14:50 Worcester

Wednesday 11 May 2022

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Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 53.1s

Celtic Fortune¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

5/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam modest maiden hurdler (stayed 21f). Made frame sole start in Irish points (Nov 2021). Worth a market check.

Form: 4-

Hirac

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

17/2

Bernebeau gelding. Brother to smart hurdler/very smart chaser Virak, and closely related to fairly useful hurdler Firak,. Dam ran once over hurdles. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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Militaire¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex

9/2

Half-brother to 4 winners and offered something to work on when fourth at Newbury 112 days ago. Should step forward from that, so definite player.

Form: 4-

New Beginnings

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill

10/3

£9,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Dam (h104) 2½m-25f hurdle winner out of fair hurdler/chaser (winner up to 3m) Be My Mot. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Val Dancer¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

6/1

£60,000 5-y-o, Valirann gelding. Dam winning pointer. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Jan 16). Notable Rules newcomer.

Form: 2-

King Of Quinta¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

25/1

Prominent in the betting but didn't show a great deal at Doncaster on debut 5 months ago. Obviously thought capable of better.

Form: 7-

Private Pike

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: N de Boinville| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

16/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Dam (c69/h105), 19f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3½m) Indifference Curve and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 21f) Ardera Cross.

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One Hundred Notout¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| BF

14/1

Signs of encouragement both starts last season, third at Taunton 6 months ago. She'll need to up her game if she's to open her account in what appears to be quite a strong race.

Form: 53-

Proud Mari

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

12/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Pendra, stayed 3¼m and fairly useful chaser Mercian King, stayed 2½m. Notable newcomer.

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Undoubtedly^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: N B KingWS

11/1

Authorized mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser What's Occurring and fair hurdler Balagan, stays 23f. Wears hood. Stable is going well, and she makes appeal on paper.

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Forecasts

New Beginnings (10/3), Militaire (9/2), Celtic Fortune (5/1), Val Dancer (6/1), Hirac (17/2), Undoubtedly (11/1), Proud Mari (12/1), One Hundred Notout (14/1), Private Pike (16/1), King Of Quinta (25/1)

HIRAC is a brother to the very smart chaser Virak and represents a yard that has its fair share of winners in this sphere, so he gets the nod in a potentially above-average bumper. Militaire is also considered after an encouraging debut, while ex-pointer Val Dancer shouldn't be underestimated.