tigerbet.co.uk Happy New Year Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 4m 31.55s

Double The Dance³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

11/10

€100,000 purchase after winning his completed start in Irish points and made an encouraging start under Rules when second of 6 in bumper at Ascot (15.7f, good) 35 days ago. Looks the one to beat.

Form: F1-2

Half Hoping³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

11/4

Made positive start to his career when close second of 11 in bumper at Chepstow (16.1f, soft, 11/1) 35 days ago and is entitled to build on that.

Form: 2

Lancelot Vivo⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| BF

4/1

Sent off favourite and ran to a fair level when fourth of 9 in bumper over C&D (good, 11/4) on NH debut 61 days ago. Warrants respect.

Form: 4

Lancier Des Obeaux

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Sean P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: L Horsfall

50/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Label des Obeaux. Likely one for longer term.

Form:

Style De Folie^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Jamie SnowdenWS

15/2

£100,000 3-y-o, Vol De Nuit gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Style de Garde and useful hurdler Style d'Emirs. Wears tongue strap/had wind operation. Newcomers from yard often fancied.

Form:

West Along²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe

28/1

£30,000 5-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Enniskerry and useful hurdler/smart chaser Good Boy Bobby. In frame both starts in Irish points earlier this year and is worth monitoring in the market.

Form: 4-3

Forecasts

Double The Dance (11/10), Half Hoping (11/4), Lancelot Vivo (4/1), Style De Folie (15/2), West Along (28/1), Lancier Des Obeaux (50/1)

DOUBLE THE DANCE sets the standard on his Ascot debut form and is taken to open his account in the finale. Chepstow runner-up Half Hoping could prove most troublesome.