15:25 Warwick

Thursday 31 December 2020

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Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 10.0s

Bellamys Boy^h1⁶³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr James Jeavons⁽⁷⁾| T: M S Wilesmith

250/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam, point winner, out of fairly useful 2½m/21f hurdles winner (stayed 3m) Annicombe Run. Wears hood. Down the field sole start in point bumper (Apr 2019).

Form: 0/

Bowtogreatness⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

5/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and notable that he was sent off 11/4 for a good bumper at Newbury on debut, albeit finishing only fifth. Type to do better after a short break.

Form: 5

Getastar²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

10/1

Related to above-average jumpers and has shown fair form when third on both outings to date. Has plenty to find with Shearer, however.

Form: 33

Lac De Constance

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/3

€135,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Dam, placed over fences, half-sister to high-class hurdler in France (stayed 25f) Paul's Saga (by Martaline). Respected on debut.

Form:

Shearer⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: P F Nicholls| BF

8/13

Expensive Flemensfirth gelding who shaped well when narrowly denied by another above-average sort at Hereford on debut a couple of months ago. Probably won't need to improve to go one better.

Form: 2

Willcollins³¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher

66/1

Superior Premium gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer Maxi's Lady. Dam unraced. Maiden pointer, pulled up last time (Feb 22).

Form: 547/2P-

Beautiful Sea

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

50/1

Gentlewave filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (17f-2¾m winner, including Group 1) Le Berry. Makes some appeal on pedigree.

Form:

Melsonby

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: M D I Usher

66/1

£1,500 4-y-o, Multiplex mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Phoenix Returns. Dam (h84) maiden hurdler. Hard to make a case for.

Form:

Forecasts

Shearer (8/13), Lac De Constance (10/3), Bowtogreatness (5/1), Getastar (10/1), Beautiful Sea (50/1), Willcollins (66/1), Melsonby (66/1), Bellamys Boy (250/1)

SHEARER cost plenty as a 3-y-o and looked a good prospect when runner-up (clear of the remainder) at Hereford first time out, so a reproduction of that sort of form should be enough for him to get off the mark unless the newcomer Lac de Constance proves to be something out of the ordinary. Bowtogreatness is entitled to improve from his initial effort and shouldn't be completely dismissed.