17:40 Fontwell

Saturday 3 October 2020

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Bigmore Associates Protection Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 4m 44.58s

Albert Hucklebuck

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: C Gordon

11/2

Leading Light gelding. Dam, 2½m hurdle winner, sister to fairly useful hurdler All That Remains. Appeals on paper so much respected newcomer.

Form:

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Benny Flies High

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs S J Humphrey

50/1

Jet Away gelding. Dam 2m winner over hurdles and on Flat. Others appeal more on paper.

Form:

Bumpy Johnson²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

7/2

€20,000 3-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler, sister to fairly useful 3m hurdler Super Villan. Yard's newcomers always to be respected so worth a market check.

Form: F-

Deep Inferno

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: Ella PickardWS

9/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to modest 3m hurdler Skylanna Breeze. Has had wind op and bred for stamina so others appeal more on this occasion.

Form:

Go Pharisee Flyer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: W Greatrex

9/1

£40,000 3-y-o, Cokoriko gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Darling Maltaix. Dam placed in French bumpers. Bred to be no back number so debutant must enter calculations for good yard.

Form:

Rebel Rebello^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'BrienWS

11/4

Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Socksy. Wears tongue strap and has had wind op but well-bred newcomer with the potential to have a big say here.

Form:

Spotty Dog

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hawker

33/1

Sixties Icon gelding. Dam point winner. Others appeal more on pedigree.

Form:

Storm Arcadio²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: L Horsfall

14/1

100/1, much better effort in bumpers when second of 6 over C&D 27 days ago. Needs another step forward if he's to open his account though.

Form: P-92

The Longest Day

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: Jamie Snowden

4/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/chaser Paloma Blue. Dam useful 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Interesting newcomer from good yard so worth monitoring in betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

Any News³⁴²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Rabski

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Sheila's Spirit²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D J Coakley J: N de Boinville

Swedishhorsemafia

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: S Thomas J: Non Runner

Old Times³²⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: T Lawes J: J McGrath

Forecasts

Rebel Rebello (11/4), Bumpy Johnson (7/2), The Longest Day (4/1), Rabski (4/1), Albert Hucklebuck (11/2), Go Pharisee Flyer (9/1), Deep Inferno (9/1), Any News (12/1), Storm Arcadio (14/1), Swedishhorsemafia (14/1), Old Times (16/1), Sheila's Spirit (20/1), Spotty Dog (33/1), Benny Flies High (50/1)

The market will no doubt reveal plenty here but REBEL REBELLO is taken to emerge best from a clutch of newcomers and make a winning start for the in-form Fergal O'Brien team. The Longest Day also makes plenty of appeal on paper so is taken to chase him home ahead of fellow debutant Rabski.