RNLI Charity Racemeeting 19th March Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 4.30s

First Lord De Cuet

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

5/4

An £85,000 four-year-old, made a winning point-to-point debut in Ireland last year before joining current connections. Could have a big say on debut for Pond House team.

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Trench Box

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

7/1

Scorpion gelding is a half-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Sonneofpresenting. Plenty hints at stamina in pedigree, but worth a market check on first start.

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Flowing Cadenza⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: R H Buckler

80/1

Sent off 33-1 on debut here last month and beaten more than 30L. May need further emphasis on stamina in time before making a mark.

Form: 0

New Guard^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls

3/1

€52,000 purchase, half-sister to useful hurdles winners Draco and Ratoute Yutty. Tongue-tied on debut for in-form Nicholls yard and needs a close look under Bryony Frost.

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Vinnie's Icon⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: M G Nolan| T: C J Gray

50/1

Inexpensive four-year-old, first foal, dam, unraced, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Shining Gale (stayed 3m+). Point-to-point form suggests watching brief for now.

Form: 35

Perfect Predator⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

10/3

Passing Glance half-brother to three winners, including fairly useful hurdler Cosmeapolitan. Runner-up in an ordinary bumper at Ludlow last month on second run. Needs more to go one better.

Form: 72

Sharp Rock

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

16/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Halling's Wish, though also has plenty speed on the dams side. Market should reveal more on first visit to the racetrack.

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Forecasts

First Lord De Cuet (5/4), New Guard (3/1), Perfect Predator (10/3), Trench Box (7/1), Sharp Rock (16/1), Vinnie's Icon (50/1), Flowing Cadenza (80/1)

Perfect Predator sets the standard on those that have run, though it may not prove a high benchmark for the newcomers to reach. New Guard is respected for the in-form Paul Nicholls team at a track where his bumper runners do well but the nod goes to fellow debutant FIRST LORD DE CUET. He fetched a nice price after winning his Irish point-to-point last year and should have plenty to offer for David Pipe, the Pond House trainer having won with both bumper runners so far in 2019.