15:30 Catterick

Tuesday 19 December 2023

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Racing Again 28th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 49.8s

Chantilly Moon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: P D NivenWS

11/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Brother to Mon Cher Ami, and half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser in France Turfiste. Has had wind surgery. One to note on debut with Brian Hughes up.

Form:

Foster's Fortune⁴⁵

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

150/1

50/1, eleventh of 15 in bumper at Ayr (16f, good, 50/1) on debut 45 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 0

Independent Jimmy

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

28/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Harambe and fair hurdler/chaser Diamond Rock. Makes plenty of appeal on paper. Stable also runs Lubenham Dream. Betting should guide.

Form:

Lubenham Dream

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

18/1

Doyen gelding. Dam, ran once in points, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Hansupfordetroit. One of 2 newcomers from his respected stable and the betting should help to separate them.

Form:

Rooibos

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: T D Easterby

100/1

Mondialiste gelding. Dam 7f-1¼m winner who stayed 1½m. Stable 2-27 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Springs A Girl³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Keighley| D

7/1

Half-sister to a bumper winner and off the mark at the first attempt at Listowel in September. Found a Cheltenham listed event too much to handle on last month's stable debut but should make her presence felt back in calmer waters.

Form: 10

Strong Foundations^t⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

16/5

Runner-up sole start in Irish points. Promising first effort under Rules when fourth of 15 at Cheltenham in October. Tongue tie worn on that occasion retained. Should go well.

Form: 2-4

Tigga Time^e/s1,h1²⁵³

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

11/4

£30,000 buy after making a successful sole start in points in April. Interesting to see what the betting makes of him on Rules debut. Has a hood and eyeshields fitted.

Form: 1-

Wilful⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

9/1

Cost €105,000 as a 3-y-o. 5/1, too free when fading into a well-held fourth on his Stratford debut in October. Has the potential for improvement if settling better this time.

Form: 4

Largy Force⁶¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

10/3

£85,000 after winning his sole start in April 2022. It's taken a while for new connections to get her to the track but she still needs keeping a close eye on in the market.

Form: 1/

Lily Baloo

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

80/1

Cityscape filly. Dam (c113/h105), 21f-25f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Betty Baloo. One of 2 runners from the stable.

Form:

Non-Runners

Do Ye Wanna

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Ocean Of Stars

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: P Neville J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Tigga Time (11/4), Strong Foundations (16/5), Largy Force (10/3), Springs A Girl (7/1), Wilful (9/1), Chantilly Moon (11/1), Lubenham Dream (18/1), Ocean Of Stars (20/1), Independent Jimmy (28/1), Do Ye Wanna (50/1), Lily Baloo (80/1), Rooibos (100/1), Foster's Fortune (150/1)

There's quite a few Rules newcomers who need monitoring in the betting but the percentage call is stick with those with bumper experience. STRONG FOUNDATIONS shaped well when fourth in a Cheltenham bumper at the end of October and is preferred to Martin Keighley's Springs A Girl, who should find this easier than the Cheltenham listed race she contested on her stable debut.