Ayrshire Cancer Support 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 4m 44.47s

Akentrick

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

10/3

£9,000 3-y-o, Champs Elysees gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Bagber, stayed 2½m, and fair 21f hurdle winner Torquay. Dam 7f winner.

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Deep Charm

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd

7/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam (c120/h131) 2½m-25f hurdle/chase winner.

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Flammarion

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D O'Meara

15/8

21,000 gns 3-y-o, Sea The Moon gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Favorite Girl. Dam 1¼m winner. Rare bumper runner for successful Flat yard.

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Royal Rank^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: I A Duncan

20/1

Epaulette gelding. Dam 1¼m winner. Wears tongue strap.

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Thunder In Milan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

2/1

£80,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Kiltealy Briggs. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (Grand National winner) Ballabriggs.

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Forecasts

Flammarion (15/8), Thunder In Milan (2/1), Akentrick (10/3), Deep Charm (7/1), Royal Rank (20/1)

THUNDER IN MILAN is bred to need time and distance, but if the forecast is correct, this could be a good test for these newcomers, and representing an in-form yard, he could be the way to go. The market will help separate these, with Flammarion also interesting for David O'Meara.