17:30 Ffos Las

Saturday 20 October 2018

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Dan Skelton Racing Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 48.3s

Anniversary Gift

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Geraghty| T: C L Tizzard

14/1

Sulamani gelding. Second foal, half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Norse Legend. Dam a winner over hurdles and fences. market a good guide on debut.

Form:

Awesomedestination¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

16/1

Dubai Destination gelding that went unsold as a three-year-old at €5,500. dam was a winner of a point, hurdle and chase. Market best guide.

Form: F2-2P

Banana Joe

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

5/1

Getaway gelding who's price rose from €19,000 as a foal to €62,000 as a yearling. Dam is from a good jumping family and positive jockey booking.

Form:

Dr Time

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

20/1

Dubai Destination gelding. Dam is a point-to-point winner and closely related to Patricktom Boru. Market will be best guide to chances on racecourse debut.

Form:

Dusky Hercules^p1¹⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

20/1

Son of Shantou purchased for €28,000 at the sales as a foal. Half-brother to four winners including the top-class Black Hercules. Well held on debut at Wincanton in April and cheekpieces now added.

Form: 7-

Elton Des Mottes¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/1

Maresca Sorrento gedling that cost £65,000 as a three-year-old. Not beaten very far at all on rules debut at Market Rasen in April and should do better.

Form: 5-

Encore Champs¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| BF

4/1

€45,000 Robin Des Champs gelding. Dam won the Irish Cesarewitch so is likely to want further in time. Excellent staying on second at Market Rasen on debut and leading contender.

Form: 2

Fortescue

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: H D Daly

33/1

Shirocco gelding who is a half-brother to several winners including Lord Grantham. Dam unraced half-sister to 6 hurdle/chase winners and market good guide on debut.

Form:

Khanisari¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

10/1

Gelded son of Dark Angel out of a Dalkhani mare.9/2 and ran a cracker on debut at Down Royal in May. Fist start for new yard today and should do better.

Form: 2

Knight Crusader⁸⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Brodie Hampson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea

100/1

Six-year-old Sir Percy gelding who was well held in sole bumper run back in 2016. Off the track for well over two years and best watched as a result.

Form: 3/

Ninth Wave¹⁷⁵

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

6/1

September Storm gelding who won his only point-to-point and cost £40,000 at the Doncaster sales in May. First start for new yard today and obvious claims.

Form: 1-

Thomas Macdonagh¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N D Fehily| T: Jamie Snowden

5/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Cost €20,000 as a three-year-old. Half brother to five winners including Jayed (2m hurdler). not beaten all that far on rules debut at Tipperary back in May and should know more this time on first start for new yard.

Form: 32-4

Young Bull²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington

8/1

Dubai Destination gelding that cost €20,000 as a three-year-old. Travellkoing well when falling 4 out on final point start in March. Interesting recruit. for yard that won this last year.

Form: 2F-

Zanza

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

20/1

Arcasio gelding that cost €5,000 as a foal. Dam was a point winner but yard seem to have stronger claims with Ninth wave.,

Form:

Its A Little Risky⁴⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: R T Dunne| T: Christian Williams

100/1

First foal of an unraced mare. Grandam a 1m½f Flat and 2m-2m1f hurdle winner and granddaughter of a 1m2f Flat winner.. Well held on rules debut at Southwell over a year ago and needs to do more.

Form: 6-

Lostin A Fog⁶¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr S Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher| D

20/1

Purchased for €7.,500 as a three-year-old and won her last three points. Needs to transfer that ability to rules now and interesting to see what the market makes of her.

Form: 42111/

Forecasts

Encore Champs (4/1), Thomas Macdonagh (5/1), Banana Joe (5/1), Ninth Wave (6/1), Young Bull (8/1), Elton Des Mottes (10/1), Khanisari (10/1), Anniversary Gift (14/1), Awesomedestination (16/1), Dusky Hercules (20/1), Zanza (20/1), Dr Time (20/1), Lostin A Fog (20/1), Fortescue (33/1), Knight Crusader (100/1), Its A Little Risky (100/1)

As always with these contests the market will be very informative. Banana Joe has a nice page and any market support would be significant. Ninth Wave is another who looks sure to have a future having been picked up for a tidy £40,000. YOUNG BULL was still travelling really well when falling late on on his final start in points and represents the yard that won this with a smart one last year.