16:40 Stratford

Monday 11 March 2019

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Choose Your Horse With BetVictor's Betfinder Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 4m 2.32s

Cavernous^h1⁴⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling| BF

7/1

6/4 but very disappointing on debut 16 months ago. Absence since suggests there could have been a problem but probably best watched on return.

Form: 6-

Debden Bank¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley| BF

20/1

Well backed 3/1 but tailed off on Hereford debut in November. Clearly better expected and interesting to see if support comes for him again.

Form: 9

De Good Man Luke³⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum McKinnes⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy

7/1

Dam won over 2m4f and is related to winners over there. Pulled up only run in a Point-to-point over a year ago so needs dramatic improvement to figure.

Form: P-

Shang Tang⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/10

Stepped up from debut effort when third at Exeter last time. The runner up that day was just beaten last week so the form stacks up and holds place claims.

Form: 63

Walkonthinice^h1,t1⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: R Bandey

33/1

Ran out only start in a Point-to-point in Ireland in December so not easy to know what to expect for belated rules debut.

Form: R

Big G

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/2

First foal, dam won twice on the Flat up to 1m2f and also over hurdles. Interesting newcomer for top yard and market should prove useful.

Form:

Hazm

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

10/1

£2,000 three-year-old, first foal. Dam won over 1m4f on the Flat. Stable gets occasional win in the sphere though likely to come on for the experience.

Form:

Girl Powre^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Flook

80/1

First foal, dam won a Point-to-point so likely to fins this test too sharp and likely one for further down the line.

Form:

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Non-Runners

Get Up Them Steps⁸²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J G M O'Shea J: Miss Brodie Hampson

Starsky¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Stimulating Song⁵³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: M F Harris J: P J Brennan

Forecasts

Shang Tang (11/10), Starsky (7/4), Big G (9/2), De Good Man Luke (7/1), Cavernous (7/1), Hazm (10/1), Get Up Them Steps (10/1), Debden Bank (20/1), Stimulating Song (20/1), Walkonthinice (33/1), Girl Powre (80/1)

Probably not that strong a Bumper and even without the likely forthcoming improvement STARSKY should be fat too good and give his in-form trainer yet another winner. Shang Tang seems the logical danger on his Exeter run while Big G is worth a look in the market.