17:05 Fontwell

Saturday 6 October 2018

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Lest We Forget Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 31.80s

Breezeblock

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

50/1

Related to a few winners most notably Emily Gray who landed seven races. Stable have a career record of 0-8in this type of event.

Form:

Cervaro Mix¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: O Sherwood

8/1

By Al Namix and the first foal of a hurdle/cross-country chase winner. Pulled up on sole point-to-point start and makes rules debut under a rider who is a career 2-3 for the yard and 3-3 for the owner.

Form: P-

Earth Moor¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| BF

9/4

Form is not particularly strong and his dam's stamina looks evident given his lack of pace. Not likely to come into his own until jumping a hurdle over further but his experience and fitness are advantages here.

Form: 4-22

Shaman Du Berlais^h1¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

33/1

Modest point-to-pointer who was a distant third on bumper debut. Stable in form but he does not look good enough.

Form: U2U3-

Shut The Box¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

3/1

Third here on debut over 1m5f and the extra half-mile should prompt improvement. Finished clear of the fourth that day and the runner-up has won both starts since.

Form: 3-

Speedy Cargo²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington

4/1

Runner-up in a Knockanard point-to-point when last seen and has since joined last year's winning stable. Questions whether he wants more testing ground, but one to note in the market.

Form: P/7332-

A Little Chaos¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

5/1

Yeats filly supported on sole point-to-point start at Stowlin and has since joined this yard. Dam won on the Flat at around a mile so she may have the tools to make her presence felt in this lineup of potential stayers.

Form: 3

Berboru²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

9/1

Brian Boru mare. Irish maiden point-to-pointer, runner-up for third time when last seen in February and could be capable of a big say on first start for new yard that does well in this sphere.

Form: P2F2P2-

Lyric Verse

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry

33/1

By Librettist out of a dam who won on the Flat, over hurdles and over fences. Half-sister to a bumper winner and two winning point-to-pointers. Represents a yard with a 1-12 record in this type of event.

Form:

Non-Runners

Our Girl Acorn²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: Jack Sherwood

Significant Other¹²³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Earth Moor (9/4), Shut The Box (3/1), Speedy Cargo (4/1), Significant Other (4/1), A Little Chaos (5/1), Cervaro Mix (8/1), Berboru (9/1), Shaman Du Berlais (33/1), Lyric Verse (33/1), Breezeblock (50/1), Our Girl Acorn (50/1)

Most of these are bred to want further and those with experience have underlined that impression. Shut The Box will be more at home here having finished third behind a useful pair over 1m5f on debut, but Significant Other and Earth Moor look ready for further. Speedy Cargo represents last year's winning handler, whilst the booking of Gavin Sheehan looks a significant move for the stoutly bred Cervaro Mix .A chance is taken on A LITTLE CHAOS as she has Flat speed in her pedigree and inherits stamina from her sire. She was third on her sole point-to-point start and has joined a good yard.