17:20 Kempton

Saturday 25 February 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1016:4517:20

Coral Get Closer To The Action Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 51.0s

Iolaos Du Mou¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| D

6/1

Out of a winning chaser and made a winning start despite greenness at Newbury on debut. He's the sort to do better still and should be on the premises.

Form: 1

Brook Bay⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill

10/3

€20,000 3-y-o, £380,000 4-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam, 2m hurdle winner. Comfortable winner sole start in Irish points (Nov 27). Obvious claims.

Form: 1

Classic Anthem³³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: J R Boyle

8/1

€36,000 3-y-o, £200,000 4-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Daicheadacuig. Dam, ran twice in points. In front when left alone sole start in Irish point (Mar 2022).

Form: 1-

Emailandy^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

7/1

£150,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/very smart chaser Charbel and useful hurdler Ajero. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Support Act³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: T Lawes

8/1

€23,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Street Value. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Apr 2022).

Form: 2-

Thorpeness

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

25/1

Doyen gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Hatcher, and closely related to a winner, and half-brother to fair chaser Flash Tommie. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Dancing In Brazil⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| BF

3/1

Half-brother to numerous winners and plenty to like about the way he won 12-runner bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f, good to soft, 7/2) on NH debut. Respectable effort in listed event at Cheltenham since, so merits consideration.

Form: 13

Berlais Du George

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

66/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam (h118), 19f-2¾m hurdle winner, sister to fairly useful 2½m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner Pressies Girl.

Form:

East India Express

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N J Henderson

14/1

£45,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to fairly useful 19f/2½m hurdle winner Surrey Quest, stays 3m. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Highway One O Five

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Gordon

11/1

Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Gallant John Joe, stays 3m, and useful chaser Space Cadet.

Form:

Master Hobbs

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: P R Webber

66/1

£41,000 3-y-o, Jack Hobbs gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler My Little Toni. Dam, no show in bumpers, sister to useful hurdler/chaser around 2m Stephanie Frances.

Form:

Non-Runners

Freddie's Song

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Bridgwater J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dancing In Brazil (3/1), Brook Bay (10/3), Iolaos Du Mou (6/1), Emailandy (7/1), Support Act (8/1), Classic Anthem (8/1), Highway One O Five (11/1), East India Express (14/1), Thorpeness (25/1), Freddie's Song (25/1), Berlais Du George (66/1), Master Hobbs (66/1)

BROOK BAY cost a hefty sum on the back of a point win and he's marginally preferred to Iolaos du Mou, who made a successful start at Newbury. Dancing In Brazil, who was third in listed company on his latest outing, is another one to consider.