January 01 / 15.50 Exeter

15.50

Soft

Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2178.4
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

1/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.54
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful hurdler Mrs Hyde and fairly useful jumper Flementime; joined Paul Nicholls after winning easily by 30l on Irish point debut last April (yielding to soft) and looks by far the most interesting runner in this line-up.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

14

1st May 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 160y

16:15 Punchestown

Wrappedupinmay

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: S Curling

Four wins in five races in points, the defeat inflicted by Hunters Yarn at Moig South last autumn; that rival seemed to be getting the upper hand when they both fell three out in the Fairyhouse race won by Five Star Getaway; useful second-string for champion-elect points trainer.

10/1

10

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 180y

17:30 Fairyhouse

Wrappedupinmay

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: S Curling

Wide-margin point winner in 2023; useful hurdler for Paul Nicholls, sold cheaply after two failures over fences; beaten 8l by Hunters Yarn at Moig South on return to pointing; reversed form with the winner at Dromahane and won readily at Carrigarostig in January; intended runner at Cheltenham until withdrawn because of concerns about the ground; valuable 7lb off.

7/4

8/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; closely related to same connections' bumper/hurdle winner Mayhem Mya; dam 2m5f-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper/smart hurdle/chase winner Poole Master; stable 3-20 in bumpers during last five seasons.
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0

15

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

14:20 Exeter

Grumpy Rosie

10st 3lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Achieved little when runner-up behind an easy winner on her bumper debut here and has been tailed off in all three hurdles; entitled to show more now handicapping off a basement mark but hard to be confident.

50/1

10

21st Oct 2023

Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

14:15 Newton Abbot

Grumpy Rosie

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Chris Honour

Remote second on debut in bumper at Exeter (2m1f, heavy) in January and tailed off over hurdles on next three starts; hard to fancy.

50/1

8th

9

21st Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

17:00 Exeter

Grumpy Rosie

10st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Remote second in an uncompetitive bumper here in January and tailed off in her two hurdles.

20/1

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14/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form:

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful hurdler Benson and fairly useful hurdler Clondaw Hollow; arguably shaped with more promise than bare form suggests when tenth of 14 over C&D (good) on debut in November but needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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8th

7

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 25y

Class 5

18:10 Exeter

Moonlight Artist

10st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

C&D (good to soft) and 3m chase winner (good) who is back on that last winning chase mark; has been better in this discipline and is on a handy mark but was unable to take advantage over C&D latest.

5/1

4th

16

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 25y

Class 5

14:20 Exeter

Moonlight Artist

10st 4lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Won over C&D in 2023 and was also successful over fences last spring but has not been firing on all cylinders this season and is inconsistent nowadays too.

20/1

5th

6

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 82y

Class 5

13:05 Wincanton

Moonlight Artist

10st 4lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Joe Tizzard

Record of 1-10 over hurdles and has the same strike-rate over fences; his last success was in a chase handicap at Warwick (3m, good) last April but he's not matched that form since and was tailed off at Exeter last time; comes with risks attached after a break and his last hurdle run was 12 months ago.

10/1

Form:

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful jumpers Jepeck and Western Jo; not beaten far when 11th of 12 at Ascot (good) in October but never really looked likely to land a telling blow there.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

1

10th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

14:23 Plumpton

Bar Thyme

11st 6lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

Minor form in bumpers and now clearly flattered by his debut effort at Ascot when under 9l off the winner; others preferred.

25/1

6th

2

2nd Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

16:35 Taunton

Bar Thyme

11st 2lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along 6f out, weakened from 4f out

12/1

4th

1

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

15:50 Exeter

Bar Thyme

11st 8lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

Half-brother to useful jumpers Jepeck and Western Jo; not beaten far when 11th of 12 at Ascot (good) in October but never really looked likely to land a telling blow there.

8/1

Form: 8

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a multiple hurdle/chase winner but was a well-beaten 50-1 shot over C&D (good to soft) on last month's debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

3

24th Feb 2023

Good

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

14:40 Exeter

Rapid River

11st 5lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

held up in last, pushed along after 5th, weakened and behind after 4 out

33/1

6th

4

12th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 161y

Class 1

15:30 Exeter

Rapid River

11st 5lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

Well beaten at big odds on all three starts; outclassed here.

200/1

10th

10

3rd Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:30 Chepstow

Rapid River

11st 2lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

50-1, no impact in two Exeter bumpers; one to watch now hurdling.

150/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Seventh foal; half-brother to bumper/fair hurdle winner Forpaddytheplumber and a point winner; dam point winner, sister to high-class bumper/jumps winner Forpadydeplasterer; tongue tied on debut; stable had a bumper winner last spring.
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7th

2

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

16:08 Exeter

Geoffs Lad

11st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Claire Hitch

led narrowly, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

100/1

7th

2

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

16:08 Exeter

Geoffs Lad

11st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Claire Hitch

led narrowly, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

100/1

10th

5

31st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Warwick

Geoffs Lad

11st 2lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: Claire Hitch

always behind, tailed off

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; brother to same connections' fair hurdler General Probus and a low-grade Irish hurdle winner; dam low-grade Flat/hurdle winner; stable 1-22 in bumpers during last five seasons.
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7

24th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

13:30 Newbury

Captain Probus

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Keiran Burke

Finished tailed off on heavy ground at Exeter in his only bumper, for which he did go off at single-figure odds; no surprise if he showed more this time.

100/1

7th

2

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

15:50 Exeter

Captain Probus

11st 8lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

Fourth foal; brother to same connections' fair hurdler General Probus and a low-grade Irish hurdle winner; dam low-grade Flat/hurdle winner; stable 1-22 in bumpers during last five seasons.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; dam runner-up in a bumper, half-sister to a point winner; stablemate of Rapid River.
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5

21st Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

17:00 Exeter

Midsummer Lass

11st 4lb

J: David Noonan

T: Sue Gardner

No worthwhile form in three bumpers and makes very limited appeal.

100/1

9th

5

23rd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:55 Chepstow

Midsummer Lass

11st 0lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

led narrowly, headed and lost position halfway, dropped to rear and weakening over 6f out

200/1

18th

7

2nd Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:45 Wincanton

Midsummer Lass

11st 2lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

always towards rear, pushed along early

200/1

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Exacta £4.10
Straight Forecast £2.87
Trifecta £28.20

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