16:20 Sandown

Saturday 3 February 2024

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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 4m 8.65s

Juby Ball⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: Evan Williams| D

11/1

Made a winning start to his career in the mud at Ffos Las in November. Will need to step up on that form to follow up under a penalty but he has the potential for better.

Form: 1

San Frandisco³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| D

5/2

Irish point winner who made a promising start under Rules, finishing runner-up at Chepstow before comfortably going one better at Haydock (heavy) just after Christmas. Penalty unlikely to prevent a bold bid.

Form: F1-21

Touquet⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| CD

5/1

€185,000 son of Kapgarde who overcame inexperience to make a winning debut over C&D (good to soft) in November. Given a bit of time since. Looks another useful prospect for his top stable.

Form: 1

Wellington Arch⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| D

9/1

Brother to bumper winner and followed suit at the first attempt in 10-runner event at Worcester in October. Creditable third of 6 under a penalty at Ascot since.

Form: 13

Pony Soprano

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton

20/1

€135,000 Blue Bresil gelding. Dam, well held in bumpers, closely related to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Royal Player. From a leading stable and would come into it if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Seek Him There⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: B I Case

25/1

Out of a bumper winner and offered plenty of encouragement when second at Market Rasen in November. Could be more to come.

Form: 2

Sixmilebridge³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

13/8

£100,000 buy after finishing runner-up completed start in Irish points (Apr 2). The stable had a short-priced winning bumper debutant at Doncaster last week so a market move for this one would look significant.

Form: U2-

Noir Du Tay

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

25/1

Policy Maker gelding. Dam (h92), made frame sole start over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Grand Vision. Yard among the winners in recent days but is only 4-63 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Forecasts

Sixmilebridge (13/8), San Frandisco (5/2), Touquet (5/1), Wellington Arch (9/1), Juby Ball (11/1), Pony Soprano (20/1), Seek Him There (25/1), Noir Du Tay (25/1)

There should be more to come from November's C&D debut scorer TOUQUET, who is narrowly preferred to Jamie Snowden's San Frandisco. Ben Pauling had a well-backed bumper debut winner at Doncaster last week so a market move for his point recruit Sixmilebridge would bring him into the reckoning.