16:05 Warwick

Saturday 13 January 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Betfred TV 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 0.30s

Allonok

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

7/2

Half-brother to winning hurdler Odello, bred to want a bit further than this but yard have a good strike rate in bumpers here (6-21 last five seasons) and is one of the more likely ones on paper.,

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Baby Ted

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

2/1

Yard have twice won this in recent years, and know the family this one is from very well. Will want 3m in time but this half-brother to the useful Colin's Sister looks sure to have been readied for this.

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Brigadier Bob

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee

8/1

More Flat-bred than a few of these, and has to be a question as to whether these conditions will suit on debut. Yard have few runners in this sphere and may be best watched unless market says otherwise.

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Building Futures

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

4/1

Brother to hurdles winner Mr Steadfast and there's some encouragement to be taken from the pedigree, but yard not known for bumper winners and this one is likely to be all the better for this experience.

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Dashel Drasher

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: J Scott

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Goutez Moi

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L J Mongan

16/1

There's a few French hurdles winners in the family which offers some hope, but yard just 1-23 in bumpers over the last five seasons and on that, not hard to look elsewhere.

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Keep Rolling

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

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Legendoftheknight

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: Mrs S J Humphrey

25/1

Full brother Legend To Be won a couple of small point-to-points on good/good to firm and that suggests that this will prove too sharp a test on debut.

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Manvers House

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: D A Jacob| T: R Woollacott

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Master Card

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: W Greatrex

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Midnight Trouble

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Savage⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/1

Full brother to winning chaser/hurdler Midnight Request, this should prove a suitable test for his introduction and the market will be the best guide as to his chance, with the yard also having Baby Ted as a contender here.

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Mr Snips

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T E Whelan| T: C Drew

33/1

Little encouragement to be taken from the pedigree and yard rarely have runners in this sphere. Makes little appeal.

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Samurai Sam

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Mrs L Hill

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Seddon

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: T R George

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Smith's Bay

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Unknown| T: A King

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Thebannerkingrebel

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

4/1

Relatively cheap purchase, half-brother to the useful hurdler Gold Patrol and yard do get winners in this sphere. Market likely to prove best guide, but on paper, others preferred.

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Ask Paddington

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: Unknown| T: Micky Hammond

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Earlofthecotswolds

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: Unknown| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

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Knighthood

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

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Ultimate Climax

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: Unknown| T: D Shaw

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Enrichissant¹⁰⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D G Bridgwater

Form: 732

Forecasts

Baby Ted (2/1), Allonok (7/2), Thebannerkingrebel (4/1), Building Futures (4/1), Midnight Trouble (5/1), Brigadier Bob (8/1), Goutez Moi (16/1), Legendoftheknight (25/1), Mr Snips (33/1)

As ever in these events, the market should prove informative, particularly as Nigel Twiston-Davies, who likes to win this, introduces two - BABY TED and Midnight Trouble, both of whom make some appeal on paper. The former is given the vote, coming from a very useful family of chasers and hurdlers, and can take this at the expense of Allonok, who comes from a yard that like a bumper winner here.