Platt Bridge Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 48.8s

Mr Grey Sky²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| CD

10/11

€92,000 Fame And Glory gelding made a winning start to his career when seeing it out strongly over C&D earlier this month. More to come from him now and sets a high standard even under the 7lb penalty.

Form: 1

Bobndave¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

28/1

Slight improvement from first to second bumper with him beaten 11L into third latterly at Hexham. Time on his side but future likely brighter over obstacles further down the line.

Form: 43

Gaelik Coast²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

6/1

£110,000 purchase after winning a point-to-point and showed he can soon go a way to repaying that with an eye-catching bumper second at Bangor earlier this month. Can only improve on that here and leading claims now to go one better.

Form: 1-2

Highway Companion²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: K Dalgleish

17/2

Improved in second point-to-point to finish a 4L second to Gaelik Coast at Castletown-Geoghegan last April. Fact that rival has benefit of a positive recent run makes the task of reversing a difficult one but interesting watch here.

Form: P2-

Laxey³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly

14/1

Son of Yeats ran with some promise on debut at Hereford (fifth of 15) but was eventually beaten 34L. In good hands to improve but looks one for further down the line.

Form: 5

Mr Dealer⁵⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: A Dodgson

22/1

Improved finishing position in each of his three Irish bumpers this summer culminating in a Downpatrick second when last seen. Changed stables since and probably faces tougher opposition here but will win races.

Form: 632-

Some Detail³²

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

7/2

Placed point-to-pointer made a bright start to his career under rules with a good second at Hereford where he kept on all the way to the line and was well ahead of re-opposing Laxey. Respected here.

Form: 44-522

Forecasts

Mr Grey Sky (10/11), Some Detail (7/2), Gaelik Coast (6/1), Highway Companion (17/2), Laxey (14/1), Mr Dealer (22/1), Bobndave (28/1)

A decent little contest this and the vote goes to smart point-to-point winner GAELIK COAST who ran really well in defeat in a bumper at Bangor suggesting he could soon go one better. Mr Grey Sky was impressive here on C&D and will make a bold bid even with the penalty. Also expected to go well is Some Detail who ran well in second at Hereford on his rules debut.