lost three places, weakened from 4 out, no chance when not fluent 3 out

6/1

4th

5

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 3

14:50 Chepstow

Heros De Romay

10st 9lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

led, headed 10th

6/1

Evs

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 3

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
145,000euros 3yo; 5-2 when third on good ground at Chepstow in October; that form hasn't worked out at all well but he's in good hands and should progress.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

3

5th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

14:10 Newton Abbot

Pentire Head

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Has yet to get his head in front but placed in bumpers and hurdles (1m7f-3m) and fully entitled to make a better chaser, in keeping with so many from his yard; a good stamina test is probably what he needs.

11/4

3rd

6

15th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Pentire Head

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Eight-race maiden but he's finished runner-up four times including in a 3m handicap at Taunton (soft; first-time blinkers) last month; took a strong hold in that race and he could find more progress on this drop back in trip; respected with tongue-tie added.

9/2

3rd

6

15th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Pentire Head

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Eight-race maiden but he's finished runner-up four times including in a 3m handicap at Taunton (soft; first-time blinkers) last month; took a strong hold in that race and he could find more progress on this drop back in trip; respected with tongue-tie added.

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; brother to bumper/2m1f hurdle winner Springwell Bay, closely related to winners Mint Condition (useful 2m3f-2m6f hurdle/chase) and Winning Rascal (2m7f/3m hurdle); dam 2m5f hunter chase/3m hurdle winner; stable none too prolific in bumpers but the market should guide.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

18:50 Uttoxeter

Kayf Dancer

10st 11lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Lightly raced 8yo; won his first handicap at Exeter in March when beating a shorter-priced, in-form stable companion by a short head (3m, good); now 4lb higher and could go well, but lacks consistency.

4/1

1st

2

22nd Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

16:47 Exeter

Kayf Dancer

11st 13lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Won a weak maiden on this card 12 months ago and hasn't found any improvement this season in handicaps; on the plus side, it was quite a deep race he ran in at Newbury last time.

12/1

8th

2

14th Jan 2026

Good

3m 0f 57y

Class 4

14:40 Newbury

Kayf Dancer

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Gained his Exeter success last spring in a weak maiden; has regressed in two handicaps this season; however, still lightly raced and this is a drop back in class, so may prove resurgent.

25/1

Form: 5/

Last run: 680 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to three winners; second run has been a good while coming but he made a promising debut at Punchestown in March 2021 behind the now top-class Mighty Potter; he finished that race off well to be only 16l away and, at 4-1, a big run was evidently expected of him; now with different connections.
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3

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:40 Warwick

King Of Brazil

11st 11lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Katy Price

Two wins over fences at about 2m4f (soft and heavy) during early 2024; hasn't matched that in ten starts since and was never competitive when pulled up at Ffos Las (2m, soft) on his reappearance ten days ago; new headgear combination needs to spark a revival.

12/1

5th

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:53 Hereford

King Of Brazil

12st 0lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Katy Price

2-13 over fences, with the wins over about 2m4f in the mud last February and March; second off a career-low mark at Lingfield (2m, soft) this February, followed by a respectable show in first-time cheekpieces, but today's trip and forecast good ground both ask major questions.

9/2

5th

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:53 Hereford

King Of Brazil

12st 0lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Katy Price

2-13 over fences, with the wins over about 2m4f in the mud last February and March; second off a career-low mark at Lingfield (2m, soft) this February, followed by a respectable show in first-time cheekpieces, but today's trip and forecast good ground both ask major questions.

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£15,000 3yo; eighth foal; half-brother to French 7.5f winner Provision; dam unplaced 1m3f only start, half-sister to French winners Star Speed (prolific 6f-14.5f), Spidello (1m2f-1m4f) and Startune (2m5f chase); stable has occasional success in these races but he's probably one to watch.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

12

15th Jan 2024

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

15:37 Hereford

Starvidov

10st 5lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

Lightly raced; only 11-2 for his second run in a handicap at Exeter (2m2f, soft) but was beaten 22l in the end; stamina to prove over this far and he's 5lb out of the weights.

20/1

5th

14

13th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

14:20 Exeter

Starvidov

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

Tongue tied on last two starts and cheekpieces were fitted for handicap debut on latest (possibly stretched by 2m4f, on soft) but he still has not made a significant impact; 3lb out of the handicap.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam unraced half-sister to winners Hidden Spark (7f/1m), El Djebena (6f AW) and Rabbit Focus (Czech 1m1f-1m3f); Flat bred and unlikely to be seen to best effect on heavy ground around here.
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1st

5

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:08 Fontwell

Clinton Lane

10st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: Mark Gillard

2-20 over hurdles; put in good front-running shift before weakening into fifth at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) this month and may benefit from today's drop back in trip but others in the line-up have more appealing profiles.

8/1

1st

5

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:08 Fontwell

Clinton Lane

10st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: Mark Gillard

2-20 over hurdles; put in good front-running shift before weakening into fifth at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) this month and may benefit from today's drop back in trip but others in the line-up have more appealing profiles.

8/1

4

6th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ffos Las

Clinton Lane

11st 5lb

J: James Davies

T: Mark Gillard

Stuck to his task pretty well when fifth of 12 in Fontwell handicap (2m3f, good) 11 days ago but has rather mixed record since winning 2m Plumpton maiden in October and others appeal more.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£36,000 3yo; first foal; unraced dam out of unraced sister to French cross-country chase winner As Du Turf; stable doesn't target bumpers and he's likely one for further down the line.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

9

15th Aug 2022

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

17:40 Bangor-on-Dee

White Turf

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Alastair Ralph

held up in midfield, headway and went third 7th, switched right and led 2 out, soon went clear, comfortably

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £7.50
Straight Forecast £6.19
Trifecta £18.40

Selections

RP Ratings:

Pentire Head

The Guardian:

Heros De Romay

The Times:

Kayf Dancer

SPOTLIGHT:

King Of Brazil

POSTDATA:

Pentire Head

WEST COUNTRY:

Pentire Head

Telegraph:

Pentire Head

Daily Mail:

Pentire Head

Daily Mirror:

Pentire Head

The Sun:

Pentire Head

The Star:

Pentire Head

Daily Record:

Pentire Head

D Express:

Heros De Romay