15:50 Ascot

Saturday 20 November 2021

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Box4Kids Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 43.37s

Another Mystery²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

9/2

£55,000 4-y-o, Norse Dancer gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (h93), point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Misstree Dancer. Won sole start in points.

Form: 1-

Card Dealer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C Gordon

6/1

Third both starts in points and filled the same position on Rules debut over C&D 21 days ago. Should post another solid effort, but he's vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

Form: 3-33

Dream In The Park²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J R Wildman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| BF

3/1

Out of a bumper winner, runner-up in an Irish point, and filled the same position when recording a promising Rules debut at Uttoxeter 22 days ago. More to come, so he's a big player.

Form: 22

Happy Boy²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon

11/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Rail Link gelding. Half-brother to French bumper winner/fair hurdler Grain de Bonheur and Fou Chantant. Third sole start in Irish points (Apr 24).

Form: 4-

Jerrash

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

28/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Robin's Dream. Dam (h71), lightly raced in bumpers/maiden hurdler (stayed 27f). Likely to need more time.

Form:

Just Stardust

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: R Walford

50/1

Geordieland gelding. Dam (h92) maiden hurdler. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Monviel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/1

Montmartre gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fair chaser Wealth. Dam, 11f winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f-2¼m winner) Mont Diamand. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

Our Jester²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: H Morrison| BF

11/4

Half-brother to bumper winner Urban Artist and has found only one too good on both outings to date. Solid claims if he's tuned up for this return from 7 months off.

Form: 22-

Scarface³⁵

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

22/1

Milan gelding who showed ability when mid-field at Ffos Las on debut. Open to improvement, but it might be drawn out gradually.

Form: 5

Emily's Star

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

18/1

Kayf Tara filly. Closely related to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Royal Guardsman, stayed 2¾m, and fair hurdler Ma Belle Amie. Newcomers from yard often command respect.

Form:

Non-Runners

Martalmix'jac

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Alex Edwards

Thames Water

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: Adrian Heskin

Forecasts

Our Jester (11/4), Dream In The Park (3/1), Another Mystery (9/2), Card Dealer (6/1), Thames Water (6/1), Monviel (9/1), Happy Boy (11/1), Emily's Star (18/1), Scarface (22/1), Jerrash (28/1), Just Stardust (50/1), Martalmix'jac (50/1)

Given that THAMES WATER hails from a top yard and is related to a couple of bumper winners, he's worth chancing to make a winning start for all this is a warm race for a debutant. Ex-pointer Dream In The Park shaped well on Rules debut at Uttoxeter last month, so he's regarded as the main threat, while Our Jester is expected to be in the shake up if he's tuned up for his reappearance.