16:35 Ffos Las

Tuesday 31 January 2023

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Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 8.90s

Alcedo⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| D

2/1

Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner Socks Off. Travelled powerfully and looked useful when an easy winner at Hereford on debut last month. Penalty to shoulder but there's lots more to come.

Form: 1

Bob Bank¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

80/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (b78), ran once in bumper, half-sister to smart hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Cooldine and useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Fists of Fury. Bred to stay well and shaped in kind at Chepstow in October.

Form: 9

Diamond Twin³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

25/1

£25,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Crealion and fair French chaser Lion Toto. Shaped like a stayer when mid-field in a bumper at Huntingdon on Boxing Day.

Form: 6

Hello Pops^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: David England| T: D Skelton

12/1

First foal, dam (h96), dual bumper winner, half-sister to unreliable but smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Value At Risk (by Kayf Tara) out of fairly useful staying chaser (won Midlands Grand National) Miss Orchestra. Newcomer for top yard. Tongue tie on.

Form:

Helnwein⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

6/1

£70,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fair 2m hurdle winner Uncle Phil. Third of 5 finishers sole start in Irish points (April) and shaped woth plenty of promisr when fifth at Chepstow last month. Sure to progress.

Form: 3-5

Present For Me

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas

10/3

Pour Moi gelding. Closely related to bumper winner/fair 2½m hurdle winner Spring Meadow, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Vienna Court. One to note on debut.

Form:

Specialagent Mcgee

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: Nicky Martin

14/1

Shirocco horse. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (winner around 2m) Dominican Monk.

Form:

Three Cliffs Bay³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Lewis Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams

10/3

€58,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Tidal River. Dam German 1¼m/11f winner. Well backed and looked set to finish second until falling late on last month's debut at Chepstow. Capable of winning a bumper on that evidence.

Form: F

Jaunty Belle

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ben Jones| T: D A Rees

40/1

Yorgunnabelucky mare. Half-sister to fair hurdlers Jaunty Viking and Jaunty Soria. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Jaunty Flight.

Form:

Non-Runners

Endlesspossibility²⁵⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Dr R D P Newland J: Charlie Hammond

Forecasts

Alcedo (2/1), Three Cliffs Bay (10/3), Present For Me (10/3), Helnwein (6/1), Hello Pops (12/1), Specialagent Mcgee (14/1), Diamond Twin (25/1), Endlesspossibility (25/1), Jaunty Belle (40/1), Bob Bank (80/1)

Winning a bumper under a penalty is never easy but ALCEDO created a superb impression when an easy scorer at Hereford last month so he may well be up to the task. Three Cliffs Bay showed plenty of ability prior to a late mishap and he's a definite threat, along with Helnwein.