15:25 Catterick

Tuesday 17 December 2019

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Racing Again 28th December Intermediate Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 59.30s

Blueskyandsunshine

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

11/8

€90,000 3yo. Half-brother to point/bumper/useful 2m7f hurdle winner Printing Dollars. Dam a maiden point winner from the family of Denman. Stable 27% strike-rate in bumpers in past five seasons. Could make good debut.

Form:

Cockney Beau²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond

4/1

Runner-up on debut at Hexham (good) in June and produced a repeat effort when third over C&D last month. Needs to eek out a bit more, but looks a contender.

Form: 23

Fabrication²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: A Nicol| T: P A Kirby

66/1

One of three runners for the yard. 20-1 on debut over C&D last month, when soundly beaten behind Cockney Beau. Improvement needed.

Form: 0

Kings Own¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: P Maddison

125/1

33-1 and tailed off last of eight on debut at Southwell two weeks ago. Can only watch after that.

Form: 8

Last One To Show

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin

28/1

€10,500 foal, £25,000 3yo. Closely related to point winner Hitman Fred. Dam closely related to useful Accordingtotrev. Stable just 5% in bumpers over past five seasons. Others preferred.

Form:

Minella Beauty⁷³

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

3/1

Showed significant improvement on his second Irish point start (on soft/heavy) in October. Not sold £34,000 soon after, but has since changed hands and joined good yard. Market can guide on rules debut.

Form: 62

Pennine Cross²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P A Kirby

33/1

25-1 and beaten 21l into sixth over C&D on debut (behind Cockney Beau) last month. However, not devoid of promise for some way that day, and he can get more competitive this time.

Form: 6

Show Promise²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

14/1

Didn't show much on debut but improved to be 2L second in two more runs at Newcastle, firstly on Tapeta and then on heavy ground. The latter is the pick of the public form here, and he looks a big player.

Form: 822-

Tumbling Dice

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

16/1

£6,000 yearling. Half-brother to 2m4f hurdle/2m7f chase winner Bus Named Desire and a point winner. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 2m hurdler/chaser Arctic Kinsman. Stable just 5% in bumpers in last five years.

Form:

Wild Gypsy Boy²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond

40/1

Respectable efforts on both his debut and again on his most recent start at Kelso in May, but others push stronger claims unless he can make significant improvement.

Form: 50-4

Hala Princess³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Shoemark| T: D Skelton

20/1

10-1 on debut in a Warwick mares' bumper last month, when beaten 14L, but had excuse as jockey said she was hampered by a faller. Should be better for that promising effort, and stable's bumper runners always to be respected.

Form: 7

Muzetta's Waltz^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: J Kington| T: M Weatherer

100/1

Second foal. Dam 1m½f AW winner, half-sister to six winners. Bred for the Flat and will have a bit on her plate here, especially with question marks against her stamina.

Form:

Our Getaway Girl

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond

33/1

Fourth foal. Half-sister to 2m2f-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Danse Away. One of three declared here by Micky Hammond, and probably one to watch on debut.

Form:

Run A Rig

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley

25/1

Fourth foal. Half-sister to winners I K Brunel (bumper/2m3f hurdle), and two others over hurdles/fences at 2m3f-2m4f. Dam unraced half-sister to 5f winner. Stable 7% in bumpers over five seasons, but market check suggested.

Form:

Non-Runners

Mountains Con⁵²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Caroline Mccaldin J: Conor Smith

Steinkraus²³⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Blueskyandsunshine (11/8), Minella Beauty (3/1), Cockney Beau (4/1), Steinkraus (7/1), Show Promise (14/1), Tumbling Dice (16/1), Hala Princess (20/1), Run A Rig (25/1), Last One To Show (28/1), Pennine Cross (33/1), Our Getaway Girl (33/1), Mountains Con (33/1), Wild Gypsy Boy (40/1), Fabrication (66/1), Muzetta's Waltz (100/1), Kings Own (125/1)

Blueskyandsunshine looks very interesting on debut for a trainer that does well in this sphere. Market support for him may prove signficant, but locally-trained SHOW PROMISE has shown the best form of those with a run, and could come good this time. Cockney Beau and Minella Beauty are others of interest, while Hala Princess is worth monitoring in the market.