Paxtons No1 For CaseIH Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 4m 1.06s

Art Dancer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

12/1

Dragon Dancer gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Lyreen Lad. Dam, 2m hurdle winner, also 13f/1¾m winner on Flat, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 21f) Sagredo.

Form:

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Ivan's Legacy²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett

7/2

Raced freely when a well-held fourth of 7 in bumper (17/2) at Hexham (16.2f, good to soft) on debut in March.

Form: 4-

William Yeats¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

5/2

£32,000 4-y-o, first foal, dam, 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Santini and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Rockpoint. Runner-up sole start in points in April and transferred to a good yard.

Form: 2-

Blue Topaz^t1⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: F O'BrienWS

10/11

£20,000 purchase after getting off the mark in points at fourth attempt (Apr 19). Ridden from the front and sound start when fourth of 14 at Uttoxeter in July. Tongue strap applied on the back of a breathing operation and she sets the standard.

Form: P4P1-4

Serenarella¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: A Crook

100/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Vadamos filly. Closely related to poor 2m hurdle winner Marshella. Tailed off on June's debut at Southwell.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Blue Topaz (10/11), William Yeats (5/2), Ivan's Legacy (7/2), Art Dancer (12/1), Serenarella (100/1)

Not a strong bumper by any means so BLUE TOPAZ can put her experience to good use and land this on the back of a breathing operation. William Yeats finished runner-up in a point, which makes him of interest.