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

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 47.68s

Clay Pigeons^t1²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Points winner who also readily landed 14-runner bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft) in April for Emmet Mullins. Starts out for Willie Mullins now with tongue tie added and is the one to beat.

Form: P/F11-

Dublinofficecallin²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans

50/1

£10,000 3-y-o, £4,000 4-y-o, Frammassone gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/very smart chase winner High Class Hero, stays 29f. Unplaced both starts in Irish points in May 2025 so much more is required here.

Form: 56

Landsborough⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen

4/1

€31,000 3-y-o, £80,000 4-y-o, Ivanhowe gelding. Dam, 2¼m hurdle winner in France, also 8.5f-1¼m winner on Flat, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner around 2m) Beat Box. Runner-up sole start in Irish points in October so he's very much one to consider for his new yard.

Form: 2

Diamond White²⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

11/2

€12,500 3-y-o, £140,000 4-y-o, Berkshire filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Optimise Prime, stayed 2¾m, and modest hurdler Hey Babbs. Runner-up sole start in Irish points in March. A highly respected newcomer.

Form: 2-

Hashtag Queen⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

125/1

Off 5 months but took a step forward from her debut when fourth of 5 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to firm) 69 days ago, close up to 2f out. Can build on it here.

Form: 34

I C U In My Dreams²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

8/1

£80,000 5-y-o, Jukebox Jury mare. Dam (h113), bumper/2m-2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to multiple bumper winner/useful hurdle winner (stayed 2¼m) Morning Run. This Irish points scorer must enter calculations on her debut.

Form: 7-1

Let It Settle^t1¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: R T Dunne| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Fair form both runs in bumpers in August, fourth of 11 at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good). Tongue tied here and this Irish challenger is not ruled out.

Form: 54

Forecasts

Clay Pigeons (8/11), Landsborough (4/1), Diamond White (11/2), I C U In My Dreams (8/1), Let It Settle (14/1), Dublinofficecallin (50/1), Hashtag Queen (125/1)

CLAY PIGEONS looked a good prospect when bagging a Cork bumper for Emmet Mullins in the spring and can successfully concede weight all round now starting out for Willie Mullins. Both I Cu In My Dreams (second choice) and Landsborough bring a fair bit of potential and warrant lots of respect on their respective bumper debuts, especially if the market vibes are positive. Let It Settle also needs factoring into this intriguing contest.