15:50 Uttoxeter

Saturday 13 November 2021

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Jennings Cumberland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:54 | Winning time: 3m 56.63s

Art Of Illusion¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex

9/2

£38,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Runner-up in Irish point on debut in May. Of obvious interest on debut. Stable likely to have him ready for this.

Form: 2-

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Benign Dictator²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

12/1

€18,000 3-y-o. Well-bred sort who was fourth on debut at Punchestown 8 months ago. Interesting on debut for a yard that's bang in form.

Form: 4F-

Blenkinsop

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

22/1

Westerner gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to useful chaser Fortescue and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Lord Grantham, stayed 3m. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Delta Run¹⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, fourth of 11 in bumper at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 4

Densworth

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

8/1

£65,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Dam (b83), made frame in bumper sole start, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Petticoat Tails out. Notable newcomer.

Form:

Fenland Tiger

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

33/1

£4,500 5-y-o, Schiaparelli gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Teescomponentstrig. not an obvious sort on debut.

Form:

Forward Plan¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball

2/1

£40,000 5-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Captain Von Trappe. Dam bumper winner. Comfortably off mark in Irish points at second attempt last time (May 22).

Form: U1

Gordonontheorgan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: J G M O'Shea

50/1

Anjaal gelding. Not an obvious sort to make an impact on debut.

Form:

Hiway One O Three²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: C Gordon

11/1

Shaped well in a Stratford bumper first time up but failed to build on it at Warwick and might need this first outing for 6 months.

Form: 45-

Newtonian¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

22/1

Telescope gelding who shaped as if in need of a stiffer test when second of 3 at Fontwell on debut 6 months ago. Could make his presence felt if there's enough emphasis on stamina.

Form: 2

No No Tango^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon

22/1

Sixties Icon gelding. Wears hood. Unlikely to make an impact unless the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

Sonic Gold³⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G M O'Shea

20/1

Dam ran twice in bumpers, out of maiden half-sister to high-class staying chaser Ollie Magern and useful staying chasers Billie Magern and Petite Margo. Runner-up sole start in points (Oct 2020).

Form: 2-

Helluva Gal¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

5/1

Highly promising type who was third in a bumper at Clonmel for Sam Curling 6 months ago and looks open to a good deal of improvement having joined a top British yard.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Fortune Traveller

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: J G M O'Shea J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Forward Plan (2/1), Art Of Illusion (9/2), Helluva Gal (5/1), Densworth (8/1), Hiway One O Three (11/1), Benign Dictator (12/1), Sonic Gold (20/1), Newtonian (22/1), No No Tango (22/1), Blenkinsop (22/1), Delta Run (28/1), Fenland Tiger (33/1), Fortune Traveller (33/1), Gordonontheorgan (50/1)

FORWARD PLAN was off the mark in points at the second attempt and is out of a bumper winner, so he's worth chancing to make a winning Rules debut for a stable that excels in this sphere. Helluva Gal looks a formidable opponent debuting for Dan Skelton, while Newtonian deserves respect 6 months on from a pleasing debut at Fontwell.