17:45 Stratford

Sunday 21 July 2024

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Grace & Dotty Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 3m 50.79s

Ronnies Rules¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| CD

10/11

Irish point winner who looked a useful recruit for new connections when making a winning bumper debut over C&D 19 days ago, despite racing freely. Hard to beat.

Form: F-11

Cold Steel²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: J Tickle

40/1

25/1, remote fifth on Exeter debut on New Year's Day.

Form: 5-

Drombeg Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

4/1

Linda's Lad gelding. Dam, modest 2m-21f hurdle winner, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Clifton Debut. Worth a market check in a race lacking depth.

Form:

Kaptain Du Houx

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

5/1

Third foal of an unraced sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (2m-2¾m winner) Cilaos Emery. Stable 2-61 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Peace Pact⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

25/1

£22,000 son of Peace Envoy. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/placed over hurdles out of 3¼m hurdle winner Very Special One. Failed to complete both starts in points (latest May 27).

Form: FP

A Little Something⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

14/1

Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser I K Brunel (19f-3m winner) but has offered little in 3 points ahead of this switch to Rules.

Form: U7P

Daisy Me Rollin³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins

33/1

12/1, achieved little when 24 lengths sixth of 8 on Newton Abbot debut last month.

Form: 6

Lady Henrietta⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: P & M Bowen

9/1

Has hinted at ability in a couple of bumpers but looks more one for the longer term.

Form: 85

Pleniflora

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

50/1

First foal of a fair 17f-19f hurdle winner. The market should help guide to expectations.

Form:

Non-Runners

Believe A Little¹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Sheila Lewis J: Non Runner

O'Malley⁶²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: Kieran Burke J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Ronnies Rules (10/11), Drombeg Lad (4/1), Kaptain Du Houx (5/1), O'Malley (7/1), Lady Henrietta (9/1), A Little Something (14/1), Peace Pact (25/1), Daisy Me Rollin (33/1), Believe A Little (33/1), Cold Steel (40/1), Pleniflora (50/1)

This looks an excellent chance for impressive C&D debut scorer RONNIES RULES to make it 2-2 since joining the Skelton yard. O'Malley showed a bit when fifth at Newton Abbot last month and might be the one for the forecast spot. Alex Hales gets the odd bumper winner so Drombeg Lad is a newcomer to monitor in the betting.