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Tuesday 22 October 2024

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South West '3 Yrs Old' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:34 | Winning time: 3m 4.10s

Cedar Creek

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis

22/1

41,000 gns Frankel gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 7f winner Desert Voice. Dam unraced. Interesting pedigree. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Close Combat

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

66/1

Kessaar gelding. Closely related to 7f/1m winner Naifah and half-brother to 2 winners. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Duty. Possibly best watched unless the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Digger One

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke

22/1

Mukhadram gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including modest hurdler Oishin, stayed 3m. Dam 1m winner. The stable is 2-37 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Gnomon

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: R M Beckett

11/4

Time Test gelding. Half-brother to useful 7f-1m winner Newbolt. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (barely stayed 3m) Ultimate. Top Flat stable has won this race twice in recent years.

Form:

Roi Du Risk

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss H C Knight

50/1

No Risk At All gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdle/chase winner Jubilee Express, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Oxygen. Best watched on debut.

Form:

Secret Sniper

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: H Morrison

4/1

Stimulation gelding. Brother to connections' dual bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Secret Squirrel. Likely type for a stable which has tasted success in this race before.

Form:

Sherminator

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

22/1

Amaron gelding. Half-brother to 11f winner in Germany Saba Queen. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Slowfoot. Yard no stranger to bumper success.

Form:

Star Of Guiting

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

9/4

€25,000 Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to bumper winners Petrossian and Realistic Optimism. Makes appeal on breeding.

Form:

Trustintimes

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

11/2

Time Test gelding. Closely related to 3 winners and half-brother to 5 winners on Flat, including useful 1½m winner Ouja. Dam 7.5f/1m winner. On the shortlist for a stable with a healthy bumper strike-rate.

Form:

Uhtred Ragnarson

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A King

25/1

Holy Roman Emperor gelding. Brother to 9.4f winner Letiza and half-brother to a winner. Dam unraced. Another who needs monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Vorderman^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Teal

50/1

Study of Man gelding. Dam ran once on Flat. Wears cheekpieces for debut.

Form:

Widdybank

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

18/1

Australia gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/top-class chaser Santini and useful hurdler Dusky Legend. Stable nowhere near as prolific in bumpers in recent times as was previously the case but this one is bred to be useful.

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Forecasts

Star Of Guiting (9/4), Gnomon (11/4), Secret Sniper (4/1), Trustintimes (11/2), Widdybank (18/1), Sherminator (22/1), Cedar Creek (22/1), Digger One (22/1), Uhtred Ragnarson (25/1), Vorderman (50/1), Roi Du Risk (50/1), Close Combat (66/1)

Ralph Beckett has won this race in 2021 and 2022 so GNOMON is the suggestion before any betting clues are known. Secret Sniper, Trustintimes and Star of Guiting are others who look the part on paper in an interesting junior bumper.