17:50 Southwell

Tuesday 4 May 2021

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Southwell Golf Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 4m 3.32s

I Hope Star⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| D

12/1

Put speed to good use when landing Lingfield (AW) bumper on debut in January 2020. Not disgraced in a couple of starts last season but likely vulnerable under penalty again.

Form: 1/56-

Bombs Away

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

15/8

€90,000 Westerner gelding. Brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Ribble Valley, and half-brother to 3 other winners. Highly respected on debut for yard with good bumper record.

Form:

Calidad^t1¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: H WhittingtonWS

4/1

€45,000 half-brother to smart chaser Drop Out Joe. Backed and shaped better than the beaten distance on debut at Cheltenham in October, doing bit too much too soon. Wind op/tongue tied. Will improve.

Form: 0-

Chemical Warfare

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: T Collier

28/1

£10,000 Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Riverside City. Dam (h125) bumper/2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Yard has had a bumper winner.

Form:

Clean Getaway

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

11/2

€30,000 Getaway gelding. Half-brother to Czech 11f winner Kalanisia. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Tempest River. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for top stable.

Form:

Presenting Pete⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

8/1

Placed on both starts this spring. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 23-

Thanksforthehelp

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe

7/2

Martaline half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Aggy With It. Dam maiden half-sister to high-class hurdler (stays 3m) Agrapart. Interesting newcomer. Needs keeping a very close eye on in betting.

Form:

Williamwilberforce

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: James Davies| T: J R Norton

150/1

£1,200 3-y-o, Dream Ahead gelding. Dam 8.3f winner. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

Pollypockett

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

40/1

Presenting filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Drifting Back. Yard not a regular source of bumper winners but still needs a precautionary betting check.

Form:

Non-Runners

He's A Knowall¹⁴²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P R Webber J: Rex Dingle

Pass Me By⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Alex Edwards

Forecasts

Bombs Away (15/8), Thanksforthehelp (7/2), Calidad (4/1), Clean Getaway (11/2), He's A Knowall (13/2), Presenting Pete (8/1), I Hope Star (12/1), Pass Me By (14/1), Chemical Warfare (28/1), Pollypockett (40/1), Williamwilberforce (150/1)

CALIDAD shaped better than the result suggests when seemingly fancied for a strong Cheltenham bumper last October so might be worth siding with on his return from wind surgery. Bombs Away, Clean Getaway and Thanksforthehelp are newcomers who make plenty of paper appeal in quite an interesting race. Alan King's Presenting Pete has been placed on both starts and should also have a say.