15:40 Hereford

Wednesday 28 November 2018

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Magic Of Sri Lanka Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 3m 54.8s

Leaving Home^h¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| D

40/1

€6,500 foal; penalised for winning at Stratford in July (2m+, good to firm), after beating the Olly Murphy-trained This Lovely Lady by 1¼L.

Form: 01

At Its Own Expense¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

10/3

€5,000 3yo; beaten in excess of 8L by Flic Ou Voyou when finishing third on rules debut in a Wincanton bumper (2m, good).

Form: 5-3

Debden Bank

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Keighley

3/1

Third foal; brother to the useful 2m-3m1f hurdle winner Buckle Street; dam (Rose Row) was a 2m Flat winner; market check advisable.

Form:

Dorado Dollar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case

33/1

€17,500 3yo; second foal out of an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the 3m hurdle winner Social Society.

Form:

Laxey

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: H D Daly

11/2

£42,000 3yo; sixth foal out of an unraced dam (Nerissa); half-brother to bumper winner Pectora; carries the Trevor Hemmings silks so merits respect.

Form:

Meteorite²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: T Symonds

18/1

Bought for £10,000 in May after finishing in the frame in both starts in PTP's; dam was well beaten in bumpers, but is a half-sister to the 2m3f chase winner Running Hotter.

Form:

Mix Of Clover⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards⁽⁵⁾| T: A Ralph

50/1

Shown only modest form so far in bumpers, including at odds of 100/1 at Stratford (2m+, good) last month.

Form: P4

Paint The Dream²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien

7/1

Runner-up in a British PTP on debut, and out of a 2m winning hurdler (in France); with a trainer who is a regular source of NHF winners; market helpful in assessing his chances.

Form: 25F-

Some Detail¹⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke

16/1

€38,000 3yo; runner-up for Colin Bowe in his final start in Irish PTP's (3m, Inchydoney); dam a half-sister to the useful 2m6f-3m hurdle/chase winner You Must Know Me.

Form: 44-52

Those Tiger Feet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

10/3

€47,000 3yo; fourth foal; dam was an unraced half-sister to the 2m4f hurdle winner Dunbrody House and also a couple of bumper winners; potentially of interest if featuring prominently in the early market exchanges.

Form:

W S Gilbert²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁷⁾| T: J G O'Neill

100/1

Half-brother to the bumper winner Cabaret Girl but beaten miles on debut (125/1) at Chepstow three weeks ago.

Form: 0

Earcomesali

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: P A Pritchard

100/1

Unraced third foal out of a 3m-3m1f winning chaser (Earcomesannie); mildly interesting with the longer-term in mind (probable stayer), but not expected to be competitive today.

Form:

Highland Way^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: S Flook

50/1

Fourth foal; half-sister to the 2m3f hurdle winner Highland Life; hooded for debut, and trainer not known for saddling NHF winners.

Form:

Light Of Athena

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Best| T: R Harris

50/1

€8,000 3yo; fourth foal; dam was placed over 7f-1m, but possible stamina concerns are allayed by the fact that she was a half-sister a 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner.

Form:

Sunny Girl

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan| T: A Wintle

50/1

€3,500 3yo; fourth foal; half-sister to PTP winner Bob Along Mahler; trainer is yet to saddle a NHF winner (0-26).

Form:

Non-Runners

Nineohtwooneoh

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Nineohtwooneoh (5/2), Debden Bank (3/1), Those Tiger Feet (10/3), At Its Own Expense (10/3), Laxey (11/2), Paint The Dream (7/1), Some Detail (16/1), Meteorite (18/1), Dorado Dollar (33/1), Leaving Home (40/1), Mix Of Clover (50/1), Light Of Athena (50/1), Highland Way (50/1), Sunny Girl (50/1), Earcomesali (100/1), W S Gilbert (100/1)

With just the sole previous winner (Leaving Home) in the line-up, this could possibly go the way of a newcomer. However, without any firm market guidance at the time of writing, providing a selection is somewhat of a guessing game. Both Laxey (Trevor Hemmings) and Nineohtwooneoh (JP McManus) carry the silks of high-profile owners, and therefore rate as likely types, but the tentative advice is for THOSE TIGER FEET. He cost €47,000 as a three-year-old and whilst quite possibly the type who will appreciate further in time, there is also a clear speed dimension within his family line.