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Tuesday 27 December 2022

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William Hill Radio Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 4m 3.41s

Big Ambitions²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

Brother to smart hurdler/chaser Death Duty but didn't offer a great deal when down the field at Chepstow on debut. Could have learned from that, however.

Form: 8

Carlo Storm⁵⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Wainwright

80/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Carlotamix gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Deal Done. Placed on point debut, pulled up next time (Jun 5).

Form: 3P-

Glory Hights

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

50/1

£3,500 4-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam (h96), lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, sister to smart hurdler (stayed 21f) Mister Hight.

Form:

Home Free

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

5/2

€80,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to French 8.5f winner Waldlicht. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Hubbel Bubbel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby

33/1

£10,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Faustinovick, stays 3¼m. Dam unraced.

Form:

Knacker Trapper

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J Kington| T: A Crook

50/1

Court Cave gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Present In Court. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Rocco.

Form:

Samwise²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: S Corbett

9/1

Fourth of 5 in bumper at Catterick (15.7f, good to soft, 28/1) on NH debut 29 days ago, running on late. Will likely need to improve on that if he's to win this.

Form: 4

Scalloway Castle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

66/1

Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Do It For Thy Sen, stays 23f. Dam unraced half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 4m) Always Right.

Form:

Sleeping Tom³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

40/1

Well-held third at Sedgefield on debut and unlikely to feature in what looks like a strong race.

Form: 3

Tarras Wood

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

2/1

€100,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Emily Moon, stays 2½m, and fair hurdler Scented Lily. Makes plenty of appeal for stable doing very well in this sphere.

Form:

The Full Pasty

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: R J Armson

66/1

€2,700 4-y-o, Sans Frontieres gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler/chaser Battleofthesomme and modest/temperamental hurdler Replacement Plan, stayed 25f.

Form:

Waspy⁸⁷

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

10/3

Dam, placed several times in points, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 4m) Our Victoria and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Victoria Bay. Successful on last of 4 starts in Irish points (Oct 1). Definite player.

Form: 3231

Blooming Fortune^h1²²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Paula Smith

50/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to fairly useful chaser Seven No Trumps and fair 3m hurdle winner Ballyknock Cloud. Wears hood. Maiden Irish pointer, runner-up last time (May 15).

Form: 232U5-2

Mug Bookies

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: Joe Ponting

20/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Lock's Corner, stays 3m, and modest 2½m hurdle winner My Peggy. Dam unraced.

Form:

Non-Runners

Admiral Horatio³⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: Micky Hammond J: Billy Garritty

Thornaby Exceed⁴⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: R Menzies J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Tarras Wood (2/1), Home Free (5/2), Waspy (10/3), Samwise (9/1), Big Ambitions (10/1), Mug Bookies (20/1), Hubbel Bubbel (33/1), Thornaby Exceed (33/1), Sleeping Tom (40/1), Glory Hights (50/1), Knacker Trapper (50/1), Blooming Fortune (50/1), The Full Pasty (66/1), Scalloway Castle (66/1), Admiral Horatio (66/1), Carlo Storm (80/1)

TARRAS WOOD has an appealing pedigree, cost plenty as a 3yo and represents a top yard with an excellent record in bumpers this season, so he's preferred to point-winner Waspy, with Home Free also on the shortlist.