17:00 Sedgefield

Tuesday 1 October 2019

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 8.27s

Dalkingstown¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

11/8

Dual point-to-point scorer (3m); game winner of a Worcester bumper (2m, good to soft) on rules/stable debut in July; consistent in defeat since under his incurred penalty; contender.

Form: 11-152

Danny Archer¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott

3/1

Court Cave gelding (cost €15,000 as a 3yo); brought down on debut at Fairyhouse, and struggled to make his mark (50-1) in a competitive Punchestown bumper just nine-days later; this looks to be a more realistic objective.

Form: B-0

Faruzi

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

13/2

Unraced fourth foal from a French dam (half-sister to the 2m hurdle winner Vertueux); half-brother to the useful 1m7f French hurdle winner Daryasi.

Form:

Mally Collier^b1²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: Ronald Thompson

100/1

Cost a mere £800 as a 3yo; sent off at 200-1 when last of ten in a Southwell bumper (1m7f+, good) in March; blinkers now applied; a likely back-marker with a hurdles career awaiting.

Form: 50-

Master Newton²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond

25/1

€38,000 foal; didn't show a great deal of promise in two bumper starts for Phil Kirby; returns from a 223-day absence in the care of Middleham handler Micky Hammond (also saddles Wild Gypsy Boy).

Form: 96-

Order Of Thistle²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

7/1

Cost €200,000 as a yearling, presumably with a Flat career in mind (brother to the 1m2f German winner Chalcot); kept on encouragingly (25-1) when fourth to Enlighten at Kelso (2m, good) in February; of interest.

Form: 4-

Bold Pearl¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: G P Cromwell

8/1

Weakened on rules/bumper debut at Listowel (2m, yielding) last month, finishing eighth of 11 to Janet's Charm; may find this race to be an easier option; champion jockey Richard Johnson is an eye-catching booking.

Form: 568

Lady Vinetta

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: G Boanas

25/1

Second foal from the winning hurdler Vinetta; half-sister to the 2m3f hurdle winner Sweet Vinetta (also with Gillian Boanas); should benefit from this initial racecourse experience.

Form:

Non-Runners

Definite Warrior²⁹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: B S Hughes

Enzillerya²⁹⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: R Dobbin J: Craig Nichol

Wild Gypsy Boy¹⁴⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Micky Hammond J: Miss Becky Smith

Forecasts

Dalkingstown (11/8), Danny Archer (3/1), Definite Warrior (7/2), Faruzi (13/2), Order Of Thistle (7/1), Bold Pearl (8/1), Enzillerya (16/1), Wild Gypsy Boy (16/1), Master Newton (25/1), Lady Vinetta (25/1), Mally Collier (100/1)

Peter Bowen's Worcester winner Dalkingstown is a likeable type, although under an incurred penalty he does remain vulnerable to anything with a degree of potential. Brian Hughes rides the rules debutant Definite Warrior (a £40,000 purchase) for Brian Ellison, while the Champion Jockey Richard Johnson is aboard the Irish-raider Bold Pearl (Gavin Cromwell 3-5; 60% at Sedgefield) who has her sights lowered from Listowel. However, the most interesting runner is the Fitri Hay-owned ORDER OF THISTLE. Although his Kelso fourth to Enlighten mightn't necessarily be the strongest form on offer, there were plenty of positives to take from that opening effort.