15:50 Hereford

Wednesday 23 November 2022

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Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 4.60s

Classic King

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

15/2

€55,000 3-y-o, Champs Elysees gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Ballynacree (by Westerner). Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

Goonhilly

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

28/1

£11,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to top-class hurdler/very smart chaser (winner up to 21f) Oscar Whisky.

Form:

Hubble³⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Max Kendrick| T: O Signy

50/1

33/1, pulled up in bumper at Bangor (16.7f, heavy) on debut, pulled up 5f out. Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Jake Thomas Coulson.

Form: P-

Inebranlable^t1²⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

10/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Half-brother to 1½m-15f bumper winner Gepetto. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful hurdler (stays 2½m) Dommage Pour Toi. Wears tongue strap. Runner-up in a point back in March.

Form: 2-

Ioupy Collonges¹⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls

5/2

€40,000 3-y-o, 60,000 gns 4-y-o, Kitkou gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Guguss Collonges. Placed both starts in points in May and has transferred to a leading yard. Major player.

Form: 23

Max The Misfit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: Joe Ponting

66/1

Mountain High gelding. Dam (b85), ran once in bumper, sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Bucking The Trend.

Form:

Saint Jaguen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

15/8

€82,000 3-y-o, Saint Des Saints gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including French 17f-19f hurdles/chase winner Saint Pierrot. Dam unraced. One to take seriously on debut given yard he represents.

Form:

Twp Stori

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs N S Evans

125/1

Proconsul gelding. Dam (h110) 2m-25f hurdle winner.

Form:

Up For Appeal¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

14/1

Improved on debut run when second of 10 in bumper at Tramore 103 days ago, clear of rest. First run for yard after leaving Sean Thomas Doyle and he sets the standard with tongue tie removed.

Form: P-762

Wonder Of The Seas

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Voler La Vedette. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Hey Mister Dj

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: A Ralph J: J J Burke

Hurrican Dream⁴⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: B Lund J: Rex Dingle

Undercover Lover

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: David Bass

Forecasts

Saint Jaguen (15/8), Ioupy Collonges (5/2), Wonder Of The Seas (4/1), Undercover Lover (5/1), Classic King (15/2), Inebranlable (10/1), Up For Appeal (14/1), Hey Mister Dj (14/1), Goonhilly (28/1), Hubble (50/1), Max The Misfit (66/1), Hurrican Dream (66/1), Twp Stori (125/1)

IOUPY COLLONGES displayed plenty of ability between the flags in the spring and having transferred to Paul Nicholls, he's sure to be well prepared for this Rules debut. Without the benefit of market clues, he looks the way to go, with Up For Appeal (who sets the standard on his Irish form) and Classic King a couple of potential threats.