15:20 Warwick

Saturday 31 December 2022

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Happy New Year From Poundland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 59.26s

Bowenspark⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| D

6/1

Overcame inexperience to land 11-runner bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 49 days ago. Penalty to carry but he should be on the premises.

Form: 1

Masaccio⁶²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

6/1

Winner in bumper at Doncaster in November 2020. 5/1, second of 10 in bumper at Ayr (16f, good). Off 20 months so well-being to prove but he's in good hands.

Form: 12/

Amico Amore¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson

200/1

250/1, seventh of 9 in bumper at Hereford (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 7

Artistic Fighter

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory| T: Ian Williams

18/1

The Gurkha gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including bumper winners Presto and Busy Street. Dam unraced.

Form:

Don't Tell Su

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

2/1

€110,000 3-y-o, second foal, dam (h88), bumper winner, sister to top-class hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Time For Rupert and useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Minella Fair. Interesting newcomer for top yard.

Form:

East Bridge

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: O Sherwood

16/1

€90,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Dam (c134/h107) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Havock⁷⁰

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

18/1

Promising type. 20/1, last of 11 in bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 70 days ago. That was a deep race and he can step up on that.

Form: 0

Katate Dori^t⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S Thomas| BF

9/4

11/4 and tongue strap on, 9½ lengths fourth of 13 to Gentle Slopes in listed bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 48 days ago. Looked in need of the experience and backed as though plenty was expected. More to come.

Form: 4

Lucky Mac¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: A Irvine

125/1

125/1, tenth of 11 in bumper at Plumpton (17.8f, soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Much Too Dear²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Horsfall

14/1

Matched debut form when second of 8 in bumper (11/1) at this C&D (good). Off 7 months and this is a slightly deeper race.

Form: 4-2

Stellar Stream²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott

28/1

Fourth foal, brother to useful hurdler Deploy The Getaway (17f winner): dam unraced. Successful on last of 4 starts in points (Mar 2022).

Form: 2341-

Thieving Gap

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

80/1

£9,500 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Aranleigh.

Form:

Cassowary²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Martin

100/1

Cheap purchase who failed to beat a rival on debut at Chepstow 8 months ago.

Form: 8-

Key Instinct⁵⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B KingWS

66/1

£6,000 4-y-o: fourth foal: dam ran once in bumper. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (May 2021).

Form: 2-

Silver Birch Lady^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Ben Jones| T: Claire HitchWS

66/1

Sulamani mare. Sister to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Revani, stayed 21f, and half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Maska Pony. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Non-Runners

Beachcomber³⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Mr Anthony O'Neill

Tullywest⁴³⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: C Gethings

Forecasts

Don't Tell Su (2/1), Katate Dori (9/4), Bowenspark (6/1), Masaccio (6/1), Beachcomber (10/1), Tullywest (12/1), Much Too Dear (14/1), East Bridge (16/1), Havock (18/1), Artistic Fighter (18/1), Stellar Stream (28/1), Key Instinct (66/1), Silver Birch Lady (66/1), Thieving Gap (80/1), Cassowary (100/1), Lucky Mac (125/1), Amico Amore (200/1)

KATATE DORI is evidently held in high regard having been well backed pitched into listed company at Cheltenham last month and he showed enough to think he can win at this level. Bowenspark overcame inexperience to make a winning start at Uttoxeter and he's feared, while Don't Tell Su ticks a lot of boxes on debut.