17:15 Stratford

Monday 9 October 2023

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Winfibre Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 3m 55.20s

Moon Chime¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| D

5/1

Trained by Fergal O'Brien when overcoming inexperience to make a winning start to his career at Worcester in May. Should have more to offer and much respected despite his penalty.

Form: 1

Cloughroe²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: D P Quinn

28/1

Sans Frontieres gelding who showed ability amidst inexperience when fourth of 8 at Worcester (good to soft) on debut 3 weeks ago. May do better.

Form: 4

Hector's Hope²⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down

125/1

Down the field in bumpers at Chepstow and Wincanton at the end of 2022.

Form: 00-

Bahio Boum²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

15/2

7/2, shaped with encouragement when third of 8 on his Worcester debut 3 weeks ago. Big player here with improvement on the cards.

Form: 3

Boy From Brazil

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/4

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam (h96) bumper winner. Interesting newcomer for yard no stranger to bumper success (2-8 so far this season).

Form:

Johnnie River

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

80/1

Telescope gelding. Dam 1½m-1¾m winner who stayed 16.5f. His stable is 1-48 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Pottersjetamay^t1¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Quinlan| T: C E Longsdon

9/1

11/2, badly in need of experience when sixth of 10 on his Huntingdon debut (soft) in April. Fitted with a tongue strap on his return. May do better.

Form: 6-

Wilful

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

5/1

€105,000 Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Bold Enough. Likely type on paper. Market informative.

Form:

Yalla Habibi¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris

4/1

This son of Soldier of Fortune was picked up for £42,000 after finishing third in an Irish point in April. Stable has a good bumper record. Respected, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 3-

Jiggaway

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

17/2

Telescope filly. Dam modest 1½m winner on Flat. Stable has an 11-95 record in bumpers in the last 5 seasons. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Forecasts

Boy From Brazil (11/4), Yalla Habibi (4/1), Moon Chime (5/1), Wilful (5/1), Bahio Boum (15/2), Jiggaway (17/2), Pottersjetamay (9/1), Cloughroe (28/1), Johnnie River (80/1), Hector's Hope (125/1)

An interesting bumper to conclude. MOON CHIME ran to quite a useful level when successful on his debut in the spring and might be up to defying a penalty with improvement on the cards. Bahio Boum is respected on the back of a promising first run, while Boy From Brazil, Wilful and Yalla Habibi are bumper newcomers from stables with good records in these events.