17:00 Fontwell

Tuesday 4 April 2023

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Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 3m 24.4s

Knowledgeable King³⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R RoweWS

100/1

Well beaten in 3 runs since last season. A subsequent wind op needs to have transformed him.

Form: 796-

Last In Line

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: G Deacon

33/1

Saddler's Rock gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Norse Legend. Dam (c98/h95) ungenuine 2m-25f hurdle/chase winner. Betting should help guide to expectations with this newcomer.

Form:

Mount Ferns^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

33/1

Useful pedigree but he didn't offer much obvious short-term encouragement on last month's Huntingdon debut.

Form: 0

Taita Hills⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore

7/2

£35,000 purchase after getting off the mark in Irish points at the third time of asking in January. One of 2 runners from his stable and the betting should help to separate them.

Form: 321

All Authorized

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

5/6

€110,000 Authorized gelding. Brother to useful 2m hurdle winner I Am Maximus, stays 21f. and half-brother to 4 winners on Flat. Likely type on paper.

Form:

Dotties Star⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Phelan

10/3

Sea The Moon gelding who showed fair form when third on his debut at Huntingdon. Failed to build on that when a well-held sixth in a Cheltenham listed race on New Year's Day but he's a player back in calmer waters.

Form: 36

Vintage Icon¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine

200/1

125/1, always behind on Kempton debut 17 days ago.

Form: 0

Drishogue

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

10/1

Mount Nelson filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Hatcher and fair chaser Flash Tommie. Stable does get the odd bumper winner so she's worth a precautionary betting check.

Form:

J'ventile³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy

28/1

20/1, last of 7 in bumper at Ffos Las (good to soft) on debut 30 days ago.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Bing Belle

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: A J Honeyball J: Ben Godfrey

Forecasts

All Authorized (5/6), Dotties Star (10/3), Taita Hills (7/2), Bing Belle (6/1), Drishogue (10/1), J'ventile (28/1), Mount Ferns (33/1), Last In Line (33/1), Knowledgeable King (100/1), Vintage Icon (200/1)

ALL AUTHORIZED has a good pedigree for a race like this and is selected to make a winning debut, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Dotties Star is unlikely to be too far away if recapturing his debut form, while Bing Belle is also respected for a stable with a very healthy 17-41 record in bumpers here.