17:08 Taunton

Thursday 3 March 2022

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Gold Cup & Grand National Lunches Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 5  |   2m 104y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:09  |   Winning time: 4m 22.05s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Dollar Bae28
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill
11/2
Easy winner of sole point and followed up in a Wincanton bumper on Rules debut. Had a bit in hand and ought to be competitive under a penalty.
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2
Horse silk
Exmoor Foresth23
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Godfrey(3)| T: B Lund
17/2
Has looked a bit of a handful but latest C&D fifth shows he has ability. More will be needed if he's to get heavily involved, though.
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3
Horse silk
Jet Marshall46
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Sutton(7)| T: P Hobbs & J White
17/2
£50,000 purchase after finishing runner-up on both starts in Irish points. Yard won the race last year.
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4
Horse silk
Off To A Flyer95
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard
13/8
Cost £180,000 after making a winning point debut in November. Would very much enter the reckoning should the betting speak in his favour.
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5
Horse silk
Urban Soldier
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls
15/2
€28,000 Soldier of Fortune gelding from a top stable. Market confidence would look significant.
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6
Horse silk
Bothie Lady
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Claire Hitch
66/1
Kalanisi mare. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Casey Jones. Likely outsider on debut.
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7
Horse silk
Gracefull Dancer44
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: J D Frost
300/1
Well held both starts and likely booked for another struggle.
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8
Horse silk
Iron Wingst44
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke
25/1
Bit better than the result on both his starts without doing enough to fancy him for win purposes here.
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9
Horse silk
Major Fortune
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey
5/1
Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (winner around 2m) Festive Affair. Stable has a solid bumper record. Interesting to see how he goes in the market.
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11
Horse silk
Sergeant Wilson
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Eddie Edge(10)| T: N & W Twiston-Davies
11/1
€22,000 Soldier of Fortune half-brother to fair hurdler Stucker Hill and bumper winner/fair hurdler Decision Time. Dam 7f winner. Yard no stranger to bumper success. Betting should guide.
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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Robiola42
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 4
T: A King  J: James Bowen
NR

Forecasts

Off To A Flyer (13/8), Robiola (9/2), Major Fortune (5/1), Dollar Bae (11/2), Urban Soldier (15/2), Jet Marshall (17/2), Exmoor Forest (17/2), Sergeant Wilson (11/1), Iron Wings (25/1), Bothie Lady (66/1), Gracefull Dancer (300/1)

Verdict

OFF TO A FLYER was quite an expensive purchase after his point win so he gets the nod to make a winning start under Rules. Last-time-out Ludlow runner-up Robiola promises to be suited by the step up to 2m and rates an obvious danger, while Urban Soldier and Jet Marshall are newcomers who would enter the reckoning should the betting speak in their favour.

    Previous Winners

    2021
    Luttrell Lad
    Weight: 11-9  |Age: 5
    J: R Johnson  |  T: P Hobbs & J White
    11/4

    Prize Money

    1st: £2,722.002nd: £1,254.003rd: £627.004th: £314.00

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