17:40 Wetherby

Thursday 28 March 2024

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wetherbyracing.co.uk Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 4m 5.55s

Avalon Beach

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

14/1

Mahler gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Mahler's Promise, and half-brother to fair hurdler Nt Field Minnesota. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Indian Castle.

Form:

Dangerous Touch¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

7/4

€21,000 3-y-o, £135,000 4-y-o, Vendangeur gelding. Dam (c92/h103), 17f hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 23f) Tikkanen Express. Runner-up sole outing in Irish points (Dec 3). One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form: 2

Glen Road

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S SmithWS

28/1

£23,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to smart hurdler Shinrock Paddy, stayed 23f, and bumper winner Spring Lane. Dam unraced.

Form:

Jersey Stream

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

40/1

£20,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Dam, 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful chaser (19f-2¾m winner) Sadler'sflaure.

Form:

Jeune Prince⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

16/1

£65,000 Al Namix gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler Festival d'Ex, stays 2¾m, and fair hurdler Good Look Charm. Showed plenty to work on when fourth of 10 in bumper at Carlisle (17f, soft, 15/2) on debut 52 days ago so could figure with that run under his belt.

Form: 4

Jupiter Des Mottes

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

7/1

€48,000 3-y-o, Castle Du Berlais gelding. Dam fairly useful French hurdler/chaser (17f-2½m winner).

Form:

Malfoy Manor¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

7/1

€95,000 3-y-o, £100,000 4-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Tilly Toughnut. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to winning hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 29f) Sir Rembrandt. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Dec 10).

Form: P-2

Martin Plage¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

4/1

Easy point winner who made a solid start under Rules when third at Cheltenham. Bit underwhelming at Sandown next time but off 137 days since and could get back on track.

Form: 1-34

Seek Him There⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: B I Case

11/1

Out of a bumper winner and showed ability when second at Market Rasen in November. However, that form isn't solid, and he failed to reproduce that at Sandown since.

Form: 26

Farmer Jimmy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Walford

14/1

Mondialiste gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Portstorm. Dam unraced out of modest hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner up to 3½m) Rosie Redman.

Form:

Get The Beat

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: T H Weston

28/1

Getaway gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Sharp Object. Dam unraced closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Finger Onthe Pulse and smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Buddy Bolero.

Form:

Just Oot¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: S Corbett

40/1

£5,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to modest chaser Belle Jour. Dam unraced. Well-held fifth of 7 in bumper (22/1) at Newcastle (14.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 126 days ago.

Form: 5

Stress Reaction⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Califet gelding. Dam (h100), 19f-23f hurdle winner, sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 25f) The Storyteller. Runner-up sole outing in point bumpers (Feb 4).

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Job⁶⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: T Lawes J: K Brogan

Full Of Secrets

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: S England J: Jonathan England

Isabel De Clare⁵⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Micky Hammond J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Dangerous Touch (7/4), Martin Plage (4/1), Jupiter Des Mottes (7/1), Malfoy Manor (7/1), Job (7/1), Seek Him There (11/1), Farmer Jimmy (14/1), Avalon Beach (14/1), Isabel De Clare (14/1), Jeune Prince (16/1), Full Of Secrets (25/1), Get The Beat (28/1), Glen Road (28/1), Just Oot (40/1), Jersey Stream (40/1), Stress Reaction (66/1)

DANGEROUS TOUCH was sold for a tidy sum after going close in an Irish point in December so he's taken to make a winning start for a yard that has a good record in bumpers. Martin Plage is worth another chance to confirm the promise of his Cheltenham debut so is next best ahead of Jeune Prince, who showed plenty to work on at Carlisle.