16:50 Ffos Las

Wednesday 1 March 2017

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J Edward Sellars Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 1.8s

Jaunty Warrior⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: T E Whelan| T: B Eckley

66/1

Finished well behind Absolute Power when last of 11 in a bumper at Chepstow in December. Half-brother to a couple of rules winners but more is needed here.

Form: 01

Newquay Cards⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

14/1

Finished behind Absolute Power on his debut at Newbury in January and while he's likely to improve for the run more is needed to take this contest.

Form:

Well Smitten²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

9/4

Stepped up on his Warwick debut when finishing second at Hereford on heavy ground a month ago. Worth a second look in the market given yards 43% (3/7) strike rate in bumpers here in recent years.

Form: 7

Samson's Reach¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: R J Price

10/1

Sent off 100/1 when causing a shock in a Bangor bumper last month. Finished well behind Absolute Power at Newbury in January and remains to be seen whether he can repeat that Bangor effort here.

Form:

Atomic Rumble

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

5/1

Purchased for £13,000 as a three-year-old in May 2016. Dam was successful in a point-to-point from seven starts and is a half-sister to the useful chaser Foxtail Hill amongst others.

Form: 4

Duc De Beauchene

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe

4/1

Cost €145,000 as a three-year-old in June 2016. Dam contested six steeplechase/cross-country starts in France and hails from a yard with a 30% strike rate (6/20) in bumpers here in recent seasons.

Form: 2

Luckofthedraw

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: William Twiston-Davies| T: Paul Morgan

6/1

Purchased for €18,000 as a yearling in 2014 and a half-brother to the ten time winner Dolatulo. Small yard do well at this track (5/22 recently) and worth a check in the market.

Form: 3-

Angel of Harlem

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: N de Boinville| T: M Bradstock

5/2

Bought for £43,000 in May last year. Dam successful five times including in a listed hurdle. Yards horses do well here (5/7 in recent seasons) but both defeats have come with bumper runners.

Form:

Non-Runners

Absolute Power⁴²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Miss R Curtis J: Jonathan Moore

Forecasts

Well Smitten (9/4), Absolute Power (9/4), Angel of Harlem (5/2), Duc De Beauchene (4/1), Atomic Rumble (5/1), Luckofthedraw (6/1), Samson's Reach (10/1), Newquay Cards (14/1), Jaunty Warrior (66/1)

ABSOLUTE POWER looks the most likely winner of the concluding race on the card following a couple of solid placings in bumper events so far. The selection hails from a yard with a good record in this type of race here and can get the better of the expensively purchased Duc De Beauchene who represents top connections with Well Smitten another likely to be in the mix at the finish. 1. Absolute Power 2. Duc De Beauchene 3. Well Smitten