15:22 Newcastle

Thursday 8 December 2022

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Living North Awards Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 1.38s

Artic Row⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: N W AlexanderWS

33/1

Second in a point bumper but down the field on Rules debut at Ayr and others make more appeal.

Form: 2-9

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Ask My Heather¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D B Hurst⁽⁷⁾| T: S Corbett

100/1

Well-held fourth in a bumper at Sedgefield first time out and others make more appeal.

Form: 4

Ballin Bay^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss P Robson

7/1

£60,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3½m) Across The Bay. Wears hood.

Form:

Better Be Definite

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: H Graham & G Rutherford

18/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam (c83/h99), 2m-2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Junction Fourteen.

Form:

Boy De La Vis²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt

9/2

Showed form in points and reasonable start under Rules when third in a bumper at Warwick for Robin Dickin 7 months ago. Merits respect starting out for a new yard.

Form: 2F3-

Had To Be Hugo²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies

4/1

£30,000 5-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam, failed to complete in points, sister to moody but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Lively Baron. Runner-up only start in Irish points (May 1). Worthy of interest on debut.

Form: 2-

Impatient

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/4

£95,000 3-y-o, Montmartre gelding. Dam, placed on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler (17f/2¼m winner) Sister Palma. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Raffles Wonder²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies

11/1

£16,000 5-y-o, Balko gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Raya Time. Maiden Irish pointer, failed to complete last 3 starts (latest May 15).

Form: 44P-FF

Samillier

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

12/1

£2,000 3-y-o, Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Lieutenant Miller and fair chaser Avec Espoir, stays 25f. Represents an in-form yard.

Form:

Wee Baz³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: D Bourke

18/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and showed ability when third of 12 in a bumper at Kelso last month. Could improve from that, so not one to discount.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Bob Delaney

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: P Winks J: Alison Clarke

Hubbel Bubbel

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Swedish Icon

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: Ruth Jefferson J: Callum Bewley

Glen Clovis

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Stephen J: Peter Kavanagh

On Yer Schnapps

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: M A Barnes J: S Mulqueen

Forecasts

Impatient (7/4), Had To Be Hugo (4/1), Boy De La Vis (9/2), Ballin Bay (7/1), Raffles Wonder (11/1), Samillier (12/1), Swedish Icon (12/1), Hubbel Bubbel (16/1), Better Be Definite (18/1), Wee Baz (18/1), Artic Row (33/1), On Yer Schnapps (33/1), Glen Clovis (33/1), Bob Delaney (50/1), Ask My Heather (100/1)

HAD TO BE HUGO was runner-up on his only start in points and looks worth chancing starting out under Rules for a stable that should have him ready. Impatient and Ballin Bay are a couple of notable newcomers and Boy de La Vis is the pick of those with bumper experience.