Smarkets Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 3.95s

One Night In Milan^p1⁵⁸

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

3/1

7-2 but raced as though he would rather be in the stables at Taunton on debut in January. Cheekpieces may help iron out those quirks and he is, of course, in very good hands, so would be no surprise if he leaves that behind today.

Form: 8

One For The Team

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Chester Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Williams

2/1

Half-brother to useful 2m4f-3m jumps winner Two Swallows and 2m7f hurdle winner One Of Us, out of a bumper/very useful 2m4f-3m hurdle winning half-sister to Grand National winner Rule The World. Stable 25% in bumpers this season.

Form:

Zee Man²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: N D Fehily| T: David Dennis

1/1

Ran well to be 4L third on debut at Hereford (soft) in December, but below that level at Kempton last time. Even so, is the pick of the pair to have raced and experience often vital in this sphere, so entitled to plenty of respect.

Form: 35

Non-Runners

Kalooki

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Forecasts

Zee Man (1/1), Kalooki (11/8), One For The Team (2/1), One Night In Milan (3/1)

Caution is advised here as any of this quartet could be up to the task, with the suggestion being KALOOKI. The Philip Hobbs-trained newcomer is well bred and hails from a yard with a good record in this sphere. However, much the same can be said of One For The Team, who could also go well. Zee Man sets the standard on form and is not taken on lightly while, given that he was sent off at 7-2 on debut, One Night In Milan appears to have some ability to unlock and cheekpieces could help him on that score.