Weatherbys Print Direct Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 4m 16.68s

Duke Of Baddesley

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

11/8

£32,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Nimbus Boy. The stable has a healthy 17% strike-rate in bumpers in the last 5 seasons. Interesting newcomer, particularly if backed.

Form:

Jumble Jury³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

25/1

Point winner last spring. Ran to only a modest level when fourth of 8 on his Chepstow bumper debut 5 weeks ago but he might come on for the outing.

Form: 3-14

Ken Roy⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

9/4

2/1 and showed promise amidst greenness when third of 8 on Kempton debut in February. His position at the head of the market on that occasion suggests he's quite well regarded by his top yard.

Form: 3

Bluey^h1⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

8/1

Picked up for £27,000 after making it fifth time lucky in points in January. Wears a hood on Rules debut. The market should provide more clues.

Form: 52-361

Takeachancewithme

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford

28/1

Pour Moi mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Jay Bee Why, stays 3m. Trainer no stranger to bumper success. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

Mask Of Zorro

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

6/1

€50,000 Masked Marvel gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Frere d'Armes. Dam unraced. Stable only 3-41 in bumpers in the last seasons but he still needs monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Ocean Walz³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

14/1

Ran to a fair level when narrowly denied on his Hereford debut (2m, soft) 5 weeks ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Duke Of Baddesley (11/8), Ken Roy (9/4), Mask Of Zorro (6/1), Bluey (8/1), Ocean Walz (14/1), Jumble Jury (25/1), Takeachancewithme (28/1)

KEN ROY couldn't justify favouritism on his Kempton debut but showed promise amidst greenness and is taken to improve past Hereford runner-up Ocean Waltz. Duke of Baddesley is a noteworthy newcomer from a stable which has lots of winners here.