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Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Halloween 31st October Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 4m 14.4s

Cannock Park¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Paul Robson

4/1

Successful sole outing in point bumpers and good second from the front (headed inside final furlong) in Catterick bumper 6 months ago. Respected.

Form: 12-

Hope Hill¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

66/1

£2,500 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to high-class hurdler/chaser Yorkhill. Offered something to work on in Newcastle bumper in May.

Form: 6

Wexford Park¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: G Hanmer

12/1

£36,000 buy after finished placed on both starts in Irish points this spring.

Form: 33-

Badlands Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

16/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat in France, half-sister to high-class hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (2m-19f winner) Peace And Co. 1 of 2 interesting runners for Donald McCain.

Form:

King Of Answers¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

4/1

£45,000 purchase, runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points (May 13). Yard cleaned up at Perth last week and he's one to note.

Form: 662

Panhandle Slim¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

7/2

€15,000 buy from the family of Many Clouds. Last of 6 finishers sole start in points (May 7). 1 of 2 runners for Donald McCain.

Form: 6

Professor Higgins²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer

11/1

Out of a winning chaser and fair form in 2 bumpers (trained by Nicky Henderson on debut). Not without a chance.

Form: 32

Ridge Hill⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Watson

9/2

Cracking Flat pedigree and made a decent start in Worcester bumper 6 weeks ago, lacking a change of gear at a crucial stage. Will need a bit more here but entitled to improve.

Form: 3

Ronster Monster

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: James Best| T: Ella Pickard

50/1

Peace Envoy gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including winner around 1¼m Destiny of Dreams. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner.

Form:

Macmolly

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

9/1

£27,000 3-y-o, Black Sam Bellamy filly. Closely related to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Pique Rock and fair hurdler Blue Beach. Stable does well in this sphere and she makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

Don Marione¹⁶⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Panhandle Slim (7/2), Cannock Park (4/1), King Of Answers (4/1), Ridge Hill (9/2), Don Marione (13/2), Macmolly (9/1), Professor Higgins (11/1), Wexford Park (12/1), Badlands Boy (16/1), Ronster Monster (50/1), Hope Hill (66/1)

CANNOCK PARK ran well on his first go in this sphere at Catterick when last seen in March and gets the vote. Newcomer Macmolly is interesting, as is King of Answers.