16:10 Newbury

Thursday 9 November 2023

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British Horse Society Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 19.73s

Express Surprise²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C Boultbee-Brooks

50/1

€48,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Closely related to fair chaser North of Nashville. Dam (c119/h133) 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner, also 2m winner on Flat. Runner-up sole outing in Irish points (Feb 26).

Form: 2-

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Groovy Blue

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/1

€120,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) Abolitionist. Yard boast an 11% strike rate with their runners in this sphere in last 5 seasons and the betting should guide.

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Guard The Moon

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

33/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Potterman. Dam (b97) lightly raced in bumpers. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for yard who have hit the ground running.

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Histrionic²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

5/4

€100,000 3-y-o, €450,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam (c96/h101), 2½m-3m hurdle winner, sister to useful hurdler/smart staying chaser Kimberlite Candy. Comfortable winner on sole start in Irish points (Apr 21) and he's of obvious interest on Rules/bumper debut.

Form: 1-

I'm A Lumberjack²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

4/1

£42,000 3-y-o, Jack Hobbs gelding. Badly in need of experience but ultimately shaped encouragingly when second in valuable C&D sales' bumper on debut back in March, keeping on well from 2f out. Can do better again for good yard.

Form: 2-

Into The Park²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

10/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Goodnightngodbless. Dam (c72/h130) 2m hurdle winner, also 1m-1¼m winner on Flat. Third when fell last sole start in Irish points (Apr 8).

Form: F-

King Of The Road

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

12/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Scrum Diddly. Dam, modest maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Duhallow Gesture. Betting ought to prove a useful guide ahead of debut.

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Martalite

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Max Kendrick| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

100/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Officieux. Worth a market check.

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Navajo Indy²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Nailor| T: T Symonds

12/1

Brother to the smart hurdler Navajo Pass and has shown a fair level of ability in bumpers at Exeter and Kempton earlier this year. That experience won't be wasted on him here and no surprise to see him feature back from 7 months off.

Form: 34-

Ryan's Rocket³⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

13/2

€48,000 3-y-o, £110,000 4-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Powerstown Park and bumper winner/fair hurdler Grageelagh Girl (stays 3¼m). Point winner a year ago. Yard no stranger to success in this discipline and he's one to note.

Form: P/1-

Strutter^h1¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

11/1

Racinger gelding who was given a considerate introduction when eighth of 17 in bumper (easy-to-back 11/4) at Warwick (16f, good to soft) on debut in April. In excellent hands and likely to improve on that with hood now applied.

Form: 8-

Vintage Icon²¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: A Irvine

300/1

Offered little in bumpers during back-end of last season and he can only be watched here.

Form: 07-

Darcy's Glance^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin

200/1

Passing Glance filly. Half-sister to 7f/1m winner Haidees Reflection. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap for debut and others make greater appeal.

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Non-Runners

Highlands Legacy²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Forecasts

Histrionic (5/4), I'm A Lumberjack (4/1), Ryan's Rocket (13/2), Into The Park (10/1), Highlands Legacy (10/1), Strutter (11/1), Groovy Blue (11/1), Navajo Indy (12/1), King Of The Road (12/1), Guard The Moon (33/1), Express Surprise (50/1), Martalite (100/1), Darcy's Glance (200/1), Vintage Icon (300/1)

An interesting bumper with several making appeal, including HISTRIONIC. A €450,000 purchase who tasted success on his only start between the flags, he makes plenty of appeal starting out for the Paul Nicholls yard and can make his presence felt. Of those with experience, Navajo Indy and Highlands Legacy are worthy of note. Groovy Blue and Guard The Moon also demand a market check.