17:20 Taunton

Tuesday 26 March 2024

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Grand National Lunch 13th April Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 18.45s

Bridie's Beau

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

9/2

€65,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Dam useful 2¼m/2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 25f) Imperial Alcazar. Interesting newcomer and is preferred by Harry Cobden.

Form:

Full Monty²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| BF

16/1

Promising Westerner gelding who finished fourth of 13 in bumper at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months but likely to improve and worth a market check.

Form: 4

Henry Pick

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

66/1

Cityscape gelding. Dam, fairly useful 2m hurdle winner, also 9.7f winner who stayed 1½m on Flat. Market can guide.

Form:

I Play County³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes

7/1

Doyen gelding. Winner of his sole start in Irish points and showed promise when fourth of 18 in Doncaster bumper on his debut. Failed to build on it when well-held third in similar event there since but remains with potential.

Form: 1-43

Super Saint

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

11/2

€135,000 Saint Des Saints gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler in France/Italy Champ de Bataille. Dam 2¼m hurdle winner in France. One to note on debut for top stable but Harry Cobden rides Bridie's Beau.

Form:

Blacksamssenorita

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

28/1

Black Sam Bellamy mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Havana Hermano, stays 29f, and fair hurdler/chase winner Havana Dancer. Much respected debutante.

Form:

Exmoor Plum

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

11/1

Mount Nelson mare. Dam ran twice over hurdles. Betting can prove an accurate indicator.

Form:

O'Malley

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Kieran Burke

14/1

Ocovango mare. Closely related to fair hurdler Rocco Royale. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 23f) Slieveardagh. Others appeal more this time.

Form:

Golden Moonshake^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

125/1

Zoffany gelding. Had a wind op/tongue strap on before coming in fourth of 9 in bumper at this C&D (heavy, 28/1) on NH debut 26 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 4

Oakley's Way¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball| BF

9/4

Promising third of 9 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, heavy, 15/8) on NH debut in December, running green. This son of Walk In The Park is a half-brother to top-class 2m chaser Special Tiara and rates a player.

Form: 3

Rowdy³⁷

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

9/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Big Bad Bear, stays 23f, and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Wewillgowithplanb. Placed in a point in February and in good hands so he needs considering.

Form: P2

Walden

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Jones| T: T H Weston

33/1

Waldpark gelding. Dam 12.5f winner on Flat in France. Others appeal more on this occasion.

Form:

Non-Runners

Pure Carbon¹³⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Harry Derham J: Paul O'Brien

Shady Wadey

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: David Bass

Forecasts

Oakley's Way (9/4), Bridie's Beau (9/2), Super Saint (11/2), I Play County (7/1), Rowdy (9/1), Exmoor Plum (11/1), Shady Wadey (12/1), O'Malley (14/1), Full Monty (16/1), Pure Carbon (16/1), Blacksamssenorita (28/1), Walden (33/1), Henry Pick (66/1), Golden Moonshake (125/1)

The market should reveal plenty but Anthony Honeyball's OAKLEY'S WAY shaped well when a debut third at Wincanton and this half-brother to the top-class 2m chaser Special Tiara can build on it and come out on top. Paul Nicholls saddles two interesting newcomers though in the shape of Bridie's Beau and Super Saint and they command plenty of respect along with fellow debutants Shady Wadey and Rowdy.