13:45 Worcester

Wednesday 23 October 2019

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MansionBet Faller Insurance Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 3m 43.50s

Alfsboy

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

8/1

Unraced Shirocco gelding bought for £40,000 as a three-year-old in spring 2018. Half-brother to dual winner Earth Leader and is one to note on racecourse debut.

Form:

Benson²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: Dr R D P NewlandWS

7/1

Showed ability when finishing fifth in a 2m bumper at Ludlow (good-to-soft) on debut in March. Had wind surgery since and is an interesting runner on debut for this stable.

Form: 5-

Cadmar

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

20/1

Unraced son of Shirocco purchased for €62,000 at the sales in 2017. Half-brother to a couple of decent winners and market support would be notable on debut.

Form:

Hewn From Granite

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

50/1

Unraced Yeats gelding out of a mare who won a soft ground handicap hurdle over 2m6f. Likely to appreciate further in time.

Form:

Israel Champ²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe

13/8

Made all when winning impressively by 12L in a point-to-point at Monksgrange (good-to-yielding) in March. Joined a good yard and is one for the shortlist on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Lord Baddesley

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: C Gordon

40/1

Unraced Doyen gelding bought for €34,000 as a three-year-old in June last year. Half-brother to a couple of multiple winners and is worth a check in the market on debut.

Form:

Midnight River

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D SkeltonWS

12/1

Unraced son of MIdnight Legend purchased for £40,000 in May last year. Dam showed ability in two starts in bumpers and he is an interesting contender for a leading stable.

Form:

Off The Planet

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

7/1

Unraced Presenting gelding cost connections €60,000 at the sales last year. Half-brother to a bumper winner in Only Smoke and he hails from a good yard on debut.

Form:

Papa Tango Charly²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill

7/2

Winner of a 3m point-to-point at Liscarroll (yielding-to-soft) by 4L in March and bought for £440,000 subsequently. Leading contender on debut for a stable with a 23% strike-rate (5/22) of late.

Form: 1-

Straw Fan Jack¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Sheila Lewis

66/1

Finished a promising 6L second in a 3m point-to-point at Bartlemy (good) when making his debut in May. Purchased for £52,000 later that month and is a rare bumper runner for this stable (0/9 in recent years).

Form: 2

The Honeydipper¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: Jamie Snowden

40/1

Weakened into 21L fifth when debuting in a 2m bumper at Warwick (good) in May. More needed if he is to take this event.

Form: 5

Dragon Bones

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

50/1

Unraced Passing Glance filly and a half-sister to winning hurdler Flawless Escape. Interesting to see how she performs on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

Non-Runners

Litigate

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: P R Webber J: R P McLernon

Llandinabo Lad²²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: T Symonds J: James Nixon

Forecasts

Israel Champ (13/8), Papa Tango Charly (7/2), Off The Planet (7/1), Benson (7/1), Alfsboy (8/1), Llandinabo Lad (8/1), Midnight River (12/1), Cadmar (20/1), Litigate (33/1), Lord Baddesley (40/1), The Honeydipper (40/1), Dragon Bones (50/1), Hewn From Granite (50/1), Straw Fan Jack (66/1)

While the Rules debut of expensive point-to-point graduate Papa Tango Charly is the undoubted feature of this contest he may have to play second filly to fellow winning point-to-point gelding ISRAEL CHAMP who makes his Rules debut having impressed when winning earlier this year. The selection represents a good yard and he can see off Jonjo O'Neill's charge with Benson capable of taking third on his debut for a new stable.