17:10 Warwick

Friday 23 February 2018

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British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 4m 3.1s

All Hands On Deck

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr M Legg⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry

10/1

Second foal of a winning bumper mare. Stable do well in these events but are 0-7 in bumpers at this venue.

Form:

Belle En Noir^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M D Grant| T: Steph Hollinshead

66/1

Well beaten on both previous starts and has undergone wind surgery since stopping quickly last time. Up against mares from top yards and considerable improvement is needed.

Form: 6-5

Be That As It May

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

2/1

€78,000 purchase as a foal being a sister to top class bumper/hurdle winner Darlan. Yard excel in these contests and no surprise if she proved ready to score on debut.

Form:

Coded Message⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: B I Case

25/1

Oscar filly, half-sister to winners Midnight Jazz and Stepover. Latest effort is reasonable form, but it would be surprising if others could not surpass that.

Form: 763

Lady Of The Night^t1⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M Hamill⁽⁵⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

7/1

Midnight Legend mare out of a dam who won a 2m5f chase. for these connections. Third to a stable companion on debut and can only improve for the experience. Stable took this 12 months ago and have a good record in bumpers here.

Form: 3

Megaboost

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case

33/1

Bought for £40,000 having been runner-up on her only point-to-point start. Related to a couple of winning stayers, so is likely to come into her own when tackling further over obstacles.

Form:

Midnightreferendum⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

3/1

Second foal of a prolific winning point-to-pointer and a promising third on debut in December. Yard are in form but are just 2-26 in bumpers this winter and that is a modest return for them.

Form: 3

Never Go Short

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George

14/1

Dam liked quick conditions and won seven races on the Flat here and in Poland, plus four races over hurdles for this stable. Interesting newcomer if handling the forecast ground.

Form:

Scarlett of Tara

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Humphries⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

12/1

Cost £13,000 and a half-sister to useful hurdler Midnight Stroll. Yard capable of getting one ready first time in these events and have been in good form lately.

Form:

Shantung²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham

11/1

Has looked rather one paced in three previous starts and has shown few signs of progress. This could be a decent contest and it is doubtful she is good enough.

Form: 465

Spirit Of Mendip⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

33/1

Closely related to a couple of useful horses from the same stable in Balthazar King and For Good Measure. Showed little promise on debut and yard, who are 8-22 in bumpers this season, have been going through a quiet period.

Form: 0

Step You Gaily

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

12/1

Makes little appeal on pedigree being by Crosspeace, who is not prolific, and out of a dam who was a modest jumper. On the plus side the yard are 7-13 in bumpers here so a market check is advisable.

Form:

Forecasts

Be That As It May (2/1), Midnightreferendum (3/1), Lady Of The Night (7/1), All Hands On Deck (10/1), Shantung (11/1), Scarlett of Tara (12/1), Step You Gaily (12/1), Never Go Short (14/1), Coded Message (25/1), Megaboost (33/1), Spirit Of Mendip (33/1), Belle En Noir (66/1)

Lady Of The Night has the pick of the form in this and represents a stable with a good strike rate in bumpers at this track. Nevertheless, the vote goes to the well-bred newcomer BE THAT AS IT MAY who hails from a yard whose prowess in these events is well-documented. All Hands On Deck, Midnightreferendum and Never Go Short are other possibles in a race where the market, as usual for these races, will be informative.