17:10 Southwell

Thursday 25 October 2018

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toals.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 53.00s

Billy Brown⁹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: A Phillips

66/1

Still held chances when unseating rider on sole point-to-point start at Trecoed (2m4f, good) in May 2016. Probably best watched on Rules debut following a lengthy absence.

Form: U/

Johnny Rocco¹⁶⁹

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

25/1

Decent effort in finishing fifth over an extended 2m1f on good ground at Fontwell in March. Worth a check in the market following a break.

Form: 5

Larkbarrow Lad^t¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/4

Placed on all three bumper starts to date including when runner-up over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (good-to-soft) in April. Leading contender on seasonal debut.

Form: 332-

Liosduin Bhearna²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

15/8

Placed on both completions in Irish point-to-points. Represents a useful stable and market support would be notable on Rules debut.

Form: U32-

Mountain So High²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr S Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

100/1

Well beaten in a Thurles bumper on soft-to-heavy ground when debuting in February. Changed yards since and interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: 0-

Mystic Court¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

10/1

Purchased for £32,000 following a 2m4f point-to-point success at Littlewindsor (good) in May. Represents a good yard on his first start under Rules.

Form: UF-1

Nolans Hotspur²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Chapman

300/1

Struggled on both starts so far and beaten 61L at Market Rasen (good) at the end of last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 70

The Vollan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon

20/1

Unraced son of Scorpion purchased for €30,000 as a three-year-old in June last year. Dam failed to figure in two starts and market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

Voila Eric⁶⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore

33/1

Placed in a point-to-point on heavy ground in April 2016. Well held on Rules debut in a bumper in February 2017 and probably best watched on his return from a lengthy absence.

Form: 26/

Lilly's Arc

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

5/1

Unraced daughter of Arcadio and a half-sister to the stables Listed-placed bumper winner Kaloci. Yard can boast a 29% strike-rate (2/7) in recent weeks.

Form:

Prophets Prayer^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle

9/1

Promising 6L fourth in a bumper over an extended 2m at Market Rasen (good) last month. Interesting to see if she can build on that in this contest.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Liosduin Bhearna (15/8), Larkbarrow Lad (9/4), Lilly's Arc (5/1), Prophets Prayer (9/1), Mystic Court (10/1), The Vollan (20/1), Johnny Rocco (25/1), Voila Eric (33/1), Billy Brown (66/1), Mountain So High (100/1), Nolans Hotspur (300/1)

LARKBARROW LAD can break his maiden at the fourth attempt in bumpers in the concluding race on the card. The selection sets the standard on form and looks capable of getting the better of Liosduin Bhearna who is making his Rules debut having shown up well in point-to-points. Mystic Court, a point-to-point winner earlier this can finish third on his debut for this yard.