15:20 Worcester

Thursday 10 October 2019

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Gamble Responsibly With MansionBet Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 52.40s

Croftlands Blaze

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

33/1

Shirocco newcomer is a half-brother to 2m5f-2m7f hurdle winner Motueka who cost €13,000 as a yearling. Yard's record of 1-21 in bumpers the last five seasons suggests a watching brief.

Form:

Dash Of Blue²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case

100/1

€20,000 son of Great Pretender out of an unraced dam from a decent family over hurdles. Trainer averages one bumper winner per season so is probably best watched here.

Form: 9-

Friends Don't Ask⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: Martin Smith

16/1

Once raced son of Champs Elysees finished fifth of nine on debut at Southwell in July having led 2f out. While that was a pleasing start this looks a stronger contest so must take a significant step forward to make the frame.

Form: 5

Hartland Quay

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: N J Hawke

66/1

Son of Arcadio who cost £9,000 is a half-brother to winners Just For Men (2m3f/2m4f chase) and Late Date (3m-3m2f hurdle/chase) so looks a long-term prospect and yard's bumper record tells a similar tale.

Form:

Meyer Lansky²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

6/1

Rules debutant by Mahler cost £105,000 out of his lone Irish point-to-point in which he was third to a winner who clocked a fast time. Likely a staying chaser of the future but could still have enough talent to go well here.

Form: 3-

Present Endeavour

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

20/1

Son of the late great sire Presenting is a full brother to point/useful 2m2f-2m5f hurdle winner Mae's Choice and half-brother to three further jumps winners. Looks a future chaser so probably best watched.

Form:

Waitonit²²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/4

€50,000 son of Presenting half-brother to a point winner and son of useful staying chaser Askanna. Fell when looking the likely winner in lone point-to-point and having joined prolific and in-form yard he is surely a leading player here.

Form: F-

Wayfinder⁵⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

6/1

Son of Shantou cost £60,000 after finishing second in second of two 2018 Irish point-to-points. Brother to point/2m1f chase winner Twotwothree could be a bright prospect and yard's lone bumper winner this season a winner.

Form: 42/

Just For Fee²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: W T Kennedy| T: D M Loughnane

14/1

Rare bumper runner for mainly Flat-based yard when debuting with a pleasing third here last month despite racing keenly and hanging under pressure. Can improve for that experience and has among the best of the limited form on offer.

Form: 3

Kymata^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Conway

66/1

Gradual improvement in three similar contests with her third of six at Market Rasen a first finish in the frame. Must step up her game here however and others likely to prove stronger.

Form: 34/6-43

Singapore Saga¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

11/4

Cheltenham bumper which she finished sixth of 15 in last April read like a who's who of NH trainers so can be presumed to have been well above average. Hard to envisage anything but a bold bid in this weaker race.

Form: 6-

Forecasts

Waitonit (6/4), Singapore Saga (11/4), Wayfinder (6/1), Meyer Lansky (6/1), Just For Fee (14/1), Friends Don't Ask (16/1), Present Endeavour (20/1), Croftlands Blaze (33/1), Kymata (66/1), Hartland Quay (66/1), Dash Of Blue (100/1)

Philip Hobbs has a fine record here and indeed won this very race 12 months ago. In SINGAPORE SAGA he has the most likely winner here too with the fillies run in a hot Cheltenham contest at the back end of last season the standout piece of form. By no means is she a good thing though with a host of appealing newcomers headed by point-to-point recruits Waitonit and Meyer Lansky for two trainers who similar to Hobbs know the winner's enclosure here like the back of their hands.