15:50 Aintree

Saturday 11 November 2023

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BoyleSports Extra Place Races 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 4m 30.44s

Clap Of Thunder

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

1/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam (h105), 2½m hurdle winner, sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Voler La Vedette. From a good family and stable is going well, so worth a chance to make a winning start.

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Don Rafael

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: J Butler

11/2

Always Dreaming gelding. Dam smart 10.5f winner on Flat in France. Bred to have enough speed for this sphere and betting should be informative.

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I Wish You

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

10/1

Night Wish gelding. Dam hurdle winner in France. Not much to go on regards pedigree, but looks the stable pick on jockey bookings, so merits respect.

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Knomorediamonds

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/1

Balko gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Hardy Bloke and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Gateau de Miel, stays 3¼m.

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Normy Knight

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: M & D Easterby

11/1

Sir Percy gelding. Dam, lightly-raced maiden over hurdles, 1¼m-16.2f winner on Flat. Worth a market check.

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Rocheval

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

15/2

Kapgarde gelding. Dam (c111/h114), hurdle/chase winner in France, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) County Zen. Bred to need more time and distance but can't be completely dismissed given his connections.

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Simba's Roar

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

12/1

Oasis Dream gelding. Half-brother to 6f/7f winner Akamu. Dam 11f winner. Worthy of interest based on his Flat pedigree/shrewd stable.

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Apples Destiny

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: R M Smith

66/1

Sir Percy filly. Half-sister to poor hurdler Happy Index. Dam (c138/h135) 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m). Others look more appealing on paper.

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Non-Runners

Norah's Legacy

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: P A Kirby J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Clap Of Thunder (1/1), Don Rafael (11/2), Rocheval (15/2), Knomorediamonds (9/1), I Wish You (10/1), Normy Knight (11/1), Simba's Roar (12/1), Norah's Legacy (12/1), Apples Destiny (66/1)

Without the benefit of market clues, it could pay to side with CLAP OF THUNDER, who is from a good family and represents an in-form yard that had an impressive winner in this sphere recently. Simba's Roar and I Wish You are also of interest, although a case can be made for the majority on paper.