17:00 Kempton

Saturday 17 March 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Commission Free Racing At Matchbook Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:00  |   Winning time: 3m 58.8s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Comes from a good jumping family and changed hands for €55,000 as a 2yo. Stable does have the occasional winner in this sphere, so positive market move would be interesting.
1
Horse silk
Ballinahinch26
Age: 13|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S Durack
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2
Horse silk
66/1
Dam an unraced sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Albertas Run. Stable 1-8 in bumpers over the last five years. Others more persuasive.
2
Horse silk
Bubble O'Clock153
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls
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3
Horse silk
25/1
Fails to catch the eye on paper and yard not renowned for success in this sphere (0-25 over the past five years.) Readily opposed first time out.
Cost £46,000 as a three-year-old and closely related to a bumper scorer. Looks the stable first string and very much one to consider first time out.
By a good dual-purpose stallion in Norse Dancer and shaped encouragingly on his debut over C&D (soft) last month when a 7L second behind Sevarano. Should build on that and no surprise to see him go one better.
5
Horse silk
Commodore Barry81
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls
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6
Horse silk
33/1
Opening effort in a decent Newbury bumper wasn't devoid of promise but couldn't back that up when well down the field at Huntingdon next time. Questions to answer.
6
Horse silk
Gaucho Gil34
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White
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Only just came up short in a steadily-run bumper at Ascot (2m, good) when trained by Mark Pitman in November and that form has worked out well. Interesting to see how goes on softer ground for a new yard.
7
Horse silk
Getaway Trump36
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls
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Comes from a decent jumping family and changed hands for €46,000 as a three-year-old. Doesn't look the stable's best hope judged on jockey bookings.
8
Horse silk
Goutez Moi36
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Mrs L J Mongan
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9
Horse silk
25/1
Yeats gelding who cost €22,000 and is a half-brother to a bumper winner. Yard has drawn a blank in bumpers this season but positive market vibes would be interesting.
9
Horse silk
Guiding Stars180
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: H Whittington
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From a strong jumping family and cost €65,000 as a three-year-old. Yard no stranger to success in this race and not hard to envisage a big run first time out.
10
Horse silk
Legal Eyes105
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling
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11
Horse silk
Sebastopol69
Age: 4|  Weight: 0-0| J: N D Fehily| T: T Lacey
9/2
From a good family and, having cost €52,000 as a three-year-old, he scored in emphatic fashion in a Larkhill point-to-point in January. Much softer ground with to contend with now but very much respected.
12
Horse silk
50/1
Doesn't catch the eye on paper and changed hands relatively cheaply. Yard's strike-rate in bumpers is modest and others look more likely.
13
Horse silk
My Story312
Age: 13|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland| BF
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16
Horse silk
Sam I
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: H Fry
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18
Horse silk
Serosevsky67
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: H Fry
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19
Horse silk
Sharp Getaway24
Age: 13|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B I Case
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21
Horse silk
Some Day Soon158
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Jamie Snowden
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22
Horse silk
Baddesley Prince
Age: 11|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C Gordon
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27
Horse silk
Moor Freedom
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P Gundry
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30
Horse silk
So Lonely63
Age: 11|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Butler| BF
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31
Horse silk
Before Midnight24
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N J Henderson
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Forecasts

Mister Fisher (5/4), Soldier Of Love (7/2), Rhythm Is A Dancer (9/2), Sebastopol (9/2), Oakley (10/1), Cilaos Glace (10/1), Ebony Gale (14/1), Manvers House (25/1), Gaelic Poet (25/1), Savanna Roar (33/1), Starjac (50/1), Lucky Accord (66/1)

Verdict

Probably a decent bumper with Mister Fisher looking the most interesting of the newcomer contingent. Emphatic point-to-point winner Sebastopool and Ascot runner-up Soldier of Love have already demonstrated their potential but both have softer ground to contend with here, so RHYTHM IS A DANCER gets the vote. Paul Nicholls' gelding comfortably beat everything bar Sevarano in a decent-looking bumper on soft ground here last month and, with natural improvement, should prove a tough nut to crack.
  1. Rhythm Is A Dancer
  2. Soldier Of Love
  3. Sebastopol

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £229.00

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