17:30 Kelso

Wednesday 8 May 2019

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racingtv.com Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.30s

Claret Dabbler⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr John Dawson⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas

5/1

Finished third, beaten just over 4L by Tango Boy in a 2m Market Rasen bumper (good to soft) in March; also has previous Kelso experience.

Form: 83-

Giamas

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J C McGregor

250/1

Second foal from an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the 3m1f chase winners Waterski and Highland Cathedral; rates as an unlikely type.

Form:

Holly James

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond

9/4

Black Sam Bellamy gelding; seventh foal who cost €30,000 as a 3yo; half-brother to four winners including the useful 2m4f-3m chaser Dare To Endeavour; stablemate of Wild Gypsy Boy; of interest.

Form:

Oscar Tennessee

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: H Burns

40/1

€13,000 foal; 14th foal; closely related to the 2m3f-3m hurdle/chase winner According to Harry.

Form:

Rapid Raider⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

2/1

Fetched £50,000 at the Cheltenham February sale; beat the subsequent Tinahely scorer Enjoy D'Allen by 5L in a 3m Ballinaboola maiden PTP; lines up for rules debut for Lucinda Russell.

Form: 1-

Temple Guide⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss C Walton⁽³⁾| T: J Walton

125/1

Home bred out of the 2m-2m5f chase winner Posh Stick; half-brother to the PTP winner Ripstick; always in rear throughout when finishing last of seven (100/1) on debut at Carlisle.

Form: 7-

Wee Goldie

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs H O Graham

12/1

First foal; dam was an unraced half-sister to the 2015 Fighting Fifth Hurdle winner Identity Thief, and the bumper/2m-2m7f hurdle winner Oscarteea; market a guide; stablemate of Big Cheviot.

Form:

Big Cheviot⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H O Graham

100/1

Eighth foal from a moderate dam (Miss Quickly); half-brother to the PTP/2m4f chase winner Mor Brook; tailed-off on debut at Newcastle (2m, heavy); needs more time; stablemate of Wee Goldie.

Form: 6-

Orburstock⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

11/1

His dam Auction Girl was a bumper winner, and is closely related to the 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Blue Buttons; finished behind today's rival Wild Gypsy Boy on debut at Wetherby (seventh of 9) in March.

Form: 7-

The Gap

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: Mrs A Hamilton

15/2

€7,000 foal; first foal from the PTP maiden Ballyorril Hill; Brian Hughes is booked to take the ride for Capheaton handler Ann Hamilton, but others stake a much stronger claim.

Form:

Wild Gypsy Boy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

40/1

Half-brother to a couple of winners; failed to kick on from a moderately encouraging Wetherby debut when adopting front-running tactics at Hexham (40/1) just over three weeks ago; stablemate of Holly James.

Form: 50-

Non-Runners

Uknowmymeaning¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Tortuga Bay⁷³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: J Ewart J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Rapid Raider (2/1), Holly James (9/4), Tortuga Bay (4/1), Claret Dabbler (5/1), The Gap (15/2), Orburstock (11/1), Wee Goldie (12/1), Uknowmymeaning (20/1), Wild Gypsy Boy (40/1), Oscar Tennessee (40/1), Big Cheviot (100/1), Temple Guide (125/1), Giamas (250/1)

Following any relevant market clues is probably the best stance in this concluding bumper. One who could potentially attract some support is the well-related Micky Hammond-trained newcomer HOLLY JAMES. Hammond and Lee teamed up with a similar type at Newcastle recently (Crypto), with that Gold Well gelding winning by 16L on debut before moving on at the Tattersalls March Cheltenham Sale for £200,000. Of the others the Ballinaboola PTP winner Rapid Raider catches the eye for Lucinda Russell (beat Enjoy D'Allen who sold recently for £95,000), whilst Tortuga Bay is another worthy of consideration post wind surgery for Langholm-based handler James Ewart.