16:45 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 October 2023

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Cheltenham & South West Racing Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 3m 58.16s

The Kemble Brewery¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| D

18/5

Created a good impression when landing 8-runner bumper at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft, 11/4) on NH debut. More to come after 6 months off, so worthy of respect.

Form: 1-

Willsburg²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| D

18/1

Half-brother to smart chaser Wyck Hill and made the ideal start when landing a 7-runner event at Warwick 7 months ago. Open to improvement and not discounted.

Form: 1-

Ballyvango²²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

12/1

Half-brother to a bumper winner and there was promise amidst greenness when fifth in a good race at Kempton 7 months ago. Likely to step up on that.

Form: 5-

Call To Duty¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

14/1

Out of a winning hurdler and offered encouragement when third at Taunton 6 months ago. Open to improvement and worthy of consideration.

Form: 3-

Catch Yourself On

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/1

€60,000 3-y-o, Noble Mission gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including Seismic Wave. Dam 6.5f-1m winner in France. Worth chancing to make a winning debut.

Form:

Hawk Stone

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

200/1

€9,500 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler (stayed 25f) Orbys Legend. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Highway One O Five²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| BF

16/1

Half-brother to 4 winners and showed up well when third on both starts to date. Hasn't been seen for 6 months but stable should have him tuned up.

Form: 33-

Jackson Lamb⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Harvey| T: J C McConnell

9/1

Showed plenty when second of 11 in bumper at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 81 days ago. Significant that he's made the trip over and he warrants strong consideration.

Form: 2

Martin Plage²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

9/1

€16,000 3-y-o, £110,000 4-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Dam, French hurdler (2¼m winner), sister to fairly useful 15f hurdle winner in France Plus de Sivola. Easily beat only other finisher sole start in points (Apr 2) and appeals as a notable Rules debutant.

Form: 1-

Soir De Gala^t¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BFWS

14/1

Showed something to work on when third at Wincanton on debut, albeit with the run of things from the front. Off 6 months since but, given his connections, he's worth a chance to improve.

Form: 3-

Stay If U Want To¹⁸⁵

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

33/1

Related to a bumper winner and offered some encouragement when fourth at Ludlow 6 months ago. This is likely to prove too competitive for him, though.

Form: 4-

Strong Foundations^t1²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

50/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam showed nothing sole start in bumpers. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Feb 5). Wears tongue strap.

Form: 2-

The Northernlights¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: James Bowen| T: G Nicholls

66/1

£26,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Youcantcallherthat. Dam (b89) bumper winner. Runner-up sole start in point bumpers (May 13).

Form: 2

Tout Sur Moi²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams

40/1

Showed a bit to work on when fourth on debut at Warwick 7 months ago but a lot more is required if he's to feature in this.

Form: 4-

Valgrand²³⁷

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

10/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Bathyrhon gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 2¼m hurdle winner in France Vaugeoise. Dam, winning hurdler in France, also 16.5f winner on Flat. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Mar 5).

Form: 2-

Non-Runners

Celtic Dino

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: S Thomas J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Itseemslikeit²¹⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Betty's Tiara⁵⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Catch Yourself On (2/1), The Kemble Brewery (18/5), Martin Plage (9/1), Jackson Lamb (9/1), Valgrand (10/1), Ballyvango (12/1), Soir De Gala (14/1), Call To Duty (14/1), Itseemslikeit (14/1), Betty's Tiara (14/1), Highway One O Five (16/1), Willsburg (18/1), Celtic Dino (20/1), Stay If U Want To (33/1), Tout Sur Moi (40/1), Strong Foundations (50/1), The Northernlights (66/1), Hawk Stone (200/1)

CATCH YOURSELF ON is related to numerous winners and should have enough speed for this discipline, so he's capable of making a winning start at the possible expense of point-recruit Martin Plage. Several of the others are closely matched on form but Jackson Lamb is open to improvement, so he's another one to consider.