Paxtons Great Priced 2023 Kverneland Machinery Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

4YO to 5YO | Class 5 | 2m 178y | 7 Runners | Turf

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

€25,000 3-y-o, £95,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Max Ward and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Khage. Easy winner sole start in Irish points (May 14). Likely type.

Form: 1

Do Ye Wanna

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Mr Utah and poor hurdler Brae On. Looks more one for the longer term.

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Foster's Fortune³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: C Grant

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, eleventh of 15 in bumper at Ayr (16f, good) on NH debut 34 days ago, not ideally placed. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0

Independent Jimmy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Harambe and fair hurdler/chaser Diamond Rock. Noteworthy newcomer.

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Rooibos

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

Mondialiste gelding. Dam 7f-1¼m winner who stayed 1½m. Should have the pace for this sort of test so warrants a market check.

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Walkingoneggshells¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: A Watson

Won a point but only mid-field in a bumper at Hereford 17 days ago, so needs more to land this.

Form: 45-P17

Josie Alice²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart bumper winner/top-class hurdler The New One and fairly useful chaser The Newest One, stays 3¼m. Successful on last of 3 starts in Irish points (Apr 22). Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 531-

Forecasts

Castle Ivers (6/4), Independent Jimmy (4/1), Josie Alice (9/2), Walkingoneggshells (6/1), Rooibos (8/1), Do Ye Wanna (12/1), Foster's Fortune (33/1)

CASTLE IVERS makes plenty of appeal on pedigree and has already won a point readily, so he takes preference over Josie Alice, who has also tasted success between the flags. Independent Jimmy is also of interest based on breeding.