17:30 Warwick

Thursday 27 April 2023

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racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 3m 41.80s

Bentley's Return⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: C Gordon

4/1

Related to a bumper winner and stepped forward on previous efforts when runner-up at Wincanton 49 days ago. Will need further improvement to go one better, though.

Form: 542

Check The Score⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

10/1

€45,000 3-y-o, £75,000 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Bohemian Lass. Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Feb 11). Respected.

Form: P1

Deerstalker⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley

7/1

£34,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam, showed little in bumpers/over hurdles, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Wakanda. Clear when fell last sole outing in points (Mar 18). One to note on Rules debut.

Form: F

Forlano¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: J & S Best

33/1

Closely related to smart hurdler/chaser Farclas and stepped forward from debut when third at Kempton. Disappointed at Plumpton 17 days ago and improvement is required.

Form: 535

King William Rufus³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Gordon| BF

13/2

Diamond Boy gelding who has shaped with encouragement on both starts to date, third in quite a strong contest at Chepstow on latest. Should go well again.

Form: 23

Le Douet Vacu

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer

66/1

Manatee gelding. Half-brother to fair French chaser Astaisien. half-brother to fair French chaser Astaisien (19f winner, by Astarabad). Dam, winning hurdler/chaser in France.

Form:

Madra Morjohn

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: W T Kennedy| T: P Taylor

125/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam (h79) 3¼m/27f hurdle winner. Likely to need more time and distance.

Form:

Ned Cash

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: R T Phillips

16/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to useful French hurdler/chaser Fou Et Sage and modest/ungenuine hurdler/chaser Wisecracker.

Form:

Red Ripple

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Wintle

150/1

£10,000 3-y-o, Gentlewave gelding. Dam, point winner/no impact under Rules, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Pure Faith.

Form:

Streamsforth Lad³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Adrian Heskin| T: G Hanmer

25/1

Brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Dawn Raider and showed something to work on when third at Wetherby first time out. Could step forward from that, so not completely dismissed.

Form: 3

Dorcas Road

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

22/1

Walk In The Park mare. Half-sister to useful bumper winner/smart hurdler Eskylane. Worthy of interest if the market speaks in her favour.

Form:

Grangeclare North⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: David Bass| T: J & S Best

100/1

Related to winners and third at Warwick on debut but failed to back it up the last twice. Others make more appeal.

Form: 353

Don Marione

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

18/1

€55,000 3-y-o, My Dream Boat gelding. Dam, French 17f hurdle winner, half-sister to multiple bumper winner/fair hurdler (stays 25f) Coquelicot. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Golden Ambition

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

5/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser East Street and bumper winner/fair chaser Armattiekan. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Maximum Effort

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams

28/1

Dartmouth gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Just Sophie. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Strutter

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

11/4

€80,000 3-y-o, Racinger gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler Klaus Your Eyes. Dam maiden over hurdles/fences in France. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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Tiger Blade

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

66/1

Scorpion gelding. Dam (h100), 27f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 23f) Alpancho.

Form:

Non-Runners

Globe Player²⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: S Edmunds J: C Gethings

Forecasts

Strutter (11/4), Bentley's Return (4/1), Golden Ambition (5/1), King William Rufus (13/2), Deerstalker (7/1), Check The Score (10/1), Globe Player (12/1), Ned Cash (16/1), Don Marione (18/1), Dorcas Road (22/1), Streamsforth Lad (25/1), Maximum Effort (28/1), Forlano (33/1), Tiger Blade (66/1), Le Douet Vacu (66/1), Grangeclare North (100/1), Madra Morjohn (125/1), Red Ripple (150/1)

This has a strong look to it and CHECK THE SCORE could be worth chancing on the back of a point win starting out for a stable that recently picked up a big race at Aintree in this division. King William Rufus has shaped well on both starts to date and is feared along with Golden Ambition.