15:42 Hereford

Saturday 11 December 2021

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Hereford Motor Group 'Junior' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

Mr Sundancer⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Portman

3/1

Green but made the ideal start when scoring at Wincanton 9 days ago, but he'll need to take a step forward if he's to defy the penalty.

Form: 1

Armadar

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: P R Chamings

17/2

Sinndar gelding. Dam 7.6f winner. Not guaranteed to get home even if he has the requisite ability to get involved in the finish.

Form:

Decorated⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy

4/1

Half-brother to a modest hurdler but there wasn't enough encouragement in his debut to think he can make his presence felt in this.

Form: 5

Faiche Ro^p1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

25/1

Prominent in the betting but didn't offer much at Wincanton 9 days ago. Could show a lot more in cheekpieces, but a leap of fait is required.

Form: 0

Far Horizon²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: M Scudamore

7/4

Free Eagle gelding who showed plenty when third at Huntingdon on debut 3 weeks ago, albeit with the benefit of a good tactical position. May do better, so warrants consideration.

Form: 3

Kayf Koli⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

18/1

Out of a Flat winner but yard has a poor record in bumpers and he didn't offer a great deal at Exeter 53 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5

Mr Anderson⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

66/1

Flat-bred gelding who was down the field at Wincanton 9 days. Hard to imagine he'll feature.

Form: 8

That's The Spirit

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dickin

28/1

Swiss Spirit gelding. Dam (c71/h97) 2m hurdle winner. Should possess some speed, but yard not renowned for bumper winners.

Form:

They Call Me Pete

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J C Fox

17/2

£4,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Dam (b94) bumper winner. Bred to handle this sort of test, so worth a market check.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bo Kaap³⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: H Fry J: Lorcan Murtagh

Unstoppable

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: Miss J S Davis J: James Davies

Arawelo

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: Ben Clarke J: Ben Jones

Forecasts

Bo Kaap (13/8), Far Horizon (7/4), Mr Sundancer (3/1), Decorated (4/1), Armadar (17/2), They Call Me Pete (17/2), Kayf Koli (18/1), Faiche Ro (25/1), That's The Spirit (28/1), Arawelo (33/1), Unstoppable (33/1), Mr Anderson (66/1)

BO KAAP was learning on the job and took a while to gather momentum when third at Aintree on debut, so he can be expected to improve enough to take this at the likely expense of Far Horizon, who also made a pleasing start recently. Mr Sundancer, the only winner in the field, warrants a mention, but he could struggle to give weight to the aforementioned pair.