15:40 Huntingdon

Tuesday 13 November 2018

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

GT Family 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 10.30s

Cascova

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: M Meade

5/1

Casamento colt that cost €25,000 as a yearling. Has a decent flat pedigree and interesting to see what the market makes of him on rules debut.

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Cotswold Prince

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Stock⁽⁵⁾| T: M KeighleyWS

40/1

Elzaam gelding that cost €8,500 as a three-year-old. Has had wind surgery prior to this debut which is not the best sign. yard already had two bumper winners this year.

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Don't Think So^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: J Ryan

33/1

Gelded son of So You think who price dropped from €26,000 as a yearling to just 1,500 gns at the sales in February. Trainer 3-8 in this sphere in recent years but market good guide.

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Glenfinn Hall

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: K Bishop

100/1

Mawatheeq colt. Dam was a winner upto 9.6f on the flat and a sister to 2m hurdler Halling Gal. Limited appeal.

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Logan Rocks⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

4/1

Yeats gelding out of a dam that won on the flat up to 1m4f and over hurdles (2m). Ran green on debut but did well to finish clear second behind an easy winner.

Form: 2

Lossiemouth

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: T Lacey

6/1

Already gelded son of Makfi. Hafl -brother to 6f winner At A Clip. Dam related to several flat winners. Market good guide.

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Noble Saffron

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

50/1

Trans Island gelding that cost 326,000 as a three-yer-old. Half-brother to smart hurdlers and chasers Runswick Royal and Nuts Well. Dam won over hurdles and likely type on paper.

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Pontblyddyn

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: D M Loughnane

80/1

Mount Nelson gelding that cost £4,000 as a yearling. Trainer 0-7 in bumpers in recent seasons so not an obvious winner on debut here.

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Reeceltic^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan

33/1

Champs Elysees gelding that fetched 15,000 gns at the Newmarket sales last July. Yard 1-17 in bumpers over the last five years and market good guide.

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San Seb⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

12/1

Mamool gelding that cost €9,500 as a yearling. yard do well in this sphere and he showed promise when third over C&D last month. Should do better.

Form: 3

Shpadoinkle Day

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

10/3

Champs Elysees gelding that cost just 6,500 gns. Related to several winners including Nessun Dorma and yard do well in the sphere. Market check needed.

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Ahorsewithnoname

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison

11/2

Third foal; half-sister to French 1m5f winner Resurrection; dam was a winner on the flat and closely related to 2m hurdle winner Break The Chain out of French 2m3f Grade 1 hurdle winner.

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Hamilton Island⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

80/1

So You Think filly that cost 52,000 gns as a yearling. Half-sister to plenty of winners including Balty Boys and Shore Step. Well held on debut over C&D last month so needs to build on that.

Form: 8

Heavenly Shades

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Adrian Heskin| T: Mrs P Sly

25/1

Haafhd filly; second foal out of a dam that won over 1m2f on the flat. Yard just 2-34 in the last five years in bumpers but market check needed.

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Libbretta⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Matthew Batchelor| T: J E Long

125/1

Libranno filly that is a half-sister to a couple of winners. Dam was a winner on the flat up to 7f. Beaten a long way on debut here over C&D having tried to make the running.

Form: 6

Sorbet

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham

25/1

Passing glance filly. Ninth foal, dam was unplaced on the flat up to 1m4f. Yard do well in this sphere so market check very much needed on debut.

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Forecasts

Shpadoinkle Day (10/3), Logan Rocks (4/1), Cascova (5/1), Ahorsewithnoname (11/2), Lossiemouth (6/1), San Seb (12/1), Sorbet (25/1), Heavenly Shades (25/1), Reeceltic (33/1), Don't Think So (33/1), Cotswold Prince (40/1), Noble Saffron (50/1), Hamilton Island (80/1), Pontblyddyn (80/1), Glenfinn Hall (100/1), Libbretta (125/1)

As always in these contests the market should be pretty informative. SHPADOINKLE DAY looks interesting on debut and any market move should be taken seriously. Logan Rocks and San Seb both ran well on their respective debuts and can make good use of their experience here.