15:45 Wincanton

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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Supporting Southmead Hospital Intensive Care Unit Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 57.99s

Ambion View⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: J Tizzard

40/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Hermann Clermont. Dam raced once on Flat in France. 12/1, sixth of 9 in bumper at Newton Abbot (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 66 days ago.

Form: 6

Another Fine Mess⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: J Scott

7/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Master Blueyes and modest hurdler/fairly useful chaser Bermeo, stays 3½m. Dam 10.4f-1½m winner. 25/1, third of 13 in bumper at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 47 days ago. Form pick.

Form: 3

Chedington's Guest

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Kieran BurkeWS

28/1

Jack Hobbs gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Triple Trade, and half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2¾m hurdle winner Nine Graces. Dam (h123), unreliable 2m hurdle winner (stayed 19f), also won up to 17f on Flat.

Form:

Connolly²⁶⁹

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

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, heavy, 28/1), never travelling well. Off 8 months.

Form: 08-

In The Shade

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Oscar Palmer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A King

20/1

Scorpion gelding. Dam (c114/h114), 2m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fair hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Stoney's Treasure and fairly useful hurdler (stays 2¾m) Real Stone.

Form:

It's A Breeze

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

13/8

€120,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Impervious and fair 2½m hurdle winner Dame de Fortune. Dam point winner/modest maiden hurdler (stayed 2¾m). Interesting newcomer.

Form:

J J Moon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: Miss E C Lavelle

4/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler (17f winner) Gaye Winnie. One to note in the market.

Form:

Noahsgreatrainbow

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Harry Derham

8/1

Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) City Slicker. Likely type.

Form:

Yalla Habibi^t1⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: Anthony Charlton

4/1

Son of Soldier of Fortune who was picked up for £42,000 after finishing third in an Irish point in April. 4/1, second of 10 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 78 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Milton Harris. Tongue strap on.

Form: 3-2

Darcy's Glance²⁷

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

125/1

Well held both starts in bumpers last month.

Form: 07

Eye Candy^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Heidi Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: V R A Dartnall

33/1

Jukebox Jury filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Too Much To Ask. Dam, fair 2m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Zemsky.

Form:

Non-Runners

Mr Monopoly⁴⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: H Fry J: Lorcan Murtagh

Forecasts

It's A Breeze (13/8), Yalla Habibi (4/1), J J Moon (4/1), Another Fine Mess (7/1), Noahsgreatrainbow (8/1), Mr Monopoly (10/1), In The Shade (20/1), Chedington's Guest (28/1), Eye Candy (33/1), Ambion View (40/1), Connolly (50/1), Darcy's Glance (125/1)

ANOTHER FINE MESS is a good type and showed plenty of ability when third at Newbury on debut last month and can put that experience to good use up against some interesting newcomers, notably It's A Breeze and In The Shade.