17:00 Exeter

Sunday 12 February 2023

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Virgin Bet 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 7.3s

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Banteer

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

10/3

€65,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Kilmington Rose and fair hurdler Via Rosa. Leading yard boast a 34% strike rate with bumper runners this term and he's of obvious interest on debut.

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Cool View

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

25/1

Telescope gelding. Dam (c75/h96), maiden jumper (stayed 23f), closely related to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 4¼m) Earth Planet. Probably best watched on debut.

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Diesel Line

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

5/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Casino Markets. Yard 1-8 with their runners in bumpers this term.

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Great D'troice

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie SnowdenWS

5/1

£50,000 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Premier d'Troice, stays 29f, and half-brother to a winner on Flat. One to monitor in the betting for clues ahead of debut. Had wind op.

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Mr Hope Street

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/1

£42,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to 2¼m bumper winner Floy Joy, stays 2½m. In excellent hands and another worthy of a market check on racecourse bow.

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Arctic Blue

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

14/1

Blue Bresil mare. Half-sister to fair chaser Midnight Magic. Dam (h126), bumper/17f-19f hurdle winner (stayed 21f), half-sister to high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Speaker Weatherill. Others appeal more.

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Cosmore^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr F Procter⁽⁵⁾| T: H Brown

80/1

Davidoff mare. Dam, 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 2½m) Farceur du Large. Wears hood.

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Love Bite

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

7/2

Milan mare. Sister to 2 winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Beat That, and half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Might Bite. Dam winning pointer. Makes obvious appeal on paper for leading yard and shortlisted.

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Navajo Indy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: T SymondsWS

11/2

Nathaniel gelding. Brother to smart hurdler Navajo Pass. Dam 11f winner. Makes debut on back of a wind op and he's worth a market check.

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Forecasts

Banteer (10/3), Love Bite (7/2), Diesel Line (5/1), Great D'troice (5/1), Navajo Indy (11/2), Mr Hope Street (10/1), Arctic Blue (14/1), Cool View (25/1), Cosmore (80/1)

LOVE BITE makes obvious appeal on paper for a yard boasting an excellent record in bumpers and could well be the way to go. Similar comments apply to Banteer and he's highly respected, with Great d'Troice and Mr Hope Street worth monitoring in the betting for clues.