16:20 Doncaster

Saturday 27 January 2018

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directlinegroupcareers.com British EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 41.59s

All Change³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: P R Webber

66/1

33-1 for her Towcester debut last month and never threatened before an eventual 32L defeat. Can continue her education here but needs a lot of improvement to finish in the money.

Form: 8

Belle's Theatre

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss V Williams

25/1

Dam a modest maiden hurdler from 2m-2m4f and half-sister to bumper/2m6f hurdle winner Caught In The Act. Yard without a bumper winner so far this season and she looks best watched unless market particularly positive.

Form:

Branston Doyen³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J M Jefferson

50/1

Sent off at just 7-1 for her debut in a Sedgefield bumper on Boxing Day, but was a little too keen and eventually beaten 33L. Hood removed for this return to the track and could take a decent step up on that initial form.

Form: 6

Darling Du Large

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings⁽³⁾| T: T R George

16/1

Half-sister to a couple of French Flat winners. Dam won in France from 1m-1m1½f and is half-sister to French 2m6f Grade 2 chase winner Mail De Bievre. Stable is 15% in bumpers this season and market check advised as she could go well.

Form:

Fifty Peach Way⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Alex Swinswood

100/1

40-1 for her Ludlow debut but ran with some promise for a long way that day and beaten 11L. Form has not worked out particularly well, however, so perhaps still has some convincing to do on softer ground today.

Form: 8

Highway Girl³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon

13/2

Sent off at 33-1 on debut at Huntingdon last month. Ran really well there and had she not had one or two traffic problem she may have been closer than her 4¼L third. Soft ground shouldn't be a problem and any improvement gives her a chance today.

Form: 3

Hurricane Minnie^h⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

25/1

Improved for her Warwick debut when beaten less than 8L at Ludlow last month (good to soft). Look likely to need further improvement to finish in the money this time, but in good hands and no reason why she can't get closer.

Form: 05

It's O Kay

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: O Murphy

1/1

Has a lovely pedigree, being half-sister to two bumpers winners and out of another one, while she should also have a future over obstacles. In-form trainer is 2-11 in bumpers and had a winner here last month. Could go very well on debut.

Form:

Lickety Split³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore

100/1

25-1 and was well beaten on her debut at Towcester (good to soft) last month. Needs a lot of improvement on that to figure this time and looks one to watch.

Form: 7

Princess Roxy^t1²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case

14/1

Won sole Irish point-to-point in April and bought for £115,000 soon after. Dam was an unraced half-sister to two bumper winners, including Crossbow Creek. Stable 0-11 in bumpers this season, but give pedigree this is one to note in market.

Form: 1-

Ritas Bid

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry

11/2

Cost £30,000 at three. First foal of an unraced full-sister to a bumper winner and half-sister to smart staying hurdler/chaser Beware The Bear. Lovely pedigree and stable 2-3 here in bumpers in recent seasons, so no surprise to see good debut.

Form:

Shantung³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham

33/1

Showed promise on debut in a Wetherby bumper (soft) in November, but beaten 31L at the stiffer Towcester last time. Flatter track and softer ground may help here and not ruled out given her experience.

Form: 46

Truly Amazing

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle

8/1

€48,000 foal. Full-sister to useful 2m-3m2f hurdle/chase winner Cup Final out of high-class 2m2f-3m hurdle winning full-sister to bumper/2m-4m1f hurdle/smart chase winner Quantitativeeasing. Good pedigree and can probably go well on debut.

Form:

Alice Lisle

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: C R King| T: T D Easterby

50/1

Dam unplaced in bumpers and full-sister to smart bumper/2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Perce Rock out of 1m2f winner. Stable doesn't have many bumper winners to its name in recent seasons and others make more appeal.

Form:

Queen Montoya⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: T E Whelan| T: J M P Eustace

100/1

Well beaten in two junior bumpers in the autumn and on that evidence very much one to watch again this time.

Form: 97

Forecasts

It's O Kay (1/1), Ritas Bid (11/2), Highway Girl (13/2), Truly Amazing (8/1), Princess Roxy (14/1), Darling Du Large (16/1), Hurricane Minnie (25/1), Belle's Theatre (25/1), Shantung (33/1), Alice Lisle (50/1), Branston Doyen (50/1), All Change (66/1), Fifty Peach Way (100/1), Queen Montoya (100/1), Lickety Split (100/1)

Experience is usually a positive in this sphere and so Branston Doyen, Highway Girl and Hurricane Minnie are all of interest, with Charlie Longdon's mare perhaps the pick on her form so far. However, there are several newcomers with eyecatching pedigrees and IT'S O KAY is one of them. Olly Murphy is enjoying a very good season and he could have a third bumper winner here. The pages of Truly Amazing, Princess Roxy, Darling Du Large and Ritas Bid all read well and market can hopefully be informative as to expectations for those debutantes.