16:15 Ascot

Saturday 4 November 2023

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Molton Brown Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 3m 46.41s

All Authorized²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

8/1

Brother to useful 2m hurdle winner I Am Maximus and half-brother to 4 winners on Flat. Made the ideal start when scoring 7 months ago and, while this is a stronger contest, he's worthy of respect.

Form: 1-

Celtic Dino

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas

7/2

Doctor Dino gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Saint Segal and Celtic Girl. Dam (c109/h118) winning hurdler/chaser in France. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Chauffeur Driven¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

8/1

€62,000 3-y-o, £65,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Wouldn't You Agree. Successful sole outing in Irish points (May 7). One to consider.

Form: 1

Dino Magic

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

13/2

€125,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Closely related to a winner on Flat and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Los Banderos. Dam 9f winner. Very much one to consider.

Form:

Electric Mason²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Gordon

12/1

£110,000 4-y-o, Sandmason gelding. Dam little impact in bumpers. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Feb 26). Interesting Rules newcomer.

Form: 2-

Guivinec^t1¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: A J Honeyball

10/1

€40,000 3-y-o, £55,000 4-y-o, Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Avocette. Dam made frame once over hurdles in France. Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Apr 23). Wears tongue strap.

Form: 31-

Monty Bodkin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

7/1

€105,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler El Muchacho, stays 21f, and fair 17f hurdle winner Spirit of Regulus. One to note if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

Nineelmspark³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

80/1

Big price and didn't offer a great deal when sixth at Warwick on debut. Up against it.

Form: 6

Oak Grove²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

4/1

€75,000 3-y-o, £250,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (h105), 2½m hurdle winner, sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Voler La Vedette. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Apr 9). Stable has a good record in this sphere with similar types, so he boasts strong claims.

Form: 41-

Spice Boy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: M Keighley

16/1

Stepped up on mildly encouraging debut when fourth at Worcester last time but will probably need considerably more if he's to land a potentially hot contest.

Form: 7-4

U Cant Be Serious²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tizzard

25/1

Doesn't have an appealing pedigree and debut at Chepstow 6 months ago lacked promise. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6-

Forecasts

Celtic Dino (7/2), Oak Grove (4/1), Dino Magic (13/2), Monty Bodkin (7/1), All Authorized (8/1), Chauffeur Driven (8/1), Guivinec (10/1), Electric Mason (12/1), Spice Boy (16/1), U Cant Be Serious (25/1), Nineelmspark (80/1)

OAK GROVE has joined a shrewd outfit for a hefty sum on the back of a comfortable success in points, so he's worth a chance to follow up on Rules debut for all that he finds himself in a potentially strong race. Dino Magic needs considering given connections and Electric Mason is another notable recruit from between the flags.