15:40 Kelso

Saturday 10 November 2018

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William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 3m 54.90s

Summer Lightening²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: Kenneth Slack| D

11/1

Winner of an ordinary bumper on the Tapeta at Newcastle when a 20-1 chance that form has yet to be franked and has a rather muddling look about it. Carries a penalty here and looks vulnerable under that impost.

Form: 1-

Animore^h¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine

5/1

Sister to bumper winner - Tokaramore (the first winner of this event); hooded for her debut but shaped well despite showing some inexperience at Ayr. Raced quite freely and will need to settle better here to take a hand.

Form: 4

Aurora Thunder⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

16/1

Has some useful jumping relations in her pedigree and was easy to back on her debut over C&D (beaten 18L). Given a considerate introduction but looks as though she is being brought along steadily and may need more time.

Form: 6

Dares To Dream³⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

100/1

Looking at her pedigree she should have something to offer in this sphere but she offered very little on her debut at Wetherby (1m4f, soft). Would need to show a lot more to take a hand in this.

Form: 7-

Do The Fandango²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs H O Graham

66/1

Can be forgiven being pulled up on her debut at Carlisle as she pulled too hard and that caused the saddle to slip. Was a 40-1 shot though so not much appeared to be expected and a watching brief is advised.

Form: P

Glorious Lady¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

5/6

Newcomer from a yard that have a 29% strike-rate in this sphere in the last five years (1-6 this season). Won on her debut in an Irish point-to-point and an interesting debutante from a yard that has been going well of late.

Form: 1

Oscar Light^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: N C Kelly

12/1

Yard are 1-1 in GB bumpers this season (record poor in Irish bumpers) although this one only ran to a modest level in a Perth bumper on her debut in August 2017. Since been running in point-to-points; beaten at odds-on last time.

Form: 43-F313

Quiet Penny

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas

11/1

Trainer yet to have a bumper winner (0-21) although this one is related to a fairly useful hurdler/chaser Victor Hewgo and is a half-sister to four other winners. Not written off despite the trainer's record in these contests.

Form:

Retrace¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C R King| T: S R B Crawford

66/1

From a yard that are always to be respected in GB bumpers (18-93; 19% last five years) this one was a faller on her only point-to-point outing so far. Shaped better than the distance she was beaten on her debut at Perth but did fold rather tamely.

Form: F0-

Soeur De Strop

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: C Grant

12/1

Yard have a poor record in bumpers (0-2 this season) but she is a half-sister to four winners having cost €3,000 as a four-year-old. Others make more appeal.

Form:

Timetochill²⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Kelly Morgan

14/1

Some respectable form in Irish point-to-points with the best a 6L third on her second start. Hard to envisage her taking much of hand in this though with others having a far greater chance.

Form: 635-

Forecasts

Glorious Lady (5/6), Animore (5/1), Quiet Penny (11/1), Summer Lightening (11/1), Soeur De Strop (12/1), Oscar Light (12/1), Timetochill (14/1), Aurora Thunder (16/1), Retrace (66/1), Do The Fandango (66/1), Dares To Dream (100/1)

Brian Hughes teams up with Keith Dalgleish once again having been successful with another bumper newcomer recently and GLORIOUS LADY is a point-to-point winner who looks sure to go close on her debut. Summer Lightening has to overcome a penalty gained for her Newcastle win and has a more difficult task here. Iain Jardine won the first running of this event with the half-sister to his contender today Animore looking to have a good chance if she settles better. Oscar Light and Retrace are two interesting Irish contenders with the latter coming from a stable that are always to be respected in GB bumpers.