Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 8.09s

Coniston George⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

4/9

Posted promising second of 9 in bumper (12/1) at Haydock (15.6f, soft) on debut 71 days ago, travelling strongly. Likely more to come and is the one to beat.

Form: 2

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River Ayr

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

9/1

Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful chaser Encounter A Giant, stays 3½m, and fair hurdler/chaser Frau Georgia. Dam unraced. One to be interested in.

Form:

Self Isolation³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

5/1

7/1, thirteenth of 14 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) on debut. Off 10 months. Also engaged 5.10 Navan.

Form: 0

Adveram²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan

28/1

Down the field at Kelso on debut and looks up against it again.

Form: 7

Teddy Mac

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: I A Duncan

12/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam modest 3m hurdle winner. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

Raffles Wonder⁵⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R Menzies J: Aaron Anderson

Alcantango

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Rob Roy Macgregor

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Coniston George (4/9), Raffles Wonder (7/2), Self Isolation (5/1), Rob Roy Macgregor (6/1), River Ayr (9/1), Teddy Mac (12/1), Alcantango (25/1), Adveram (28/1)

CONISTON GEORGE posted a big effort when a smooth-travelling second on debut and, given time to recover, he should be able to get off the mark at the second attempt. Raffles Wonder, the only winner in the field, is a danger, and Rob Roy Macgregor is the pick of the newcomers.