Andy Townsend Memorial Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 3m 47.7s

Paddy Husseys Taxi^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

15/8

Carlotamix gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Shanroe Society, stayed 2½m. Wears hood. Should have the requisite speed for this sort of test, so worth chancing to make a winning start.

Form:

Strensham Court⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. Much better effort when third of 7 in bumper at this C&D (good, 50/1) 67 days ago. The pick of those with bumper experience.

Form: P-3

Larusso²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

9/2

Half-brother to smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser Mister Miyagi and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Worthy Farm. No show on debut at Kempton 6 months ago, so may need more time.

Form: 0-

Minella Plus¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

7/2

Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Global Harmony. Last of 5 finishers sole start in Irish points (May 16). Worth a market check making Rules debut in a weak race.

Form: 5

Rock On Rani^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: S Curran

11/1

Sakhee gelding. Dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¼m) Marcus Antonius. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Time Delay^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

12/1

£6,000 3-y-o, Dawn Approach gelding. Half-brother to Hong Kong 6f winner Farhh Above. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Triptothecity^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

80/1

Casamento filly who was down the field over C&D on debut, so would need to improve markedly for that initial experience if she's to make any sort of impact.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Paddy Husseys Taxi (15/8), Strensham Court (10/3), Minella Plus (7/2), Larusso (9/2), Rock On Rani (11/1), Time Delay (12/1), Triptothecity (80/1)

PADDY HUSSEYS TAXI makes plenty of appeal on pedigree and this is unlikely to take much winning, so a chance is taken on him to make a winning debut with his stable going well of late. Strensham Court is the clear pick of those with bumper experience and is considered along with once-raced pointer Minella Plus.