17:05 Hexham

Saturday 14 October 2023

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Falcons Events Dream Team Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 4m 14.61s

Rock Steady Eddie¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett

14/1

£3,750 5-y-o, Telescope gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler No But I Will, and half-brother to modest hurdler Rock On Tommy. Placed on 2 of 3 starts in points. Looks one for further down the line.

Form: 373-

Heard That¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

4/1

€7,000 3-y-o, £23,000 4-y-o, Watar gelding. Dam unraced. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form: 52-

Kandor¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

15/8

€20,000 3-y-o, £50,000 4-y-o, Joshua Tree gelding. Irish point runner-up offered something to work on when fourth of 8 in bumper at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft, 6/1) on NH debut, rallying gradually having been shuffled back. Has since left Michael Scudamore.

Form: 24-

The Roc Hopper

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: Mrs J Stephen

22/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam (b90), bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) The Romford Pele. Pedigree suggests he'll need time.

Form:

Will Knott¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

85/40

£52,000 4-y-o. Malinas gelding. Dam unraced. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points. Worth a market check.

Form: 4U2-

It's For You Mum

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

10/1

Lord Du Sud mare. Half-sister to bumper winner Dissavril. Dam winner on Flat. Yard's runners always merit respect.

Form:

Miss Controversia¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

16/1

Milan mare. Closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Burtons Well. Shaped like a stayer when tenth of 11 in bumper at Southwell (15.8f, soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Others preferred.

Form: 0-

Flexi Lady²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: G Boanas

33/1

Milan filly. Sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler Flexi Furlough. Little show when ninth of 11 in bumper at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 9-

Forecasts

Kandor (15/8), Will Knott (85/40), Heard That (4/1), It's For You Mum (10/1), Rock Steady Eddie (14/1), Miss Controversia (16/1), The Roc Hopper (22/1), Flexi Lady (33/1)

A weak-looking bumper, which point runner-up KANDOR is fancied to take after an encouraging debut at Market Rasen in the spring. Heard That is an interesting debutant sent to this track for the Olly Murphy yard, whilst the selection's stablemate It's For You Mum is another newcomer worth a market check