17:05 Doncaster

Wednesday 24 February 2021

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Virgin Bet Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 4.05s

Conceroe¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: B I Case

3/1

Closely related to useful bumper winner/hurdler Stick With Bill. Overcame inexperience when 33/1 scorer on debut at Warwick and surpassed that form when fifth in listed company at Cheltenham.

Form: 15

Skytastic¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: S Thomas

9/4

Brother to a winner and half-brother to 7 winners on Flat, including useful 1m/9f winner Val d'Hiver. Knew his job when making all on debut at Newbury in November. That race has worked out very well.

Form: 1

Le Grand Lion⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

11/2

Turgeon gelding who was noted finishing with running left when fourth on debut at Huntingdon in December. Expected to step up on that form.

Form: 4

Quiet Flow⁴⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

4/1

£62,000 Sholokhov gelding. Related to several winners, including useful Amore Alato. Had a wind op ahead of debut and though beaten a fair way at Ascot, he did show something to work on.

Form: 5-

Saint Patric³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: James Moffatt

16/1

Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Lady Bowes. Dam maiden hurdler (stayed 2¾m). Given a kind ride when mid-field in an AW bumper last month and provably one for later on.

Form: 6

Stratton Oakmont²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: K Woollacott

25/1

Kept on for third of 7 in a bumper at Stratford (good to firm) on debut for Jamie Snowden in September. Switched yards and similar form when fourth on the AW 3 weeks ago.

Form: 34

Sulbrick

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph

28/1

€20,000 3-y-o, £6,000 5-y-o, Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser The Road Home, stays 2¾m. Dam unraced.

Form:

Chosen Shant

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: Ian Williams

20/1

Shantou mare. Dam, bumper winner, sister to temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser Burtons Well and half-sister to high-class chaser Burton Port.

Form:

Hors Guard

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: R Bandey

50/1

Kitkou gelding. Half-brother to French chaser Etonnant. Dam maiden over jumps/on Flat.

Form:

Phil De Pail⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

22/1

Silver Frost gelding. Dam, 2¼m hurdle winner, sister to smart hurdler (2m-19f winner, including Group 1) Grand d'Auteuil. Did quite well to finish third held up in a steadily-run contest on the AW.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Jerejak⁶⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Thompson J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Skytastic (9/4), Conceroe (3/1), Quiet Flow (4/1), Le Grand Lion (11/2), Saint Patric (16/1), Chosen Shant (20/1), Jerejak (20/1), Phil De Pail (22/1), Stratton Oakmont (25/1), Sulbrick (28/1), Hors Guard (50/1)

Given his Flat pedigree, SKYTASTIC has perhaps been kept away from deep winter ground having created a very favourable impression when winning at Newbury in November. That race has worked out well, so he may well be up to shouldering a penalty. Conceroe is also penalised and ran really well in listed company latest, with Le Grand Lion also of interest.