Against All Odds...Fingers Crossed Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 3m 40.2s

Snatch A Glance¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| BF

6/4

Stuck well to his task when second of 7 in bumper at Huntingdon (15.8f, good, 13/8) 153 days ago, battling well. Repeat should see him in the mix again.

Form: 4-2

Mr Rafiki^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Yeah Man and fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner The Jukebox Kid. Tongue tie on for debut representing successful yard.

Form:

Noonetellsmenothin²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

2/1

Cheap buy but made promising start to his career when second of 10 in bumper at Worcester (16f, soft) on debut 23 days ago, no match for winner. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 2

Miracles Do Happen^h¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

10/3

Pulled up sole start in points but made more of an impact when third of 10 in bumper (15/2) at Down Royal (17.4f, good) on NH debut 156 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Eugene Turley and she's joined a successful stable.

Form: P-3

Non-Runners

Sioux Falls¹⁶⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Evan Williams J: Adam Wedge

See The Flame

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: T Lacey J: Cameron Iles

Forecasts

Snatch A Glance (6/4), Noonetellsmenothin (2/1), Miracles Do Happen (10/3), Mr Rafiki (7/1), Sioux Falls (7/1), See The Flame (10/1)

The market may be revealing here with 2 yards doubly represented. MIRACLES DO HAPPEN has made the switch to Tom Lacey after a placed effort in an Irish bumper and in receipt of weight all round. she could be the answer. Noonetellsmenothin sets a pretty god standard, while See The Flame, a stablemate of the selection, is also of interest.