15:15 Warwick

Friday 31 December 2021

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Happy New Year From Poundland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 2.12s

Avion^p1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips

40/1

Bred to do better in time but there was no obvious encouragement to be gleaned from his debut at Southwell 19 days ago. Cheekpieces tried.

Form: 0

Dear Alix⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: John Berry

9/1

Brother to a bumper winner and has showed fair form when placed at Hexham on two of his three starts to date. Not seen for 83 days, though, and vulnerable to anything above average.

Form: 3-53

Filanderer

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: H Morrison

17/2

Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Canoodle, barely stayed 19f, and bumper winner Trigger Point. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Happy Boy⁴¹

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

6/1

Third on sole start in a point and acquitted himself well in a strong contest at Ascot on his first outing under Rules. Definite player with progress on the cards.

Form: 4-5

King's Threshold

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

9/1

£38,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Captain Cattistock and fair hurdler Pearlita. Bred to need further.

Form:

Knowledgeable King

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe

33/1

Schiaparelli gelding. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 7f). Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Lindaka⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams

9/4

€28,000 3-y-o, £90,000 4-y-o, Linda's Lad gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Chameron. Joined when fell last sole start in Irish point (Oct 10). Notable Rules newcomer.

Form: F

Samourai One

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

15/2

£26,000 3-y-o, Montmartre gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including Katana One and Wakisashi One, both fairly useful. Dam unraced. Respected on debut.

Form:

Technology

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

3/1

€75,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Chesterfieldavenue and half-sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Hubble²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J Coulson J: B Roberts

Steal My Sunshine⁶³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Lindaka (9/4), Technology (3/1), Steal My Sunshine (5/1), Happy Boy (6/1), Samourai One (15/2), Filanderer (17/2), King's Threshold (9/1), Dear Alix (9/1), Knowledgeable King (33/1), Avion (40/1), Hubble (50/1)

TECHNOLOGY was quite expensive as a store, is from a good family, and represents a stable that does well in bumpers, so he gets the marginal vote in what should be a well-contested event. Steal My Sunshine could improve markedly from his debut, so he's feared most, while Happy Boy also warrants a mention following his positive start at Ascot.