17:05 Newton Abbot

Thursday 21 October 2021

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Weatherbys e-Passport Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 21.47s

Barest Of Margins

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: M R Channon

3/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to top-class hurdler/very smart chaser (1½m-21f winner) Oscar Whisky. Interesting newcomer for Flat oriented yard.

Form:

Great Ocean¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/4

€40,000 3-y-o by Great Pretender. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Bai de Baie. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler Paul's Saga. Off the mark in Irish points at third attempt.

Form: 331-

Hoochygoochyman¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: N Lampard

200/1

Tailed-off in bumpers at Wincanton and Worcester in the spring.

Form: 5-0

Knowwhentoholdem

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

11/1

€58,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. dam, lightly raced in bumpers, sister to fairly useful chaser (19f winner) Clouded Thoughts. Yard 0-7 with newcomers in bumpers last 12 months.

Form:

Meechlands Magic¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs D A Hamer

22/1

Similar form when sixth in bumpers (22/1) at Ffos Las and Chepstow 5 months apart. More needed.

Form: 66

Almost Gotaway

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Jones| T: Nicky Martin

13/2

€38,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. dam, little show in bumper, sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 2¾m) Kings Walk and half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Shuil Aris.

Form:

Astronomic View

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

40/1

Schiaparelli gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam unraced, closely related to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) The Entomologist.

Form:

Dellaway^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

9/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, 14.5f winner in France, half-sister to connections' useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3¼m) Dell' Arca. Yard 1-8 with newcomers in bumpers last 12 months. Wears hood.

Form:

Hard Frost¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Megan Nicholls| T: P F Nicholls| BF

7/2

Silver Frost gelding. Shaped as if better for the run when third of 12 in bumper at this C&D (good, 5/2) on NH debut, faring best of the newcomers. Off 6 months. Sets the standard.

Form: 3-

Royal Myrrh¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: W G M Turner

150/1

Royal Anthem gelding. Well-held ninth of 11 in bumper (50/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Festive Glory

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Rex Of Temple

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: H Fry J: Lorcan Murtagh

Dr Seb

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Nivlac

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Great Ocean (9/4), Barest Of Margins (3/1), Hard Frost (7/2), Festive Glory (6/1), Dr Seb (6/1), Almost Gotaway (13/2), Rex Of Temple (8/1), Dellaway (9/1), Knowwhentoholdem (11/1), Nivlac (14/1), Meechlands Magic (22/1), Astronomic View (40/1), Royal Myrrh (150/1), Hoochygoochyman (200/1)

HARD FROST fared best of the newcomers when third in a C&D bumper in April and can put his experience to good use up against some interesting debutants, headed by Festive Glory and Great Ocean.