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Saturday 16 March 2024

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Unibet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 3m 50.44s

Blues Singer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

10/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Music of Tara. Newcomers from yard often fancied.

Form:

Bredon Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/2

€35,000 3-y-o, Casamento gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdle winner/smart chaser Magic Daze and bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Magic Seven. Yard took this 12 months ago so he's interesting.

Form:

Falstaff

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: Miss H C Knight

25/1

Order of St George gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Yorkhill. Appeals on paper so he's well worth a market check.

Form:

King Of Highways

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

9/1

Free Port Lux colt. Dam French 17f chase winner. One to note on debut, especially if the market vibes are positive.

Form:

Lightning Maqueen⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: G & J Moore

22/1

40/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Newbury (16.3f, soft) on NH debut 53 days ago, faring best of those held up. This Jack Hobbs gelding is in the mix with better to come.

Form: 5

Milan Milos

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: T H Weston

28/1

Milan gelding. Dam unraced. Betting can guide.

Form:

Now I Know^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Gordon

18/1

Wings of Eagles colt. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chase winner (stays 2½m) I'd Like To Know. Wears hood. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Rockchoeur²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

13/2

Encouraging second of 10 in bumper (7/2) at Southwell (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago. In the picture for last year's winning handler.

Form: 2

Secret Des Dieux^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen

33/1

13/2, fifth of 7 in bumper at Fakenham (16f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago, pulling hard. Hooded for 1st time with more needed.

Form: 5

Six Foot Lap

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams

25/1

Iffraaj gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Gamigin. Appeals on paper but betting can prove an accurate guide.

Form:

Tailorman⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: Ian Williams

8/1

Related to Flat winners and offered encouragement when second in bumper at Hereford in January on his sole run for Mitchell Hunt. There could be more to come for his new stable so he commands plenty of respect.

Form: 2

Tamarind Bay³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

4/1

9/1, promising second of 8 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 36 days ago, clear of rest. This Elusive Pimpernel gelding can go close.

Form: 2

Diamond Deceiver

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: H Brown

150/1

Great Pretender filly. Dam, modest 2½m/21f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 31f) Theatrical Star.

Form:

Santiago Sunset

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

80/1

Falco filly. Dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Romeo Brown out of bumper winner/useful 2m-2¼m hurdle winner Santia.

Form:

Saxon Star⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: H Cobden| T: B Ellison

17/2

Saxon Warrior filly who came in third of 7 in bumper at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft, 16/5) 41 days ago, going in snatches. In the mix if building on that.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

French Ship³⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bredon Hill (7/2), Tamarind Bay (4/1), Rockchoeur (13/2), Tailorman (8/1), Saxon Star (17/2), King Of Highways (9/1), Blues Singer (10/1), Now I Know (18/1), Lightning Maqueen (22/1), Falstaff (25/1), Six Foot Lap (25/1), French Ship (25/1), Milan Milos (28/1), Secret Des Dieux (33/1), Santiago Sunset (80/1), Diamond Deceiver (150/1)

The market should reveal plenty but it could be worth siding with Casamento newcomer BREDON HILL who catches the eye on paper and represents last year's winning stable. Tamarind Bay rates the pick of those with experience and is next on the list, although Lightning Maqueen, Rockchoeur, Blues Singer and Saxon Star all need factoring in too.