Sky Sports Racing 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 2.2s

Don't Tell Willy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

18/1

Vita Venturi half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Mcnamaras Band. Stable only 4-48 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

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Gallopade

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex

10/1

Schiaparelli gelding. Dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 23f) Dusky Lark. Stable formerly prolific in bumpers but not so much in recent times.

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Give Me A Cuddle

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King

9/4

€10,000 Court Cave half-brother to useful hurdler/smart staying chaser Dingo Dollar. Dam (h105) 3m hurdle winner. Bred to require a much greater test of stamina than this race is likely to provide.

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Sea The Clouds

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden

7/2

Born To Sea brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler My Mate Mozzie, and half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Contented. Yard 16-115 in bumpers in last 5 seasons.

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Secret Trix

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

9/2

Kayf Tara gelding. Rio Silva possibly the stable first string if jockey bookings are anything to go by but the betting will reveal more.

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Rio Silva

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

5/1

Blue Bresil filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 25f) Valseur Lido. Yard has excellent bumper record and also took this race last year.

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The Sumba Island

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

15/2

Authorized half-sister to 5 winners, including temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser Riguez Dancer and bumper winner Petapenko. Stable does well in bumpers so this one is much respected.

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Forecasts

Give Me A Cuddle (9/4), Sea The Clouds (7/2), Secret Trix (9/2), Rio Silva (5/1), The Sumba Island (15/2), Gallopade (10/1), Don't Tell Willy (18/1)

A contest in which the betting will likely be informative. RIO SILVA gets the nod for a yard which does very well in bumpers and is in a very good vein of form at present. The Sumba Island, Sea The Clouds and the selection's stablemate Secret Trix are others who make paper appeal.