15:55 Fontwell

Friday 9 November 2018

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Axio Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 4m 28.62s

Alrightjack²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Jamie Snowden

6/4

Yard 4-26 with their bumper runners here, so respected on that, and he's shown ability in two starts already. This may be a little easier and he's got chances.

Form: 3-5

French Piece

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

28/1

Bred to have some speed about him but yard just 1-36 in bumpers last five years and on that statistic alone, best to look elsewhere.

Form:

House Island

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball

7/2

Half-brother to 6f/7f Flat winner Lexington Times, and yard have an excellent 35% strike rate with their bumper winners here, but on pedigree stamina must be a worry for debut and others make more appeal.

Form:

Hymn And A Prayer¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr M Legg⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs F M Shaw

6/1

Improved on two previous starts to finish third to the useful Colonel Custard at Newton Abbot in May, not seen since and yard 0-15 in bumpers last five years, but hard to discount totally if fit and ready to go.

Form: 30-3

Milkwood²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland

7/1

Related to plenty of winners under both codes and showed some ability on bumper debut at Wincanton last April. Should improve and yard 4-18 with their bumper runners here, so worth a second look.

Form: 7-

On The Slopes¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

12/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points and as with stablemate Moromac, has joined a yard that do well at the track, but is another that might need a bit more time. Worth a look in the market all the same.

Form: 3P-3P

Sign Of War

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

7/1

Yard are 1-10 with their bumper runners here and this one makes plenty of appeal on paper, being a brother to the useful Rather Be and closely related to good hurdler Sign Of A Victory. Of interest here and a market move needs heeding.

Form:

Non-Runners

I K Brunel

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: O Murphy J: Adrian Heskin

Moromac¹⁸⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: C Gordon J: Paul O'Brien

Corruption²²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: Alexandra Dunn J: M G Nolan

Forecasts

Alrightjack (6/4), I K Brunel (11/4), House Island (7/2), Hymn And A Prayer (6/1), Sign Of War (7/1), Milkwood (7/1), On The Slopes (12/1), Moromac (25/1), French Piece (28/1), Corruption (50/1)

As ever the market will be informative, and although those with form have shown enough to win a race, it's the unraced pair of SIGN OF WAR and I K Brunel that make the most appeal. Both are bred to be useful and choosing between the pair isn't easy, but as long as the ground stays good then Sign Of War may just have a bit more speed. Hymnandaprayer and Alrightjack can fight it out for the minor medal.