Racing Again 28th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:29 | Winning time: 3m 42.80s

Ballynoe Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

15/2

€5,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Book of Gold and modest 2¼m hurdle winner Frankie Faulkner, stays 3¼m. Dam unraced. Noteworthy newcomer for in-form stable.

Form:

Kosac D'oudairies⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

5/6

£90,000 4-y-o, Castle Du Berlais gelding. Successful sole start in Irish points in March and fair form when finishing midfield in 10-runner Newton Abbot bumper (16.7f) 7 weeks ago. In good hands and feasible to think he can improve on that.

Form: 1-5

Moonbow^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville

2/1

Comfortable winner sole start in points and promising first effort under Rules with a tongue strap fitted when second of 7 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f) 3 weeks ago, running green. Looks sure to have derived plenty from that and he's of interest.

Form: 12

Mr Mojo Risin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

9/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Dam (b88) placed on first of 2 outings in bumpers. Newcomer to note for stable who are no stranger to success in this sphere.

Form:

Smart Bucks²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

66/1

Buck's Boum gelding who stepped up on debut form when fourth of 7 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Will likely need to pull out more if he's to open his account here, however.

Form: 64

Pretty Punctual

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: David Bass| T: M Comley

66/1

Jack Hobbs filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Any Second Now, stays 4¼m, and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Roxboro Road, stays 3m. Dam (b81) placed in bumper/ran once over hurdles. Likely outsider on racecourse bow.

Form:

Non-Runners

Cobbler's Boy²⁶⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Kosac D'oudairies (5/6), Cobbler's Boy (5/4), Moonbow (2/1), Ballynoe Boy (15/2), Mr Mojo Risin (9/1), Smart Bucks (66/1), Pretty Punctual (66/1)

COBBLER'S BOY appeals as a likely type on paper with the Skelton yard boasting a 30% strike rate with their bumper representatives this season, so he's selected to come out on top before the benefit of market clues. Moonbow and Kosac d'Oudairies head up the dangers, though confidence behind another couple of newcomers in the shape of Ballynoe Boy and Mr Mojo Risin would also need to be viewed positively.