17:22 Warwick

Sunday 14 March 2021

All13:3714:0714:3715:1215:4216:1516:5017:22

MerryCheltmas With MansionBet Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

Fame And Concrete⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| D

9/4

Well-bred 5yo who forged clear in impressive fashion when landing a bumper at Southwell and should take all the beating under a penalty.

Form: 1

Mucho Mas⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: B Pauling

3/1

Son of Fame And Glory who made an impressive winning start at Wincanton 78 days ago, keeping on strongly. Form looks solid and he's likely to put up another bold showing.

Form: 1

Duneomeno

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

100/1

No Risk At All gelding. Dam, placed on Flat/once-raced hurdler, half-sister to French 2m hurdle winner Dutakyi. Hard to make a case for unless there's support for him in the betting.

Form:

Family Pot¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis

50/1

Runner-up in a point and showed something to work on when fourth in a bumper at Hereford 14 days ago. More of a long-term project, though.

Form: 24

Getastar⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

25/1

Related to above-average jumpers and has shown fair form in a trio of bumpers to this point. Needs improvement after a break, though.

Form: 334

Jet Plane¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

15/2

€30,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Found On. Runner-up in Irish points at second attempt last time (November 21). Interesting Rules newcomer for quality stable.

Form: P-2

Piaff Bubbles⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| BF

7/1

Out of a bumper and showed plenty without being seen to best effect when mid-field at Plumpton 97 days ago. Improvement on the cards, so warrants consideration.

Form: 6

Sidewaysinmilan¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson

80/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Lieutenant. Rnner-up both starts in Irish points (Nov 8). Others are more appealing.

Form: 22

The Odissey⁶⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

14/1

£13,000 3-y-o, September Storm gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stays 3m) Braid Blue.

Form: 2/1-

The Wrekin⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly

16/1

Won sole start in points but not enough encouragement on initial Rules outing to make him of serious interest in this.

Form: 15

Mansoline

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Brave Mansonnien mare. Dam unraced out of French 17f-3¼m hurdle/chase winner Line Amande. Likely to need time.

Form:

Blue Cato³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

33/1

Notnowcato gelding who was poorly placed when a staying-on sixth at Kempton on debut, so he's entitled to do better.

Form: 6

High Worth

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

4/1

£58,000 3-y-o, Universal gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Stoner's Choice, stays 21f. Dam (h113) bumper/2m winner. Newcomers from yard warrant respect.

Form:

The Grey Bandit

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R Patrick| T: J T Stimpson

200/1

Gregorian gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 8.4f winner Ice Mayden. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Forecasts

Fame And Concrete (9/4), Mucho Mas (3/1), High Worth (4/1), Piaff Bubbles (7/1), Jet Plane (15/2), The Odissey (14/1), The Wrekin (16/1), Getastar (25/1), Blue Cato (33/1), Family Pot (50/1), Sidewaysinmilan (80/1), Mansoline (100/1), Duneomeno (100/1), The Grey Bandit (200/1)

It's difficult to oppose FAME AND CONCRETE on the back of an impressive winning debut but Mucho Mas also arrives on the back of a successful start and should give the selection plenty to think about. Piaff Bubbles is open to improvement and Jet Plane looks the pick of the Rules newcomers.