17:30 Sedgefield

Sunday 20 October 2024

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bet365 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 4m 1.95s

Clearisthewater¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Brodie Hampson⁽³⁾| T: A Watson

11/1

Point winner who may come on for his Rules debut in a bumper at Warwick earlier in the month. In good hands and isn't a forlorn hope.

Form: 54-16

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Sam's Falcon

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

12/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Brother to useful hurdler Sam's Gunner. Dam (b85) placed in bumpers. Stable not renowned for winners in this discipline.

Form:

Berkshire Lad¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: David Bass| T: O Signy

12/1

Related to a bumper winner and was sent off 6/1 on debut. Didn't come up to expectations, however, so will need to prove a different proposition.

Form: 0-

Boom Boom Boris

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

100/1

Dragon Dancer gelding. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stays 21f) Mylesfromwicklow. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Count Of Vendome²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

5/2

€30,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Holiday In Kerry. Dam (c128/h126) 19f-3m hurdle/chase winner. Unplaced both starts in Irish points, last of 5 finishers on latest (Mar 23).

Form: 55-

Dartie Bay¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

100/1

Offered little when ninth of 10 over C&D on debut and hard to imagine him making a significantly bigger impact in this.

Form: 9

Dartmhor¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: C Grant

100/1

Out of a maiden hurdler and was down the field first time out. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 8

Karton Plein¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

10/11

€40,000 3-y-o, Karaktar gelding. Half-brother to 11f/1½m winner in France Porta Saragozza. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Apr 27) and stable has a solid record in this sphere.

Form: 2-

Seeyainthesuninn¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

25/1

Half-brother to numerous winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler Zulu Oscar. Not enough encouragement in his debut to make him of serious interest in this, though.

Form: 7

Swingingonthesteel²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

9/1

£32,000 4-y-o, Linda's Lad gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Tempestatefloresco. Successful on second of 2 starts in point bumpers (Feb 2024). One to note.

Form: 21-

Non-Runners

Chica Princesa

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: Micky Hammond J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Karton Plein (10/11), Count Of Vendome (5/2), Swingingonthesteel (9/1), Chica Princesa (10/1), Clearisthewater (11/1), Berkshire Lad (12/1), Sam's Falcon (12/1), Seeyainthesuninn (25/1), Dartmhor (100/1), Dartie Bay (100/1), Boom Boom Boris (100/1)

KARTON PLEIN has shown ability in points and, given his connections, is likely to be tuned up for this Rules debut, so he's preferred to Swingingonthesteel, who won a point bumper in February. Clearisthewater is the best option of those with bumper experience.