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Thursday 6 October 2022

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Cazoo Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 3m 46.89s

Ferret Jeeter^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

13/2

Half-brother to 3 winners and made a solid start when runner-up at Fontwell 44 days ago. This looks a bit more competitive but he's open to improvement.

Form: 2

No Tackle¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: S Drinkwater

14/1

Bred for longer trips and only seventh at Exeter on debut 175 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7-

Thankyourluckystar

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ralph

14/1

(Production):first foal: dam (c120/h130) bumper/17f-3m hurdle winner, also 2¼m winner who stayed 21.5f on Flat.

Form:

Bryn Black Sam³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

28/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding who hinted at ability when third of 6 at Newton Abbot a month ago but will probably need more time.

Form: 3

Cawthorne Banker

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

6/1

£70,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Nina The Terrier. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Magic Seven

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

25/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Brother to useful 2m hurdle winner/smart 2m/17f chase winner Magic Daze. Dam unraced. Looks the stable's second string.

Form:

Mount Bonete²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

11/2

£26,000 3-y-o, £60,000 4-y-o, Proconsul gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Turtle Watch. Runner-up sole start in points (Mar 6). Interesting Rules newcomer.

Form: 2-

Station Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

80/1

Raven's Pass gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fair hurdler Who What When, stays 2½m. Dam placed on Flat.

Form:

Tommy Cullen¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon

3/1

£27,000 4-y-o, Hillstar gelding. Closely related to modest chaser Jerminnie Green. Dam, winning pointer, lightly raced under Rules. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points (May 7). One to consider.

Form: P4-3

Westweld

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

66/1

Westerner gelding. Dam, modest maiden hurdler, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 23f) Desert Cry and fairly useful 2m hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Uisce Beatha.

Form:

Bella Ciao^h¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

11/1

Stepped forward markedly from her debut when third at Southwell in the summer but will probably need another step forward if she's open her account at the third attempt.

Form: 0-3

Lilting Verse²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

4/1

Yeats mare. Closely related to winning hurdler/fair chaser Urbanist. Placed both starts in Irish points, runner-up last time (Feb 26). One to note.

Form: 32-

Minneigh Mozze¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: H James

200/1

Offered little when seventh at Warwick on debut and looks up against it again.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Tommy Cullen (3/1), Lilting Verse (4/1), Mount Bonete (11/2), Cawthorne Banker (6/1), Ferret Jeeter (13/2), Bella Ciao (11/1), Thankyourluckystar (14/1), No Tackle (14/1), Magic Seven (25/1), Bryn Black Sam (28/1), Westweld (66/1), Station Hill (80/1), Minneigh Mozze (200/1)

MOUNT BONETE has plenty to recommend him on breeding and has already shown ability in points, so he's fancied to make a winning Rules debut for a stable that landed a similar event with an ex-pointer recently. Lilting Verse fits a similar mould and Cawthorne Banker is worthy of a mention in what could prove to be a strong race.