16:30 Huntingdon

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Virgin Bet Fives Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 40.4s

Berliath⁷⁰

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

8/1

£65,000 Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser On The Slopes. Easy to back, already had a breathing operation and looked badly in need of the experience on debut at Taunton 10 weeks ago. Could prove a different proposition this time.

Form: 3-

John Barbour

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: T R George

9/2

Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser St Barts, and half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Gidleigh Park. Lots to like on paper.

Form:

Midnight Sting²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: M Appleby

40/1

Bred for stamina and has shaped that way in Fakenham bumpers.

Form: 36-

The Long Point¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

3/1

£60,000 Kingston Hill gelding. Third sole start in Irish points (Nov 2023).

Form: 3-

Kilos Kelos¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Cian Chester⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

33/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler El Champo and fair 2m hurdle winner Fia Fuinidh. 12/1, hinted at ability on debut at Wincanton 3 weeks ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 5-

My Boy Aaron²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens

18/1

Modest form in bumpers, still needed experience at Taunton 4 weeks ago. Vulnerable.

Form: 46-

Octo Gane

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

6/4

€52,000 3-y-o, Muhtathir gelding. Dam French hurdler/chase winner up to 2¼m.

Form:

Dawn Parade

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

15/2

Soldier of Fortune filly. Dam bumper/fairly useful 17f-21f hurdle winner (stayed 25f) for connections. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Sayva

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Step Ahead

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D E Cantillon J: J M Quinlan

Lynda's Pet⁴³¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: M Young J: James Best

Forecasts

Octo Gane (6/4), The Long Point (3/1), John Barbour (9/2), Step Ahead (11/2), Sayva (7/1), Dawn Parade (15/2), Berliath (8/1), My Boy Aaron (18/1), Kilos Kelos (33/1), Midnight Sting (40/1), Lynda's Pet (50/1)

BERLIATH may leave his Taunton form behind and could be the way to go. Dawn Parade and Step Ahead are a couple of the interesting newcomers.