15:25 Exeter

Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Clapham Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 21.17s

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Selected odds by:

Bredon Hill Dart

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

100/1

Dartmouth gelding. Dam ran twice, out of half-sister to temperamental but fairly useful chaser (23f-31f winner) Lucky Clover.

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Drumheller³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford

16/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding who shaped with a little promise when third of 7 in bumper at Sandown (16f, good to soft) on debut last month. Could well build on that effort, but there's a few powerful yards represented with interesting newcomers.

Form: 3

Ilfonce

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams

7/1

Coastal Path gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Hokelami, and half-brother to fair hurdler Fierami. Worth a market check on debut.

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Jack Black

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Tirwanako gelding. Dam twice-raced half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 3m) Vic de Touzaine. Newcomers from yard always worth a second look.

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Kalahari King

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

5/1

Califet gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Kaleb. Stable can get one ready, so can't be ruled out.

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Matthias²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: A J Honeyball

17/2

Out of a 1¾m bumper winner/2m hurdle winner who stayed 21f. 11/2, fourth of 8 in bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) on debut last month. Step forward needed.

Form: 4

Moving Target

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

33/1

Linda's Lad gelding. Dam, modest 3m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 25f) Whataknight.

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Nelson's Shadow³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

150/1

Showed nothing in bumper at Wincanton on debut last month so is very hard to fancy.

Form: 0

Quebecois²⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

10/11

€88,000 3-y-o, £320,000 4-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler Brindisi Breeze and useful 2m hurdle winner Indigo Breeze, stays 3m. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Mar 5). Likely to take all the beating.

Form: 2-

Demelza Carne

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down

40/1

Linda's Lad mare. Dam (h112), bumper/2¾m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (winner around 2¼m in France) Dourakine.

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Silver Chord

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: James Davies| T: C J Down

100/1

Linda's Lad mare. Dam (h74), 17f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdle winner around 2m Tominator.

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Forecasts

Quebecois (10/11), Jack Black (5/1), Kalahari King (5/1), Ilfonce (7/1), Matthias (17/2), Drumheller (16/1), Moving Target (33/1), Demelza Carne (40/1), Silver Chord (100/1), Bredon Hill Dart (100/1), Nelson's Shadow (150/1)

The market will no doubt prove informative with the majority unraced but it's hard to ignore the claims of QUEBECOIS, who cost £320,000 and finished runner-up on his sole start in Irish points earlier this year. Jack Black ticks plenty of boxes representing leading connections so he may emerge as the main danger, with the once-raced Drumheller and Kalahari King another couple to consider.