Horslyx Balanced Nutritional Support Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 4m 31.80s

Clovis Island¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards

5/6

€20,000 3-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to smart 2m-2½m hurdle winner Inthepocket and fair hurdler/chaser To Be Sure. Second in point in Ireland in October, running well behind a promising one. Lots to like.

Form: 2

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Court Case

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

22/1

Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Swedish Icon

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

17/2

Norse Dancer gelding. Half-brother to 6 winners, including smart hurdler Attaglance, stayed 3m, and useful hurdler/chase winner Hi George. Dam bumper winner on debut. Looks appealing on paper.

Form:

Fox's Fancy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/1

Closely related to 3 winners, including Grand National hero One For Arthur and useful hurdler/chaser Forza Milan. Modest form in 2 bumpers and likely to need more time.

Form: 55

Charlie's Numbers

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: George Scott

11/4

Frankel gelding. Dam useful 8.3f-1¼m winner. Well bred sort for bumpers and interesting with Hughes booked.

Form:

Forecasts

Clovis Island (5/6), Charlie's Numbers (11/4), Fox's Fancy (5/1), Swedish Icon (17/2), Court Case (22/1)

CLOVIS ISLAND ran well in a point in Ireland in October and has appealing claims starting out in a bumper here. Newmarket-trained Charlie's Numbers is well bred for bumpers and it's interesting to see Brian Hughes booked, so he's worth keeping onside.