<< GO BACK TO FIXTURES

Race Pass Options

Currently
Showing:

No prices

EXETER 16:40

Name: ODDSCHECKER OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (5)
Start: 2026-03-17T13:45:00
End: 2026-03-17T17:13:00
Location: Exeter

13:45 14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:13

< 16:40 >

16:40 Tue 17 March 2026	Unlock this Race
ODDSCHECKER OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (5)	Distance : 2m 161y
Prize : £2,450 Age : 4yo to 6yo Race State : Declaration Runners : 10	Going : Good to Soft
Race State : Declaration Runners : 10 runners

Hints

Pedigree

Recent Form

Form

Silk

Horse Name (Days Off)

Jockey

Flags

Age

Wgt

TFR

Odds (View All)

Entry Silk

Pedigree

Jockey & Trainer

Trainer

(Equip)

IPS

EASTERN ROCK (IRE)

Ben Jones

11-5

13/27.5

b g ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE) - LA BELLE SAUVAGE OLD VIC

J: Ben Jones
T: Emma Lavelle

Emma Lavelle

1 EASTERN ROCK (IRE)

J: Ben Jones
T: Emma Lavelle
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5

13/27.5

£70,000 half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser Thunder Rock (winner up to 23f) and modest hurdler/fair chaser Sir Rock (2½m-3¼m winner, both by Shirocco), from the family of top-class 2½m-3m hurdle winner Lady Rebecca. Point winner in October and clearly of interest.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	206	28	14	101	49	-93.14
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	140	14	10	49	35	45.82
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	140	14	10	49	35	45.82
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	68	8	12	31	46	-22.93

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	425	88	21	205	48	-42.20
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	182	19	10	59	32	-51.61
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	182	19	10	59	32	-51.61
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	73	7	10	24	33	-30.15

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
No Form

FINE TUNING (IRE) ⁽⁶¹⁾

Sam Twiston-Davies

11-5

3/14

b g BLUE BRESIL (FR) - PRETTY PUTTENS (IRE) SNURGE

J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Anthony Honeyball

Anthony Honeyball

(t)

2 FINE TUNING (IRE) ⁽⁶¹⁾

J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Anthony Honeyball
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (t)

3/14

€86,000 Blue Bresil half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/chase winner Regent's Stroll and useful bumper winner/hurdler Didtheyleaveuoutto. Tongue tied, strong in the betting and showed plenty when second on debut at Wincanton (heavy) 2 months ago. Entitled to improve.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	247	46	19	120	49	-36.38
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	190	33	17	76	40	-27.46
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	190	33	17	76	40	-27.46
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	68	13	19	33	49	-13.23

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	504	81	16	242	48	-104.62
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	364	50	14	150	41	-94.92
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	364	50	14	150	41	-94.92
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	81	9	11	21	26	-51.28

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
15 Jan 26		Wnc	2/10	7.5	NH Flat	N	15.2f	Heavy	(t)	Sean Bowen	7/42.75f

4-2

INK BLACK HEART ⁽⁸⁰⁾

Harry Skelton

11-5

5/42.25

ch g FALCO (USA) - LA HOOFON MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE)

J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton

Dan Skelton

4-2

3 INK BLACK HEART ⁽⁸⁰⁾

J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5

5/42.25

Has made a good start showing fairly useful form in bumpers a year apart (trained by Tom Weston on debut), running into a subsequent listed winner on return at Wetherby at Christmas. Surely has a race like this in him.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	894	165	18	414	46	-178.03
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	444	81	18	213	48	-49.12
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	444	81	18	213	48	-49.12
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	104	20	19	44	42	5.64

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	463	108	23	260	56	-76.96
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	296	58	20	154	52	-42.80
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	296	58	20	154	52	-42.80
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	82	19	23	40	49	12.64

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
27 Dec 25	Wth	2/15	2.00	NH Flat	W	16f	Soft		Liam Harrison	5/16
16 Jan 25	Wnc	4/12	3.15	NH Flat	N	15.2f	Soft		Sean Bowen	11/112

