15:35 Warwick

Monday 31 December 2018

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Local Parking Security Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 3m 51.20s

Nobby²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| CD

10/3

Incurs a 7lb penalty for beating Kingofthecotswolds by ¾L over C&D in May (good); promising type who is clearly well suited by this track and may have more too offer on seasonal reappearance.

Form: 12-1

Allonok⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| BF

10/1

Half-brother to the bumper winner Odello; tailed-off on debut at Chepstow in October (9/2jt fav) but given plenty of time off since, and no real surprise if he's far better than that showing; others still preferred.

Form: 0

Babochoff

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: M H Tompkins

28/1

A late appearing 6yo (who will turn 7yo in 24hrs); dam was a versatile type, a 7f to 2m Flat winner; very surprising if he's the solution.

Form:

Clondaw Whisper^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr

100/1

No joy in PTP's, failing to complete in all four starts (USPF), including at Buckfastleigh (2m4f) 43 days ago; switched to Brian Barr for rules debut; tongue-tied.

Form: U/PF

Fubar⁵⁸

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

9/2

Kim Bailey has done relatively well with his bumper horses this season (2-14; 14%), and this 4yo gelding remains a work in progress; a realistic contender based upon his keeping on Ascot (2m, good) fourth to Emitom two months ago.

Form: 24

Mr Woody

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson

11/2

€54,000 3yo; second foal out of the bumper/2m4f hurdle winner She's On The Case; trainer is 7-24 (29%) in bumpers this season, so worthy of close market inspection; likely type.

Form:

The Macon Lugnatic⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

5/2

€14,000 vendor foal; fourth foal who is a half-brother to the bumper winner Hazel Brook; produced with a winning challenge on debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in November, but ultimately no match for subsequent Southwell scorer Umbrigado (D. Pipe).

Form: 2

Zulu Dawn

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

4/1

€16,000 foal, €38,000 3yo; ninth foal; half-brother to five winners including Corkage and Holly Bush Henry; one to note in the market, albeit with improvement longer-term most likely.

Form:

Earcomesali¹⁸

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

100/1

Bred for chasing (dam was the 3m-3m1f winner Earcomesannie); predictably has started at huge odds in bumpers so far, including over C&D in mid-December; no chance whatsoever against these rivals.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Classy Afair¹⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: Miss C Dyson J: David Noonan

Forecasts

The Macon Lugnatic (5/2), Nobby (10/3), Zulu Dawn (4/1), Fubar (9/2), Mr Woody (11/2), Allonok (10/1), Babochoff (28/1), Classy Afair (66/1), Clondaw Whisper (100/1), Earcomesali (100/1)

An interesting bumper which will surely fall to one of the following four horses; Nobby, Mr Woody, The Macon Lugnatic or FUBAR. This quartet all hail from leading stables, and with the exception of the intriguing Nicky Henderson-trained newcomer have already achieved a solid level of form, with Nobby being a C&D scorer. Fubar is a work in progress, but Kim Bailey has some above average bumper horses this season (including Mr Grey Sky) and the forecast conditions are nigh perfect for this returning 4yo gelding.