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

Exeter

16:40

Date 2026-03-17

Distance 2m161y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,178

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.4°C

Wind 13mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 59.53s (slow by 11.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	River Kwai (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/4F	Won
2nd	Eastern Rock (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	11/2	5.5
3rd	Ink Black Heart (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	15/8	10
4th	Fine Tuning (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	6/1	6
5th	New Virginia (FR) James Davies · Nigel Hawke	200/1	18
6th	I'llhaveabitofthat (IRE) Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	150/1	6
7th	Lingering Glance (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	22/1	6
8th	Mighty Zeus (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	14/1	.5
9th	Porth Mear (GB) Mr Jack Stenhouse · Ryan Chapman	200/1	84
10th	Keep Off The Sugar (GB) Rex Dingle · Jimmy Frost	200/1	2.5

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	River Kwai Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-23	10.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
130,000euros 3yo; trainer 6-20 (30%) in bumpers here in last five seasons; player on debut
3	Ink Black Heart Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	4-2	-	110	66	80d	—	—	-15	13.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Soon led - joined 4f out - headed 2f out - weakened final furlong
1	Eastern Rock Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	159	—	P1	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	12.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Took keen hold - midfield - headway 6f out - went second when on outer over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
2	Fine Tuning Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	159	t	2	-	104	-	61d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up on debut at Wincanton in January and open to improvement; firmly in calculations
6	Mighty Zeus Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Attractive pedigree; from a respected stable and could give a good account on debut
5	Lingering Glance Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	159	—	8	-	91	-	61d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Prominent - outpaced over 4f out - weakened 3f out
8	I'llhaveabitofthat Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Honour	152	—	77	-	82	52	76d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well beaten in seventh on her first two starts and a transformation is necessary today
10	New Virginia Grey J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	142	—	—	-	90	56	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
200-1 when well beaten on last month's debut at Wincanton
4	Keep Off The Sugar Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jimmy Frost	J:Rex Dingle T:Jimmy Frost	159	h	5-0	-	95	35	12d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Showed ability on debut but tailed off at Wincanton just 12 days ago
9	Porth Mear Bay J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Ryan Chapman	J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Ryan Chapman	152	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Third foal; dam maiden pointer; wears a hood on debut; probably best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
River Kwai	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4
Ink Black Heart	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	2/1
Eastern Rock	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Fine Tuning	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Mighty Zeus	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Lingering Glance	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
I'llhaveabitofthat	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1
New Virginia	250/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Keep Off The Sugar	250/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1
Porth Mear	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ink Black Heart

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Eastern Rock

12.6

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

River Kwai

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

Fine Tuning

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Mighty Zeus

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Lingering Glance

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

I'llhaveabitofthat

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

New Virginia

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Keep Off The Sugar

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Porth Mear

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
River Kwai	—	—	—
Ink Black Heart	—	110	66
Eastern Rock	—	—	—
Fine Tuning	—	104	—
Mighty Zeus	—	—	—
Lingering Glance	—	91	—
I'llhaveabitofthat	—	82	52
New Virginia	—	90	56
Keep Off The Sugar	—	95	35
Porth Mear	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Keep Off The Sugar	12d ago	Quick return
New Virginia	20d ago	Fit
Fine Tuning	61d ago	Fresh
Lingering Glance	61d ago	Fresh
I'llhaveabitofthat	76d ago	Fresh
Ink Black Heart	80d ago	Fresh
River Kwai	—	—
Eastern Rock	—	—
Mighty Zeus	—	—
Porth Mear	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Lingering Glance	Prominent
Eastern Rock	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.