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Sunday 11 February 2024

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TrustATrader Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 33.10s

Ben Solo³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: Miss R Curtis

8/1

£60,000 purchase after winning an Irish point last February. His half-brother Top Dog was a useful bumper winner. 9/1, encouraging third of 6 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 1-3

Gasmani⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: David Dennis

33/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Cyclop and fair hurdler/useful chaser Credo, stays 29f. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (2m-21f winner) Jim. Successful on last of 3 starts in points (Dec 31).

Form: 54-1

Impecunious⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down

28/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Quiet Account. Runner-up sole start in point bumpers (Nov 19).

Form: 2

Jacobs Acre^t²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D A Jacob| T: N P Mulholland

50/1

€15,000 3-y-o. Fourth at Taunton in March but went backwards at Worcester in May.

Form: 4-9

Nelson's Shadow⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

66/1

Well held in 2 bumpers.

Form: 09

Peacenik

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: G Sheehan| T: Katy Price

14/1

£50,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Little Mixup, stays 2½m. Dam unraced closely related to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Kilfenora.

Form:

Sawdust⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

13/2

€32,000 3-y-o, £115,000 5-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 25f) Our Vinnie. Successful sole start in Irish points (Nov 26). Likely type.

Form: 1

Swift Jet²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Finn Lambert| T: R T Phillips

80/1

£32,000 5-y-o. Fourth of 5 finishers sole start in Irish points (May 2023).

Form: 4

Teeshan¹¹³

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

10/11

€62,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam (c104) 2m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 25f). Easy winner sole start in Irish points (Oct 2023). Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form: 1

Thomas Rainwater

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

5/2

€72,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair 17f hurdle winner Nifty Getaway. Dam, unraced, closely related to bumper winner/smart hurdler (stayed 19f) Quick Grabim. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Mount Washington¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: Evan Williams J: Miss Eleanor Williams

Clap Of Thunder¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Staff Sergeant Len¹⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: Anthony Charlton J: Bradley Harris

West Hill Verde

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: J W Mullins J: Non Runner

Goddess Afrana

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: N J Hawke J: James Davies

Forecasts

Teeshan (10/11), Thomas Rainwater (5/2), Sawdust (13/2), Clap Of Thunder (7/1), Ben Solo (8/1), Staff Sergeant Len (8/1), Peacenik (14/1), Mount Washington (25/1), Impecunious (28/1), Gasmani (33/1), Jacobs Acre (50/1), Nelson's Shadow (66/1), Goddess Afrana (66/1), Swift Jet (80/1)

TEESHAN was an easy winner of his sole start in Irish points so is taken to make a winning debut under Rules for top connections. Staff Sergeant Len only just failed at Fontwell 2 weeks ago so rates a threat along with newcomers Sawdust and Thomas Rainwater.