16:57 Newcastle

Saturday 16 March 2024

All13:2714:0214:3715:1215:4716:2216:57

Guinness Settle Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 4m 25.0s

Coast To Coast

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

5/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Dam, runner-up sole start in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3m) Highway One O One. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

Gasmani³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: David Dennis

13/2

Getaway gelding who was successful on last of 3 starts in points and produced a promising first effort under Rules when fourth of 10 in bumper at Exeter (16.7f, heavy) last month.

Form: 54-14

Miami Steve⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

20/1

Diamond Boy gelding who showed a bit when sixth of 11 in bumper at Wetherby (16f, heavy) 6 weeks ago. Step forward needed and looks yard's second string on jockey bookings.

Form: 6

Red Cadillac⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: N G Richards

13/2

Jukebox Jury gelding who was beaten a fair way by the first 2 but shaped well enough in his own right first time up when third of 10 in bumper at Carlisle (17f, soft) just under 6 weeks ago. Can build on that here.

Form: 3

Kathleen

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

14/1

Jack Hobbs mare. Dam modest 2¾m/23f hurdle winner. Betting can guide expectations.

Form:

Mountain Molly¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

2/1

€16,000 3-y-o, £85,000 4-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to fairly useful 2½m/23f hurdle winner De Legislator and fair hurdler Allez Kal. Won sole start in Irish points (Nov 2023). Folly to ignore.

Form: 1

Thomas Rainwater³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

10/3

Walk In The Park gelding who was well backed and can have a line put through his sixth of 10 in bumper at Exeter (16.7f, heavy) just under 5 weeks ago, dropping away after slipping/stumbling early in straight. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 6

Wor Lad²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans

28/1

Harbour Law gelding who went with little promise in a Kelso bumper (16.2f, soft) last month. Will need to leave that effort well behind.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Typhoon Flyer⁹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: R & J & J Insole J: Non Runner

Lizzie Luna

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Ewan Whillans J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Mountain Molly (2/1), Typhoon Flyer (5/2), Thomas Rainwater (10/3), Coast To Coast (5/1), Gasmani (13/2), Red Cadillac (13/2), Kathleen (14/1), Miami Steve (20/1), Lizzie Luna (20/1), Wor Lad (28/1)

TYPHOON FLYER showed fairly useful form on both starts in bumpers for Yvonne Latta last year and with that experience sure to stand him in good stead, he's fancied to open his account starting out for a new yard after 3 months off. Lucinda Russell has had a couple of bumper winners at Ayr in recent weeks and her Mountain Molly heads up the dangers, while Red Cadillac and Coast To Coast can fight out third.