17:00 Wincanton

Thursday 9 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Salisbury Hospice Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 38.68s

Bentley's Return⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

9/4

Half-brother to a bumper winner but just modest form in 2 bumpers so far.

Form: 54

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Dreadpoetssociety

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Dylan Kitts⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex

7/1

£19,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Meep Meep Mag. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Ponmeoath. Yard has good record with newcomers in bumpers.

Form:

Go West⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

13/8

Runner-up sole start in points and filled same spot in bumpers at Chepstow/Doncaster. Sets a clear standard so taken to go one better.

Form: 2-22

Pic Roc¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling

9/2

€50,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler A Distant Place. Finished behind 3 subsequent winners when fifth of 11 in bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 117 days ago. Must be respected.

Form: 5

Ryder's Rock³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

33/1

Fascinating Rock mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair hurdler Quill Art. Dam 1¼m winner who barely stayed 2m on the Flat. Shaped like a stayer when seventh of 18 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 7

The Pit Popsy

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien| T: H Main

40/1

Dunaden mare. Half-sister to useful chaser Numitor. Dam (b74) ran twice in bumpers.

Form:

Court In The Act

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

10/1

£25,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Shanty Alley. Dam (c98/h119) 2½m-25f hurdle winner. Yard 3-9 with newcomers in bumpers last 12 months.

Form:

Elusive Enemy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr James Jeavons⁽⁷⁾| T: A Gibbons

80/1

Modest form in a couple of bumpers for Tom Weston.

Form: 65

Barford Groover

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt

125/1

Pether's Moon filly. Dam maiden hurdler/chaser, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (2¼m-19f winner) Adagio des Bordes.

Form:

Forecasts

Go West (13/8), Bentley's Return (9/4), Pic Roc (9/2), Dreadpoetssociety (7/1), Court In The Act (10/1), Ryder's Rock (33/1), The Pit Popsy (40/1), Elusive Enemy (80/1), Barford Groover (125/1)

GO WEST looks the one to beat judged on his runner-up efforts at Chepstow and Doncaster. Pic Roc's debut form at Uttoxeter has worked out well so he is feared, while Court In The Act and Dreadpoetssociety are a couple of newcomers to note.