16:35 Market Rasen

Friday 17 June 2022

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ABP Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 4m 5.70s

Timetotalk⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Chris McSharry

10/3

Found some improvement back from 15 months off when going agonisingly close to landing a gamble at Kelso (16.2f, good to soft) where he was collared in the closing stages. Should give another good account.

Form: 36/2

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Aris De Crat

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

14/1

Swiss Spirit gelding. Half-brother to poor hurdler Harry The Norseman, stays 19f. Dam placed on Flat. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Charging Point^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

9/2

Sixties Icon gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Pc Dixon, stays 3m, and half-brother to 2 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Sgt Reckless. Wears tongue strap on debut and market should point the way.

Form:

Ilanz^h1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Kevin Jones| T: M F Harris

15/8

Third behind a couple of decent types in a Kilbeggan bumper (2m, good to soft) on debut last month. Equipped with a hood starting out for new connections here and has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 3

Konfusion

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

8/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Schiaparelli gelding. Dam 2m/17f hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), also 1m-1¼m winner who stayed 1½m on Flat. Interesting to see what the market has to say. Yard also saddles Rich Spirit.

Form:

Rich Spirit

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

20/1

£8,000 3-y-o, Iktibas gelding. Dam 5f-1¼m winner on Flat. Jockey bookings suggest that Konfusion is the stable first-string.

Form:

Thirsty Weather

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: P D Niven

13/2

16,000 gns 3-y-o, Australia gelding. Brother to High Commisioner and half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including very smart 1¼m-1½m winner Universal. Dam ran once on Flat. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Pure Jade^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

20/1

Signs of ability on debut at Huntingdon, but failed to build on that over this C&D next time and now tried in a hood.

Form: 4-6

Non-Runners

Undoubtedly²³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: N B King J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ilanz (15/8), Timetotalk (10/3), Charging Point (9/2), Thirsty Weather (13/2), Konfusion (8/1), Undoubtedly (10/1), Aris De Crat (14/1), Rich Spirit (20/1), Pure Jade (20/1)

It's doubtful that ILANZ is up against anything quite of the same calibre as the two that beat him on debut at KIlbeggan last month, and he is taken to make a winning start for the in-form Milton Harris yard. Timetotalk put in a good shift back from a layoff at Kelso and merits respect. However, bigger threats may be posed by newcomers Charging Point and Thirsty Weather, both of whom are pretty appealing on paper.