17:25 Perth

Thursday 16 May 2024

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Edinburgh Gin Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 53.99s

Takt De Touques^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: Gerald Quinn| CD

11/4

Winning pointer who followed suit with a gutsy display on Rules debut over C&D recently. Penalty makes life tougher but his attitude should hold him in good stead.

Form: 4211-

Big Storm Brewing

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson

8/1

Pether's Moon horse. Dam (b85), placed in bumpers/showed nothing sole start over hurdles, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stays 3m) Arthur's Quay.

Form:

Magna Victor²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: A Ralph

8/1

Has a modest pedigree but showed up well for a long way when 2¼ lengths sixth to Takt De Touques on debut here last month, travelling well. Should get closer to that rival on better terms.

Form: 6-

Split Stone

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

16/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat/in points. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Whathaveyou^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander

17/2

£50,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser who became temperamental (stayed 3½m) Riverside City out of 2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Blazing Sky. Wears hood.

Form:

Cairndhu

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

15/8

Shirocco gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to Champion Hurdle winner Rock On Ruby. Appears to be stable's first string and worth chancing to make a winning start.

Form:

Fairlawn Skipper

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

11/1

Schiaparelli gelding. Dam unraced, out of half-sister to winning hurdler/smart chaser Swansea Bay (best at 3m+) and winning hurdler/useful chaser Gower-Slave (best at 2½m/2¾m). Makes some appeal.

Form:

Inoue¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: S R B Crawford

28/1

Half-brother to 3 winners but little encouragement at Down Royal 10 days ago. Would need to have learned plenty from that if he's to feature in this.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Zainy Champ⁷⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: J Scott J: Non Runner

Kilwaughter

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Cairndhu (15/8), Takt De Touques (11/4), Zainy Champ (15/2), Magna Victor (8/1), Big Storm Brewing (8/1), Whathaveyou (17/2), Kilwaughter (10/1), Fairlawn Skipper (11/1), Split Stone (16/1), Inoue (28/1)

CAIRNDHU is from the family of a Champion Hurdle winner and Brian Hughes is booked, so it's worth taking a chance that he has enough ability to make a winning start in a race that's unlikely to prove strong. Takt de Touques is an obvious player having scored in determined fashion on Rules debut here recently and Magna Victor could do better.