J H Builders Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 4m 7.80s

Buck Of Maine

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

11/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair French hurdler Ecos de L'Orme and fairly useful French hurdler/useful chaser Net d'Ecosse, stayed 25f. Quiet spell for yard.

Form:

Golden Identity²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

40/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam useful 2m-2½m hurdle winner. Looked one for longer term when seventh of 9 in bumper (11/1) at Bangor (16.7f, good to firm) on debut 22 days ago.

Form: 7-

Mountain Pass

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

4/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser To The Sky. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Raise Your Heart. Yard's bumper runners are respected.

Form:

Stowford⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

14/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Cloudings gelding. Brother to fairly useful 23f hurdle winner Barrowdale, and half-brother to 3 winners, including ungenuine but smart hurdler/useful chaser Wymott. Runner-up sole start in point bumpers.

Form: 2-

A Tickatickatiming²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Reed| T: Miss S West

1/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Attracted supported and got back on track when second of 7 in bumper (6/1) at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago, having run of race. The one to beat.

Form: 332-

Mikhaila

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

10/3

€26,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov mare. Dam, maiden jumper (stayed 2½m), half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Carlingford Lough. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ami Bondhu⁵⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: N J Gifford J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

A Tickatickatiming (1/1), Mikhaila (10/3), Mountain Pass (4/1), Ami Bondhu (8/1), Buck Of Maine (11/1), Stowford (14/1), Golden Identity (40/1)

A TICKATICKATIMING sets a clear standard on the back of her recent second here, with newcomers Mikhaila and Mountain Pass perhaps likeliest to pose a threat.