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Good To Soft

Exeter Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Prize money: £2178.4
2m 0f 161y
Class 5
10 runners

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Exeter Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3rd

Ink Black Heart

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

5/4

Place: £1.10

Form: 4-2

Last run: 80 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Fourth on debut at Wincanton (good to soft) last January and second of 15 at Wetherby (2m, soft) in December on first run for Dan Skelton, behind A Likeable Rogue who followed up in a Listed race; leading claims.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 3	17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 5	16:40 Exeter Ink Black Heart 11st 5lb J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	Fourth on debut at Wincanton (good to soft) last January and second of 15 at Wetherby (2m, soft) in December on first run for Dan Skelton, behind A Likeable Rogue who followed up in a Listed race; leading claims.	5/4
4th 10	16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5	16:15 Wincanton Ink Black Heart 10st 9lb J: Sean Bowen T: Tom Weston	took keen hold, midfield, steady headway home turn, prominent 2f out, kept on	14/1
4th 10	16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5	16:15 Wincanton Ink Black Heart 10st 9lb J: Sean Bowen T: Tom Weston	took keen hold, midfield, steady headway home turn, prominent 2f out, kept on	14/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

3rd

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

11st 5lb

5/4

4th

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

10st 9lb

took keen hold, midfield, steady headway home turn, prominent 2f out, kept on

14/1

4th

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

10st 9lb

took keen hold, midfield, steady headway home turn, prominent 2f out, kept on

14/1

6th

Illhaveabitofthat

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

100/1

Form: 77

Last run: 76 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Well beaten in seventh on her first two starts (2m1f/2m, good to soft) and a transformation is necessary today.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6th 8	17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 5	16:40 Exeter Illhaveabitofthat 10st 12lb J: Bryan Carver T: Chris Honour	Well beaten in seventh on her first two starts (2m1f/2m, good to soft) and a transformation is necessary today.	100/1
4	26th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 209y Class 2	16:05 Aintree Illhaveabitofthat 11st 1lb J: Finn Lambert T: Chris Honour	11,500euros 3yo; sixth foal; closely related to useful jumper Up The Straight, half-sister to a bumper winner; dam well held in bumpers, closely related to useful jumper Shady Operator; stable not prolific in bumpers but she's worth a glance in the betting.	14/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

6th

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

10st 12lb

Well beaten in seventh on her first two starts (2m1f/2m, good to soft) and a transformation is necessary today.

100/1

26th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 2

11st 1lb

11,500euros 3yo; sixth foal; closely related to useful jumper Up The Straight, half-sister to a bumper winner; dam well held in bumpers, closely related to useful jumper Shady Operator; stable not prolific in bumpers but she's worth a glance in the betting.

14/1

10th

Keep Off The Sugar

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jimmy Frost

100/1

Form: 5-0

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Close fifth of eight at Wincanton (1m7f, good) last March on sole run for Eve Johnson Houghton but tailed off at 125-1 there (good to soft) just 12 days ago on debut for this yard; a hood goes on; hard to fancy.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 6	23rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4	18:45 Newton Abbot Keep Off The Sugar 11st 1lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Jimmy Frost	Struggled when a 200-1 outsider for first two hurdle runs, the latter over C&D three weeks ago.	100/1
1	3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4	14:30 Newton Abbot Keep Off The Sugar 11st 4lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Jimmy Frost	Made an encouraging start on bumper debut last March, but has gone backwards since and was tailed off on all three subsequent starts; offered little on last month's hurdling debut here (2m1f) after a break, and this longer trip needs to spark a major turnaround.	100/1
7th 3	13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4	17:30 Newton Abbot Keep Off The Sugar 11st 2lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Jimmy Frost	Off for 339 days after showing some ability in his first bumper; completely tailed off in two others for this yard (hooded last time).	100/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

23rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

11st 1lb

Struggled when a 200-1 outsider for first two hurdle runs, the latter over C&D three weeks ago.

100/1

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

11st 4lb

Made an encouraging start on bumper debut last March, but has gone backwards since and was tailed off on all three subsequent starts; offered little on last month's hurdling debut here (2m1f) after a break, and this longer trip needs to spark a major turnaround.

100/1

7th

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

11st 2lb

Off for 339 days after showing some ability in his first bumper; completely tailed off in two others for this yard (hooded last time).