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Monday 16 December 2024

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Play At The Races StableDuel Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 7.3s

North Of Richmond⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

17/2

Won 6-runner bumper at Bangor (16.7f, heavy, 8/1) on NH debut 48 days ago, driven out. Has to give weight away now but experience will stand him in good stead.

Form: 21

Bebe And Bean

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: P F NichollsWS

11/2

€120,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Closely related to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Tango Tara, and half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Rapper. Dam ran once over hurdles in France. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form:

Bertie The Rebel^t1⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: Miss J S Davis

150/1

Dam multiple point winner. Signs of ability when third of 5 at Stratford on debut but unlikely that he's good enough to challenge here.

Form: 3

Cheesy Icon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Mrs M Rowley

50/1

Sixties Icon gelding. Dam 7f winner. Has speed in the pedigree but other newcomers are more appealing.

Form:

Cool Palmer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

9/2

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) By The Boardwalk and modest hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stays 3m) Bolsover Bill. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

In The Age²⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

2/1

£100,000 4-y-o, Saint Des Saints gelding. Dam, 2¼m hurdle winner in France, half-sister to useful French chaser (19f-23f winner) The Reader. Won sole start in Irish points (Mar 2024). Big player having joined top yard.

Form: 1-

Jack The Nipper

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex

17/2

Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam (c127/h127) 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Noteworthy newcomer for stable with solid record in this sphere.

Form:

Kampari

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: T Gallagher

100/1

Rail Link gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler Halifax and bumper winner/fair hurdler Father John.

Form:

Loch Frisa

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

17/2

Milan gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (h85) point winner/lightly raced over hurdles. One to note for shrewd stable.

Form:

Santorini Grey⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss S Smith

33/1

Cheap purchase who failed to beat a rival in a 6-runner event at Ascot on debut. This is easier and he should be more clued up, but still hard to make a case for.

Form: 6

Times Are Green

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

10/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Times Are Blue. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 31f) Rocky Bender.

Form:

Apieceovfortune

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly

25/1

Soldier of Fortune filly. Dam (c143/h126), 2m-25f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 2½m) Xcitations. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Nanny Daisy

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

28/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Califet mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Mega Yeats.

Form:

Forecasts

In The Age (2/1), Cool Palmer (9/2), Bebe And Bean (11/2), North Of Richmond (17/2), Loch Frisa (17/2), Jack The Nipper (17/2), Times Are Green (10/1), Apieceovfortune (25/1), Nanny Daisy (28/1), Santorini Grey (33/1), Cheesy Icon (50/1), Kampari (100/1), Bertie The Rebel (150/1)

IN THE AGE has already scored in points and joined a top outfit so, while there are several notable newcomers in opposition, he might be the one to side with. Bebe And Bean is the main threat ahead of Cool Palmer.