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Saturday 29 March 2025

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QuinnBet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 3m 55.00s

Donttellyamumjack³⁴

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

18/1

Promising type. 7/2, third of 7 in bumper at Hereford (heavy) on debut 34 days ago but the reopposing Emeral Warrior was 5½ lengths ahead in second. Open to progress for a good stable.

Form: 3

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Double Measure

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

3/1

€105,000 Goliath Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler Luciano Montorio. Top trainer has an excellent bumper record this season.

Form:

Emerald Warrior³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: D Elsworth & R Hatch| BF

10/1

13/8, promising second of 7 in bumper at Hereford (heavy) on debut 34 days ago, with the reopposing Donttellyamumjack back in third. Should go well again.

Form: 2

Gaelic Glow

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: T H Weston

25/1

£10,000 Passing Glance gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 3m chase winner Hoe Joly Smoke. The stable has been doing well in similar races so he'd need considering if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Heaven Can Wait

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

7/2

Postponed gelding. Half-brother to useful 7f-9.5f winner Ends of The Earth. Dam 1¼m-15.5f winner in France. Makes paper appeal for a stable which gets bumper winners.

Form:

Mini Mario

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: S Edmunds

12/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam (c140/h138), prolific hurdle/chase winner around 2m, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f-2½m winner, including in USA) Howyabud. One to note in the betting on debut.

Form:

Mr Jukebox

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

13/2

Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chase winner Bhaloo. The stable is nowhere near as prolific in bumpers as was the case a few years ago.

Form:

Saffron Creed

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: J Mackie

80/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 6f winner First Excel. Dam 6f/7f winner. A watching brief is advised on debut.

Form:

The Bluesmaster

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

12/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Brother to bumper winner Full Force Gale. Dam (h122), 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper winner (stayed 3m over hurdles) Neville. The stable has some good bumper performers to compare him to. Market confidence would look significant.

Form:

Tread Carefully

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

13/2

€50,000 Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdlers in France Dancing Roque and Fleur de La Roque. The yard gets its share of bumper winners.

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Walk In The West⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Cobden| T: A J Honeyball

10/1

Looked badly in need of the experience when well beaten in a listed bumper at Cheltenham on New Year's Day but the fact he went off as short as 4/1 suggests a lot better was anticipated. Harry Cobden booked this time and very interesting to see whether his supporters' return.

Form: 0

Driving Miss D'azy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

50/1

Jack Hobbs filly. Dam (h110) 21f/2¾m hurdle winner out of half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 25f) The Outlier. Another newcomer in this contest whose stable is no stranger to bumper success.

Form:

Night Burlesque⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley

66/1

25/1, sixth of 11 in bumper (25/1) at Catterick (good) on debut 66 days ago. Will need to have come on a fair bit.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Barrow Hill Lad

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Ben Clarke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Double Measure (3/1), Heaven Can Wait (7/2), Tread Carefully (13/2), Mr Jukebox (13/2), Emerald Warrior (10/1), Walk In The West (10/1), The Bluesmaster (12/1), Mini Mario (12/1), Donttellyamumjack (18/1), Gaelic Glow (25/1), Barrow Hill Lad (33/1), Driving Miss D'azy (50/1), Night Burlesque (66/1), Saffron Creed (80/1)

This has the look of a warm bumper. The Dan Skelton stable has mopped up in similar races this season so his debutant DOUBLE MEASURE is the suggestion before any betting clues are known. Last month's Hereford 2-3 Emerald Warrior and Donttellyamumjack should figure, while the fact that Walk In The West went off at 4/1 for a 16-runner listed race on debut suggests he's thought to be a lot better than he showed on that occasion. There are also other interesting newcomers to monitor in the betting.