16:43 Newbury

Saturday 11 February 2023

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Betfair Racing Only Better Podcast Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 3m 46.1s

Aslukgoes¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse| D

8/1

Won 2 good-ground bumpers for Ian Williams last summer. In deeper contest now but warrants respect nonetheless.

Form: 11

Bowenspark⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| D

7/2

Won both his bumper starts, latest a 15-runner contest at Warwick (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Faces different conditions here but must enter calculations.

Form: 11

Cape Vidal^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| BF| D

16/1

Made a winning bumper debut in May and acquitted himself well when third in a listed event at Cheltenham in November. However, needs to bounce back from a poor effort at Chepstow last time.

Form: 139

Fire Flyer¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls| D

4/1

Well-bred gelding who made a winning start in bumpers at Ascot (15.7f, good) in October, going clear. In good hands and looks a likely player here.

Form: 1

Masaccio⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

9/2

Returning from long absence when 2¼ lengths third of 15 to Bowenspark in bumper (6/1) at Warwick (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Entitled to build on that and can't be ruled out.

Form: 12/3

Brave Jen^t⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen⁽¹⁾| T: N J HendersonWS

40/1

Shaped as if in need of the experience when fourth of 15 in bumper at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) on debut 73 days ago, not knocked about. Can be expected to improve on that but others hold more appeal. Had wind operation.

Form: 4

Meatloaf⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

9/4

Made winning start in Wincanton bumper in December and improved on that form when ½-length second of 14 in listed contest at Cheltenham (14f, good to soft, 3/1) 41 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 12

Shinji⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Keighley| D

20/1

Easily won 5-runner bumper at Fakenham (16f, soft) on NH debut in November. Subsequently sold from Roger Varian for £60,000 and remains open to improvement for new yard.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Go To War¹⁰⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Ledders⁶⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: N J Gifford J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Meatloaf (9/4), Bowenspark (7/2), Fire Flyer (4/1), Go To War (4/1), Masaccio (9/2), Aslukgoes (8/1), Ledders (12/1), Cape Vidal (16/1), Shinji (20/1), Brave Jen (40/1)

Preference is for MEATLOAF, who stepped up on his winning debut form when second in a Cheltenham listed bumper last month and likely has more to offer yet. Go To War and Fire Flyer are feared most in what looks a competitive finale.