15:57 Kelso

Saturday 7 November 2020

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Belhaven Brewery Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 4m 8.86s

Sambezi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Bannister| T: O Signy| D

16/5

Held in second when falling last sole start in Irish points but made no mistake without obstacles when winning 9-runner bumper at Hexham 28 days ago, easily.

Form: F-1

Creggan White Hare^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Conway

11/1

Arcadio gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Kerada. Tongue tied and nearly caused a major shock when runner-up on debut at Sedgefield 39 days ago.

Form: 2

Dixieland Swing³⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: D Bourke

16/1

Red Jazz gelding. Half-brother to 6f-9.5f winner City of Angkor Wat. Dam unraced. Looked in need of the experience starting out at Galway 13 months ago for Patrick Neville.

Form: 6-

Dunnottar Castle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs J Stephen

80/1

£7,800 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to modest hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2m-17f winner) Bravery.

Form:

Fete Champetre

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: R Dobbin

5/2

€70,000 3-y-o, Robin Des Champs gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Sierra Oscar, and half-brother to smart hurdler Ballymoy. Dam bumper winner. Represents in-form yard.

Form:

Let There Be Love

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander

16/1

€52,000 3-y-o, Shantou gelding. Half-brother to temperamental but fairly useful 21f hurdle winner Call Me Sid, stays 3m.

Form:

New Delhi Express

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

9/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful chaser Middlebrow. Dam lightly raced over hurdles.

Form:

Platinumcard²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish

7/2

€23,000 3-y-o, Golden Lariat gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Goldencard. Dam unraced. No chance with the winner but beat the rest easily enough starting out at Hexham. Big player.

Form: 2

Schalke

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies

10/1

£11,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stays 3¼m) Monalee.

Form:

The Electrician

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith

40/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Mister Don, stayed 31f. Dam unraced half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 25f) Grand Jesture.

Form:

Whats The Matter

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Hamilton

33/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Golden Lariat gelding. Half-brother to 2 point winners. Dam ran twice on Flat.

Form:

Shibuffy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Thompson

200/1

No impact when seventh of 9 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) on debut 39 days ago.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Pablobar

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Non Runner

West End Woody⁶¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: A C Whillans J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Fete Champetre (5/2), Sambezi (16/5), Platinumcard (7/2), New Delhi Express (9/1), Schalke (10/1), Creggan White Hare (11/1), Dixieland Swing (16/1), Let There Be Love (16/1), Whats The Matter (33/1), Pablobar (33/1), The Electrician (40/1), West End Woody (50/1), Dunnottar Castle (80/1), Shibuffy (200/1)

With the Rose Dobbin team going great guns, FETE CHAMPETRE may well be up to the task on debut given he boasts the right sort of pedigree for this (half-brother to a smart hurdler and dam managed to win a bumper in Ireland). Sambezi looked good when making a winning debut and is feared under a penalty, with Creggan White Hare and Platinumcard also considered.