Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 42.20s

Duke Of Deception⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

20/1

Ex-pointer who stepped up on his Rules debut when fourth at Ayr 80 days ago and, provided he's not found wanting for fitness, he could well be in the mix.

Form: P354

French Bumper⁴⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

7/1

€29,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam (c124/h126) temperamental 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Won sole start in Irish points (Nov 2020), has been off a long time, but worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 1-

Galudon³⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Adrian Heskin| T: H Whittington

2/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and made a positive start when runner-up in a bumper at Gowran for Sam Curling 11 months ago. New yard will likely have him ready to go, so he's the one to beat.

Form: 42-

Howlingmadmurdock

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

11/8

€16,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Closely related to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler Easy As That. Newcomers from yard usually demand respect.

Form:

Red Windsor⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

10/1

Runner-up both starts to date, the better effort coming when just collared late at Plumpton 58 days ago. Should give another good account under a likely positive ride.

Form: 22

Vive De Charnie²⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden

10/1

5/1 and showed something to work on when fourth in a C&D bumper 9 months ago. Open to improvement if tuned up, so merits respect.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Record High¹⁰³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Miss S Smith J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Howlingmadmurdock (11/8), Galudon (2/1), French Bumper (7/1), Vive De Charnie (10/1), Red Windsor (10/1), Duke Of Deception (20/1), Record High (20/1)

GALUDON was beaten only by the classy Journey With Me on debut, beating the others comfortably, so he's taken to overcome an 11-month absence and go some way to justifying the £60,000 that his current connections paid to acquire him. Anthony Honeyball's newcomer Howlingmadmurdock is a danger, and point-winner French Bumper can't be ignored.