Racing TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 5.05s

Carismatic Soldier

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

4/1

€47,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to Our Bab (hurdles winner in USA) and bumper winner/fair hurdler Fiadh. Dam, 2m hurdle winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Jax Junior²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

16/5

Positively ridden and left debut form well behind when runner-up over this C&D 3 weeks ago. Repeat of that will see him in the mix.

Form: 02

Ma Shantou⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

5/4

Shantou gelding. Brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Giacosa. Dam 2¼m hurdle winner in France. Excellent start when third of 10 at Fairyhouse in December, travelling smoothly. Since changed hands for £120,000 and he's the one to beat.

Form: 3

Extra Cover

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly

14/1

Jack Hobbs mare. Half-sister to very smart hurdler/smart chaser Thyme Hill and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Storming Strumpet.

Form:

Reteti⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

15/2

Sixties Icon gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Greystoke. Dam 8.3f winner. Backed at long odds and knew his job when third of 11 over this C&D in November.

Form: 3

Kashmeer

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn

40/1

1,000 gns 3-y-o, Holy Roman Emperor filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Driving Force. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 1m).

Form:

Phoenicia Better³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

250/1

Well held starting out at Newcastle.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Ma Shantou (5/4), Jax Junior (16/5), Carismatic Soldier (4/1), Reteti (15/2), Extra Cover (14/1), Kashmeer (40/1), Phoenicia Better (250/1)

Having chased home a pair trained by Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott starting out at Fairyhouse, MA SHANTOU changed hands for £120,000 and a repeat of that form may well suffice here. Jax Junior is a threat on his runner-up effort over C&D, while Carismatic Soldier is a likely-looking newcomer.