17:20 Warwick

Thursday 25 April 2019

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Tilney For Professionals Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 3m 43.8s

Ahead Of The Game¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: J Farrelly

12/1

€20,000 purchase as a 3yo, brother to useful hurdle/chase winner Kupatana. Made solid debut when third to useful Southfield Stone at Taunton in November and will improve.

Form: 3

Albert George⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: S-J Davies

200/1

Tailed off on debut (heavy ground) on debut at Uttoxeter last month and although better ground may suit, hard to fancy here.

Form: 5

Hello Buddy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

33/1

Some promise in the pedigree but yard not known for bumper winners and chances are he'll find a few of these too speedy for him today.

Form:

Induno

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

3/1

€27,000 purchase as a foal, bred to want a trip and some fences in time and he may be one for another day rather than today.

Form:

Overthetop¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

3/1

€150,000 purchase Cheltenham sales last December after making successful point-to-point debut at Ballindennisk earlier that month. Brother to useful hurdle winner On Raglan Road, will want a trip in time but one of the more interesting ones here.

Form: 1

The Swagman²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: S Durack

7/2

Bred to have a bit more speed than a few of these, and far from disgraced in two bumper starts, with debut fourth to Aintree winner McFabulous looking solid form. Suspicion is he'll find a couple too good, but should run his race.

Form: 44

Unai

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

7/1

Cost just €10,000 as a 3yo and everything about him on his pedigree screams that he'll be a staying chaser in the future (will want a minimum of 3m in time) so it'll be a surprise if he's quick enough on his debut today.

Form:

Rosierita⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: L Heard| T: J Groucott

200/1

Last of 11 on debut here last month and trainer is 0-25 in bumpers last five years. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 0

Temple High

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

5/1

Seventh foal, and a half-sister to the very useful MIdnight Tour, placed in the 2018 Mares race at the Cheltenham Festival. Gets weight allowances and top yard get plenty of bumper winners, so very much respected.

Form:

Non-Runners

Mario De Pail³⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: S Thomas J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Overthetop (3/1), Induno (3/1), The Swagman (7/2), Temple High (5/1), Unai (7/1), Mario De Pail (10/1), Ahead Of The Game (12/1), Hello Buddy (33/1), Rosierita (200/1), Albert George (200/1)

The first division of the bumper and probably no more than a handful to concentrate on. Temple High is an interesting newcomer getting plenty of weight as a 4yo mare but preference is for OVERTHETOP, who is bred to be useful and represents a yard that get plenty of bumper winners. The Swagman could be best of the rest.