16:05 Kempton

Friday 9 February 2018

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Tori Global Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

Beakstown^t1⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/3

A winner of a point-to-point in November and has now joined a leading yard. Worth a check in the mark; tongue strap on.

Form: 1

Commanche Red⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

11/1

Fair third on debut at Southwell in November. Has had a short break since and not ruled out of filling a place once again.

Form: 3

Getaway Trump¹⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls

8/1

Won the last of his three point-to-points and has now joined this leading yard for £90,000. One for the shortlist on rules debut.

Form: 34-1

Gold Blade

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

7/2

Cost €65,000 as a 3yo and had a very interesting pedigree. Claims having been sent into training with this top handler.

Form:

Imperial Aura

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

6/1

Kalanisi gelding who cost €26,000 as a 3yo. Dam won a bumper but only half-brother was better over longer trips.

Form:

Master Card

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: W Greatrex

16/1

Presenting gelding. Fair pedigree with some Flat influence but not the most interesting of the newcomers here and more like a place prospect.

Form:

Mr Dorrell Sage²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood

66/1

Down the field on only start for Charlie Longsdon in April. Off since and plenty of improvement needed in this competitive affair.

Form: 8-

Samurai Sam^p1,t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs L Hill

50/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding who doesn't have the most interesting pedigree on offer and is fitted with a tongue strap and cheek pieces for this racecourse debut.

Form:

Shouldagonetovegas⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King

66/1

Beaten 49L on Huntingdon debut on Boxing Day and needs to completely leave that form behind to prove competitive here.

Form: 0

Straight Red

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill

7/1

Point-to-point winner who makes his first start under rules here. Has changed hands for £300,000 since and looks a leading contender here.

Form:

Mr Pumblechook

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

6/1

Midnight Legend gelding who cost £21,000 as a 3yo. First foal of a mare who was unplaced in her bumpers.

Form:

Zee Man⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: T E Whelan| T: David Dennis

33/1

Third of ten on debut at Hereford last time. Shaped like the type to better over further in time but sticks to 2m here.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Serosevsky³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: H Fry J: N P Madden

Stop The World²⁹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: T R George J: Adrian Heskin

Forecasts

Beakstown (10/3), Gold Blade (7/2), Imperial Aura (6/1), Mr Pumblechook (6/1), Straight Red (7/1), Getaway Trump (8/1), Serosevsky (10/1), Commanche Red (11/1), Stop The World (14/1), Master Card (16/1), Zee Man (33/1), Samurai Sam (50/1), Mr Dorrell Sage (66/1), Shouldagonetovegas (66/1)

A good quality bumper (especially as it's only the first of two divisions), and STRAIGHT RED narrowly makes most appeal. Mostly due to his big price tag and the fact he won his only point-to-point in good style despite being hampered by a loose horse. That was only at the beginning of December so he should be relatively fit as well. Gold Blade and Beakstown are among the others worth keeping an eye on in the betting.