5-0

KEEP OFF THE SUGAR ⁽¹²⁾

Rex Dingle

11-5

80/181

b g TELESCOPE (IRE) - SEXY LEGS DUTCH ART

J: Rex Dingle
T: Jimmy Frost

Jimmy Frost

(h) ¹

5-0

4 KEEP OFF THE SUGAR ⁽¹²⁾

J: Rex Dingle
T: Jimmy Frost
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5 Eq: (h) ¹

80/181

Modest form on debut at Wincanton a year ago and too free returning for new yard there recently. Hood goes on.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	32	0	0	1	3	-32.00
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	28	0	0	3	11	-28.00
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	28	0	0	3	11	-28.00
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	70	5	7	9	13	-10.75

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	181	22	12	66	36	-68.04
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	150	13	9	52	35	-89.08
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	150	13	9	52	35	-89.08
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	104	14	13	48	46	-31.90

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
5 Mar 26	Wnc	11/12	58	NH Flat	W	15.2f	Gd/Sft		Sean Bowen	125/1126
31 Mar 25	Wnc	5/8	4.25	NH Flat	W	15.2f	Good		Gavin Sheehan	15/28.5

LINGERING GLANCE ⁽⁶¹⁾

Lorcan Williams

11-5

40/141

b g PASSING GLANCE - SO LONG NOMADIC WAY (USA)

J: Lorcan Williams
T: Jeremy Scott

Jeremy Scott

5 LINGERING GLANCE ⁽⁶¹⁾

J: Lorcan Williams
T: Jeremy Scott
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5

40/141

Brother to stable star Dashel Drasher and looked one for the longer term himself in Wincanton bumper 2 months ago.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	118	17	14	44	37	17.15
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	78	9	12	22	28	-14.63
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	78	9	12	22	28	-14.63
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	144	24	17	70	49	-8.73

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	141	20	14	53	38	62.53
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	100	16	16	43	43	-39.94
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	100	16	16	43	43	-39.94
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	99	18	18	47	47	-9.93

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
15 Jan 26		Wnc	8/10	20.5	NH Flat	N	15.2f	Heavy		Lorcan Williams	6/17

MIGHTY ZEUS (IRE)

Sean Houlihan

11-5

17/29.5

b g ARCTIC COSMOS (USA) - INTER ALIA (IRE) DR MASSINI (IRE)

J: Sean Houlihan
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

6 MIGHTY ZEUS (IRE)

J: Sean Houlihan
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5

17/29.5

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including smart chaser Heron Heights and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Witness In Court.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	237	32	14	99	42	-84.07
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	48	8	17	18	38	-13.32
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	48	8	17	18	38	-13.32
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	109	12	11	45	41	-49.35

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	202	16	8	60	30	-118.36
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	102	6	6	22	22	-44.13
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	102	6	6	22	22	-44.13
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	133	9	7	32	24	-45.43

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
No Form

RIVER KWAI (FR)

Harry Cobden

11-5

11/43.75

b g NO RISK AT ALL (FR) - PRINCESSE KAP (FR) KAPGARDE (FR)

J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

7 RIVER KWAI (FR)

J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls
Age: 5 Wgt: 11-5

11/43.75

€130,000 No Risk At All gelding. Brother to fairly useful chaser Prince des Fichaux, stays 33f, and half-brother to hurdler Prouchki. Dam (c146/h130) 17f-21f hurdles/chase winner. Appealing newcomer on paper.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	386	78	20	193	50	-54.44
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	324	80	25	177	55	-70.61
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	324	80	25	177	55	-70.61
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	148	41	28	90	61	-32.63

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	408	88	22	193	47	-80.46
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	291	67	23	143	49	-33.05
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	291	67	23	143	49	-33.05
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	159	42	26	89	56	-12.20

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
No Form

I'LLHAVEABITOFTHAT (IRE) ⁽⁷⁶⁾

Bryan Carver

10-12

80/181

b m VADAMOS (FR) - KINGS ARTIST (IRE) KING'S THEATRE (IRE)

