17:11 Kelso

Sunday 11 April 2021

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Racing TV Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 3m 58.60s

Arena Star³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: N Mechie

80/1

Distant third in a Bellewstown bumper for Roger McGrath. Too free to show anything at Doncaster last month.

Form: 38

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Dixieland Swing¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke

7/1

Looked in need of the experience starting out at Galway for Patrick Neville in October 2019 but much more like it when keeping on for third over C&D in November. Off since.

Form: 6-3

First Angel¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: L Morgan

15/2

€23,000 3-y-o, first foal, dam, twice-raced hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 2¾m) Mail de Bievre. Little impact in 2 Irish points, Nov 22 latest.

Form: UP

Geordies Dream

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Miss P Robson

28/1

Geordieland gelding. Dam (h76), placed in points/twice-raced over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (2m-2½m winner) Cloudy Dream.

Form:

Goast Dancer¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

33/1

€80,000 3-y-o, resold €52,000 3-y-o, Network gelding. Dam, runner-up in 1¾m-15f events on Flat in France. Hampered on debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies and this will reveal a lot more.

Form: 0

Petite Rhapsody²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

33/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Rathvinden. Shaped like a stayer when fourth on debut in December 2019. but off 15 months off and never involved 3 weeks ago.

Form: 4-0

Tip Top Tonto⁸¹

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

20/1

Closely related to smart hurdler/chaser Kings Palace. Dam, temperamental 21f chase winner. Offered something to work on when mid-field at Newcastle (AW) in January for Keith Dalgleish.

Form: 8

Watch Law

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin

28/1

Court Cave gelding. Closely related to a point winner. Dam (h85), 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to modest hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Bonus Bridge.

Form:

Wearewereweare⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: F P Murtagh

200/1

Cheap purchase given pedigree and finished last on debut at Newcastle in February (AW).

Form: 0

Well Educated¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J & S Quinn

10/11

Getaway gelding who was strong in the betting and showed plenty to work on when fourth at Warwick on debut in November. Similar form when runner-up at Newcastle a month later. Sets the standard.

Form: 42

Brandy Mcqueen

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs H O Graham

20/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Dam (c128/h121), 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stays 21f) Do Your Job.

Form:

Hector Master⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

7/1

Encouraging start in Newcastle bumper in December, finishing with running left behind all-the-way winner. Not quite in the same form over C&D 2 months later.

Form: 24

Hildenley

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

12/1

Teofilo gelding. Dam 9.3f winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

Andante¹¹³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: S Corbett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Well Educated (10/11), Andante (9/2), Dixieland Swing (7/1), Hector Master (7/1), First Angel (15/2), Hildenley (12/1), Tip Top Tonto (20/1), Brandy Mcqueen (20/1), Geordies Dream (28/1), Watch Law (28/1), Goast Dancer (33/1), Petite Rhapsody (33/1), Arena Star (80/1), Wearewereweare (200/1)

WELL EDUCATED finished ahead of a next-time-out winner when runner-up at Newcastle in December and he looks the one to beat on that evidence. Dixieland Swing has needed time between each race so far but is a definite threat, while Goast Dancer could be a different proposition this time.