Animal Health Trust Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 10.70s

Collooney²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy

4/6

Good second in a heavy ground point-to-point in Ireland earlier this year. Joined a good yard and is one to note on Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Hero's Creek²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling

28/1

Well beaten in three starts so far including when 40L eighth at Chepstow (2m, good) last time out. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 6-98

Le Ligerien¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Stefan Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

10/1

Pulled up in a point-to-point over 2m5f on good-to-soft going in April. Not beaten far on Rules debut at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: P-7

Avonmore⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: F Brennan

40/1

Placed on debut for this yard in a 2m1f bumper at Newton Abbot (good) in July. Well beaten the following month however and more needed in this contest.

Form: R34

Rose Of Dubai

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan

66/1

Unraced daughter of Dubai Destination out of a mare who won three times over hurdles. Small yard 0/4 with their bumper runners in recent years.

Form:

Simply Loveleh²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: William Marshall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Skelton| BF

7/4

Good fourth in a Listed bumper on heavy ground at Market Rasen on debut for previous yard. Ran well to finish runner-up at Uttoxeter (2m, good) on stable debut earlier this month and likely to be involved in the finish once again.

Form: 4-2

Forecasts

Collooney (4/6), Simply Loveleh (7/4), Le Ligerien (10/1), Hero's Creek (28/1), Avonmore (40/1), Rose Of Dubai (66/1)

The concluding bumper can go the way of SIMPLY LOVELEH who has run well on both starts so far including when runner-up last time. Collooney represents a good stable and he can finish runner-up while Le Ligerien who ran a decent race on Rules debut can take third.