17:40 Ffos Las

Sunday 5 March 2023

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DragonBet Proud To Be Welsh Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 3m 42.75s

Big Fish¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

4/1

Solid start when second of 14 in bumper (17/2) at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft) on debut 111 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 2

Bob Bob Ricard³¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

Showed a bit to work on when third at Ludlow on debut but that was 10 months ago and he needs to find improvement.

Form: 3-

Brave Calvados

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

50/1

Brave Mansonnien horse. Half-brother to 3 winners, including top-class chaser Saint Calvados and Piemontesina. Dam lightly raced over hurdles. Likely to be brought along gradually.

Form:

Genietoile³²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

6/1

£92,000 4-y-o, Spider Flight gelding. Dam, French 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Tanerko Emery. Point winner and an interesting recruit.

Form: F1-

Southoftheborder¹¹³

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

11/8

€13,000 3-y-o, £145,000 4-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Closely related to modest hurdler Shean Glory, stays 21f. Dam, winning pointer. Point winner who makes obvious appeal on debut for top yard.

Form: 1

High Treason

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

€90,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Dam (h97), bumper/1¾m/2m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) General Custard, out of bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m-3m winner) Diamant Noir. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

J'ventile

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Jones| T: O Signy

20/1

£12,000 Cokoriko filly. Dam unraced. Stable has had a bumper winner this season. Another newcomer who is worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

Jacobs Acre

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: D A Jacob

La Pagerie⁷⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Southoftheborder (11/8), High Treason (4/1), Big Fish (4/1), Genietoile (6/1), Bob Bob Ricard (10/1), La Pagerie (12/1), Jacobs Acre (14/1), J'ventile (20/1), Brave Calvados (50/1)

SOUTHOFTHEBORDER won his only start between the flags and makes plenty of appeal on his first go under Rules for Nicky Henderson. Big Fish shaped nicely when second at Exeter on debut and he's a clear danger, while Genietoile is another notable point recruit.