17:10 Hereford

Sunday 27 February 2022

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Black Mountain Botanicals Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:14 | Winning time: 3m 57.60s

Canty Bay⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle

12/1

€31,000 3-y-o. Brother to bumper winner Longque. Dam unraced, closely related to bumper winner/smart hurdler (stays 3m) Younevercall. Displayed ability when fourth starting out at Haydock.

Form: 4

Diamond Jack

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alfie Jordan⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

28/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler, sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner around 2m) Astarador.

Form:

Donaire³⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

11/1

€17,000 half-brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Delirious Love and bumper winner What A Lark. Found only a next-time-out hurdles winner too strong on debut for Stuart Crawford in March.

Form: 2-

Game Winner

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

8/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam, maiden jumper, placed once on Flat. One to note on debut given yard he represents.

Form:

Ebonello⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

7/4

Promising start when third of 13 in bumper at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) on debut 48 days ago. That race is working out well so she has to command serious respect.

Form: 3

Queenhill²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jay Tidball⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Ralph

12/1

Mountain High filly. Dam multiple point winner. Third in point bumper on debut in May and found only one too good in this discipline at Worcester the following month.

Form: 32

Herecomesfreddie³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore

10/1

Left his low-key debut well behind when scoring at Huntingdon in November (13.7f) coming from well off the pace. Matched that form in a deeper race at Lingfield and he should be on the premises.

Form: 017

Haafback^h⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs E Bishop

80/1

Haafhd half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Back By Midnight and fair chaser Glance Back. Hooded and offered little starting out at Southwell.

Form: 9

Sea Village

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: O Signy

4/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/very smart chaser Village Vic and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Royal Village.

Form:

Syr Maffos

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

9/1

£17,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam fairly useful 2½m-25f chase winner. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

Forecasts

Ebonello (7/4), Sea Village (4/1), Game Winner (8/1), Syr Maffos (9/1), Herecomesfreddie (10/1), Donaire (11/1), Canty Bay (12/1), Queenhill (12/1), Diamond Jack (28/1), Haafback (80/1)

EBONELLO shaped well when third starting out at Ludlow last month and, with that race well advertised by the winner and the second scoring next time, there's clear substance to that form. She looks the way to go unless there's strong market support for Game Winner representing Paul Nicholls. Donaire is also of interest.