16:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 20 April 2024

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Nightingale House Hospice 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 12.66s

Aceofadiamond

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Ella Pickard

20/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler Mumbo Jumbo and fairly useful hurdler Mumbo Bay. Stable not renowned for debut winners.

Form:

Bongo Man

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

28/1

Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam (c119/h116), 21f-3m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Tafika. Others are more appealing on paper.

Form:

Doctor Kildare⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N J Henderson| BF

6/4

Once-raced maiden. 5/4, fourth of 10 in bumper at Newbury (16.3f, soft) on NH debut 88 days ago, running green. Could improve plenty from that initial experience, so demands respect.

Form: 4

Full Of Secrets

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

25/1

War Command gelding. Dam useful bumper winner. One to be interested in if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

Moon Over Clyro

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt

6/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Nightboattoclyro and fair hurdle/chase winner No Tackle. Worthy of respect on debut.

Form:

Mythical Moon⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: A King

17/2

Only seventh at Kempton on debut and, while he should have learned from that experience, he needs more to make an impact in this.

Form: 7

Romeo Foxtrot

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: Miss J S Davis

28/1

£3,200 3-y-o, Dragon Dancer gelding. Brother to bumper winner Vanilla Dancer, and half-brother to 4 winners, including dual bumper winner Vanilla Run. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

Saffin Storm

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

10/1

€29,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Western Honour. Bred to want further.

Form:

Walden²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: T H Weston

20/1

Out of a French Flat winner and showed a bit to work on when fifth at Taunton first time out. Will need to step forward from that if he's to open his account at the second attempt.

Form: 5

Walk With Charisma

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

4/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Norton Hill, and half-brother to 2 winners, including useful hurdler Westren Warrior. Merits plenty of respect.

Form:

Willow Caught

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down

33/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Sandmason colt. Brother to smart hurdler/chaser Black Op, stayed 3m, and half-brother to fair hurdler April's Moon. Likely to need time and distance.

Form:

Alexandra Larose⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: G Nicholls

33/1

Sister to bumper winner/useful 2¾m hurdle winner Shannon Royale, and half-sister to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Minella Foru. However, debut display at Stratford was fairly low-key and she's passed over.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Captain Trigger

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: R L Llewellyn J: Liam Harrison

Shady Wadey

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: David Bass

Forecasts

Doctor Kildare (6/4), Walk With Charisma (4/1), Moon Over Clyro (6/1), Shady Wadey (8/1), Mythical Moon (17/2), Saffin Storm (10/1), Walden (20/1), Aceofadiamond (20/1), Full Of Secrets (25/1), Captain Trigger (25/1), Romeo Foxtrot (28/1), Bongo Man (28/1), Alexandra Larose (33/1), Willow Caught (33/1)

SHADY WADEY is related to three winners, including a dual bumper scorer, and his stable is adept at readying one first time out, so he's worth taking a chance on. Doctor Kildare is the clear pick of those with experience and Walk With Charisma is another notable newcomer.