16:45 Hereford

Wednesday 21 October 2020

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Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 58.22s

City Derby

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

6/4

£21,000 3-y-o. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/once-raced hurdler, out of bumper winner/fair hurdler (2m winner) Reine des Reines. Very much one to note in the betting on debut for respected yard.

Form:

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Dobryn

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas

14/1

No Risk At All gelding. Dam unraced sister to 17f-2¼m hurdle/chase winner (including Italian Group 2) Brav. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form:

Generous Leader²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex

40/1

Decent jumps pedigree but didn't shape with much immediate promise on debut at Bangor 3 weeks ago.

Form: 6

Gerard Mentor

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

9/2

€26,000 3-y-o. Closely related to bumper winner Fest Deiz. Dam, placed in French bumpers, half-sister to (17f-31f hurdle/chase winner in France) Sulon. Likely-looking type.

Form:

Settle Down

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

7/1

£30,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1½m winner Zarinski. Dam 1¼m winner. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for top yard and needs close attention in the betting.

Form:

Thomas Kershaw⁵⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: M R Channon

5/1

€23,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Dam, 2½m/2¾m hurdle/chase winner, sister to useful chaser (stays 2¾m) A Rated. Runner-up sole start between the Flags and interesting on Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Walk In The Wild

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

13/2

€55,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to Calinella. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France. Yard can ready a newcomer and the market should point the way.

Form:

Cup Of Coffee^t1²⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater

50/1

Well held on debut/sole start for Richard Bandey in Ludlow bumper in January. Tongue strap added for this return/first run for new yard.

Form: 9-

Miss Mahmite²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby

100/1

Well held when last of 6 in Sedgefield bumper on debut/sole start for Jamie Snowden in March.

Form: 6-

Forecasts

City Derby (6/4), Gerard Mentor (9/2), Thomas Kershaw (5/1), Walk In The Wild (13/2), Settle Down (7/1), Dobryn (14/1), Generous Leader (40/1), Cup Of Coffee (50/1), Miss Mahmite (100/1)

Mick Channon boasts a healthy 22% strike rate in bumpers in recent seasons and THOMAS KERSHAW, who was runner-up on his sole start between the flags, is taken to make a winning Rules debut. The betting will be potentially informative where several of his rivals are concerned, with the Paul Nicholls-trained Settle Down and Kim Bailey's Gerard Mentor the most interesting among them.