17:20 Warwick

Tuesday 30 March 2021

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racingtv.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 40.91s

Black Poppy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: Kerry Lee

25/1

€60,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (b92) bumper winner.

Form:

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Blairgowrie¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

10/11

Expensive son of Yates who was sent off 2/1 when third in a C&D bumper in December. Held back by inexperience that day, so improvement on the cards.

Form: 3

Ellofagetaway

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Noel Williams

18/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam fair 19f chase winner who stayed 21f, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Muldoon's Picnic.

Form:

Great Heart'Jac³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

9/1

Off the mark at second attempt in Irish points. Well held on bumper debut at Newbury in January but much more like it when fourth at Kempton a month ago.

Form: P164

Irolin Jack¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: N B King

100/1

Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Legend Lady but offered little in bumpers 11 months apart.

Form: 0-7

Party Business²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams

15/2

€40,000 Shantou gelding who has finished third in a brace of bumpers in recent weeks. No reason why he won't be on the premises again.

Form: 33

Peace River¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

66/1

Yeats gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Smith's Bay, stays 21f. Dam (h98) 19f hurdle winner. Too green to show much at Ascot in October.

Form: 9

Sinister Minister^t1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

12/1

€55,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to 3 winners, including temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser Champagne At Tara and bumper winner All Those Years. Shaped well when fourth at Catterick. Tongue tie on.

Form: 4

Stratton Oakmont³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: K Woollacott

10/1

Improved form on third bumper start granted more of a test of stamina when third of 10 at Doncaster a month ago. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 343

Horizon D'Ainay

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/2

£80,000 3-y-o, Network gelding. Dam (c138/h144), 2¼m-23f hurdle/chase winner, closely related to smart chaser (stayed 29f) Louping d'Ainay. One to note on debut.

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Forecasts

Blairgowrie (10/11), Horizon D'Ainay (9/2), Party Business (15/2), Great Heart'Jac (9/1), Stratton Oakmont (10/1), Sinister Minister (12/1), Ellofagetaway (18/1), Black Poppy (25/1), Peace River (66/1), Irolin Jack (100/1)

Six-figure purchase BLAIRGOWRIE was held back by inexperience but still displayed plenty of ability when third starting out over this C&D in December. With above-average improvement in the offing, he looks up to winning a bumper. There is depth to this though, with Sinister Minister and Party Business a couple of many dangers.