J: Bryan Carver
T: Chris Honour

Chris Honour

8 I'LLHAVEABITOFTHAT (IRE) ⁽⁷⁶⁾

J: Bryan Carver
T: Chris Honour
Age: 5 Wgt: 10-12

80/181

Well held in 2 bumpers.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	34	4	12	8	24	-12.75
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	44	3	7	11	25	-30.81
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	44	3	7	11	25	-30.81
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	58	8	14	19	33	0.25

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	193	23	12	64	33	-67.12
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	110	9	8	30	27	-39.25
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	110	9	8	30	27	-39.25
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	121	20	17	45	37	-3.38

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
31 Dec 25	War	7/9	69.5	NH Flat	W	16f	Gd/Sft		Bryan Carver	40/141
26 Oct 25	Ain	7/8	33	NH Flat	W	17f	Gd/Sft		Finn Lambert	18/119

PORTH MEAR

Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)

10-12

80/181

b m LINDA'S LAD - ONWEGOAGAIN (IRE) HERON ISLAND (IRE)

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
T: Ryan Chapman

Ryan Chapman

(h) ¹

9 PORTH MEAR

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
T: Ryan Chapman
Age: 6 Wgt: 10-12 Eq: (h) ¹

80/181

Linda's Lad mare. Dam ran once in bumper. Wears hood.

Statistic	Runs R	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	7	0	0	-7.00
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	2	0	0	-2.00
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2	0	0	-2.00
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	14	1	7	-14.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	31	4	13	11	35	-0.50
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	2	0	0	0	0	-2.00
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2	0	0	0	0	-2.00
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	3	0	0	1	33	-3.00

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
No Form

NEW VIRGINIA (FR) ⁽²⁰⁾

James Davies

10-2

150/1151

gr f DESINVOLTE (FR) - SISSI DE TEILLE (FR) MARTALINE

J: James Davies
T: Nigel Hawke

Nigel Hawke

10 NEW VIRGINIA (FR) ⁽²⁰⁾

J: James Davies
T: Nigel Hawke
Age: 4 Wgt: 10-2

150/1151

Desinvolte filly out of sister to smart staying chaser Ramses de Teillee. 200/1, never dangerous in Wincanton bumper 3 weeks ago.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	87	7	8	29	33	256.00
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	53	1	2	6	11	-36.00
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	53	1	2	6	11	-36.00
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	92	8	9	27	29	265.75

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	233	19	8	68	29	-108.60
Bumpers (Last 5 Seasons)	163	6	4	27	17	-106.92
Bumpers Non Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	163	6	4	27	17	-106.92
EXETER (Last 5 Seasons)	87	8	9	28	32	-43.39

Date		Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
25 Feb 26		Wnc	10/14	39.5	NH Flat	W	15.2f	Soft		James Davies	200/1201

Show all races for this meeting on one page

Analyst Verdict

Analyst Comments

Smart Stats

Past Winners

Analyst's Verdict

INK BLACK HEART has shown plenty in a couple of bumpers, finding only a subsequent listed winner too good when starting out for Dan Skelton at Wetherby. He can get the job done this time. The money was down for Fine Tuning at Wincanton and he can build on that promising start, while point winner Eastern Rock and River Kwai are interesting runners on their first go in this sphere.

Betting Forecast : 15/82.87 Ink Black Heart, 11/43.75 Fine Tuning, 4/15 River Kwai, 8/19 Eastern Rock, 16/117 Mighty Zeus, 50/151 Lingering Glance, 100/1101 Porth Mear, 100/1101 New Virginia, 300/1301 Keep Off The Sugar, 300/1301 I'llhaveabitofthat

Smart Stats
26% Paul Nicholls's strike rate at EXETER since the start of the 2021/22 season (saddles RIVER KWAI)	11/43.75 11/43.75 5/23.5 5/23.5N/AN/A
26% Harry Cobden's strike rate at EXETER (rides RIVER KWAI)	11/43.75 11/43.75 5/23.5 5/23.5N/AN/A
34% Harry Skelton's strike rate on favourites in bumpers (rides INK BLACK HEART)	5/42.25 5/42.25 5/42.25 6/52.2N/AN/A

We were unable to find any past winners for this race.

