15:00 Worcester

Monday 16 September 2024

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Radio Wyvern, Where Worcester Comes First Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 50.30s

Brave Move²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

15/2

5/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Market Rasen (16.5f, soft) on debut in November. Given time since and no shock were he to prove a different proposition on return.

Form: 8-

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Directly

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

11/1

Telescope half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Cultram Abbey (19f-3m winner). Dam French 2¼m chase winner. Yard get the odd bumper winner so worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Guinness Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

6/1

Berkshire gelding. Dam fairly useful 2m hurdle winner, also 8.4f winner who stayed 1½m on Flat. Stable in good form and needs checking out in the betting on debut.

Form:

Presenting Milan²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: R G Hawker

8/1

Bred for stamina and strong at the finish when second of 5 on his Stratford debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 2

Romeo Foxtrot¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss J S Davis

7/1

28/1, third of 12 in bumper at Bangor soft) on debut in April, albeit with the run of the race from the front.

Form: 3-

Snitterfield

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

13/8

Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Butch and fairly useful chaser Hauraki Gulf, stays 3¼m. Noteworthy newcomer for trainer with a good bumper strike-rate.

Form:

Start Again¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: F O'Brien

11/2

No obvious promise in 2 Irish points but has joined a leading stable ahead of this Rules debut. Worth a precautionary betting check.

Form: 7P

Blue Du'gard^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

80/1

Yorgunnabelucky filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Bluefortytwo, stayed 2½m. Dam unraced. Wears hood. A watching brief is the percentage call on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Snitterfield (13/8), Start Again (11/2), Guinness Lad (6/1), Romeo Foxtrot (7/1), Brave Move (15/2), Presenting Milan (8/1), Directly (11/1), Blue Du'gard (80/1)

Olly Murphy has a 20% success rate in bumpers in the last 5 seasons so the suggestion is his newcomer SNITTERFIELD, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Presenting Milan has to be respected after his Stratford second, while Fergal O'Brien's Brave Move was prominent in the betting when down the field on his debut last November and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him leave that run well behind.