Racing Again 19th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 49.5s

Defence Witness²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

16/5

€2,500 3-y-o, £30,000 4-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner/fair chaser Our Friend. Won sole start in points (Apr 29).

Form: 1-

Gwash²⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: F O'Brien

9/4

€4,000 3-y-o, £31,000 4-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2¼m/19f winner) Harpsy Cord. Won maiden sole start in points (Mar 5).

Form: 1-

Iorangi De L'isle³⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

7/4

Won his completed start in Irish points and has switched to a leading stable for his Rules career. Likely type.

Form: F1-

Trudie Glen¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

9/2

Out of a bumper winner and showed plenty to work on when third in a Ludlow bumper 6 months ago. She's open to improvement and worth a chance to open her account at the second attempt.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Iorangi De L'isle (7/4), Gwash (9/4), Defence Witness (16/5), Trudie Glen (9/2)

TRUDIE GLEN shaped nicely on debut at Ludlow in the spring and, while she has a trio of interesting pointers to see off, she's the most appealing. Iorangie de L'Isle and Gwash have joined shrewd stables and warrant close scrutiny in the market.