147

Rating

Small p

Large P

Plus

Squiggle

§§

Double Squiggle

Cross

Double Cross

Query

Horse In Focus

Warning Horse

Sectional Timing

Horses For Courses

Jockey Uplift

Trainer Uplift

Hot Trainer

Cold Trainer

Pace & Position

Horse Search

Premium Comments

Ratings of Winners

Jockey & Trainer

Race Reports

Briefing

In-Play Symbols

Video Replays

Read Paddy Power Review

Get £30 In Free Bets When You Place A £5 Bet

New Customer offer - Use promo code YSKAST. Place a min £5 bet on the sportsbook at odds of min EVS (2.0) and get £30 in free bets. Free bet rewards valid for 30 days. Only deposits via Pay by Bank, Debit Cards & Apple Pay will qualify for this offer. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly

Claim Offer

New Customer offer - Use promo code YSKAST. Place a min £5 bet on the sportsbook at odds of min EVS (2.0) and get £30 in free bets. Free bet rewards valid for 30 days. Only deposits via Pay by Bank, Debit Cards & Apple Pay will qualify for this offer. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly
Read Paddy Power Review →
Read Betfair Review

Get £30 In Free Bets When you place a £10 bet

Place a min £10 bet on Sportsbook on odds of min EVS (2.0), get 3x £10 in Free Bet Builders, Accumulators or multiples to use on any sport. Rewards valid for 30 days. Only deposits via Pay by Bank, Apple Pay or Debit Card will qualify. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly.

Claim Offer

Place a min £10 bet on Sportsbook on odds of min EVS (2.0), get 3x £10 in Free Bet Builders, Accumulators or multiples to use on any sport. Rewards valid for 30 days. Only deposits via Pay by Bank, Apple Pay or Debit Card will qualify. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly.
Read Betfair Review →
Get £30 in Free Bets When You Place Any Bet!

New customers only. First single & E/W bet only. Odds of 1/1 or greater. 3 X £10 bet tokens. Free bet stakes not included in returns. Free bets exclude virtuals. Free bets are non withdrawable. Free bets expire after 30 days. Eligibility restrictions and further T&Cs apply.

Claim Offer

New customers only. First single & E/W bet only. Odds of 1/1 or greater. 3 X £10 bet tokens. Free bet stakes not included in returns. Free bets exclude virtuals. Free bets are non withdrawable. Free bets expire after 30 days. Eligibility restrictions and further T&Cs apply.

See all free bet offers

16:40 Exeter Racecard on Tuesday 17 March 2026

The 2M 161Y 16:40 ODDSCHECKER OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (5) at Exeter will be run on Tuesday 17 March 2026. The going is currently Good to Soft. This race will be shown on RTV. It is open to 4yo to 6yo and has a prize fund of £2,450. There are 10 runners.

The market favourite for this race is INK BLACK HEART, he is ridden by Harry Skelton and trained by Dan Skelton. This is also Timeform's Analyst Verdict for the race.

In Play Symbols

1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

EXETER 16:40

Exeter

Wetherby

Wolverhampton

Down Royal (IRE)

Wexford (IRE)

16:40 Tue 17 March 2026

ODDSCHECKER OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (5)

26%

26%

34%

Smart Stats Live

HOW TO READ A RACE PASS

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN RACE PASSES

Rating

Small p

Large P

Plus

Squiggle

Double Squiggle

Cross

Double Cross

Query

Horse In Focus

Warning Horse

Sectional Timing

Horses For Courses

Jockey Uplift

Trainer Uplift

Hot Trainer

Cold Trainer

Pace & Position

Horse Search

Premium Comments

Ratings of Winners

Jockey & Trainer

Race Reports

Briefing

In-Play Symbols

Video Replays

Best free bet offers

Get £30 In Free Bets When You Place A £5 Bet

Get £30 In Free Bets When you place a £10 bet

Get £30 in Free Bets When You Place Any Bet!

16:40 Exeter Racecard on Tuesday 17 March 2026