15:45 Hereford

Wednesday 21 December 2022

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 5.23s

Magic Seven³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| CD

11/8

Confirmed debut promise when comfortably landing a C&D bumper last month and should go well under a penalty.

Form: 41

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Alcedo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

9/2

Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner Socks Off. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Amico Amore

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: L Williamson

250/1

Universal gelding. Dam unraced. Unlikely to feature.

Form:

Ballybeg Boss²⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

11/2

£50,000 4-y-o, Libertarian gelding. Half-brother to point winner Kilas Girl. Dam unraced. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (beating 2 rivals, Apr 3).

Form: 31-

Kruger Park

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

5/2

£60,000 3-y-o, Kapgarde gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner up to 3¾m) Parc Monceau. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Amidnightstar¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans

28/1

Ex-pointer who exceeded market expectations when second in a bumper at Stratford in August. Could step forward from that.

Form: 2-2

Autumn Blaze

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: W T Kennedy| T: S-J Davies

150/1

Black Sam Bellamy filly. Dam, point winner, half-sister to ungenuine but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Its Crucial. Others more persuasive.

Form:

Izza Wizza

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

100/1

£2,500 4-y-o, Ruler of The World filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler Deepsand and fairly useful hurdler Our Thomas, stayed 2¼m. Dam ran once on Flat.

Form:

La Pagerie

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

12/1

Khalkevi mare. Half-sister to 8 winners, including very smart hurdler/top-class chaser Whisper and smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser Chuchoteuse. One to note.

Form:

Non-Runners

Roger Pol³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: Jamie Snowden J: G Sheehan

Viva Valentina

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Magic Seven (11/8), Kruger Park (5/2), Roger Pol (11/4), Alcedo (9/2), Ballybeg Boss (11/2), Viva Valentina (8/1), La Pagerie (12/1), Amidnightstar (28/1), Izza Wizza (100/1), Autumn Blaze (150/1), Amico Amore (250/1)

MAGIC SEVEN was impressive when opening his account in a C&D bumper last time and a performance of similar merit will probably be enough for him to go in again despite the presence of Kruger Park, a notable newcomer for a stable that has had numerous bumper winners this season. Ex-pointer Ballybeg Boss is another one to consider.