Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 9.58s

Batchelor's Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby

7/1

Maxios gelding. Half-brother to very smart hurdler Jason The Militant and useful hurdler/chaser Will Carver. Dam (c88/h85), 2m hurdle winner, sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Kinger Rocks. Makes appeal on paper so shouldn't be overlooked.

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Don't Tell Dougie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: John Dawson

9/2

£4,500 3-y-o, Planteur gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Persian Time and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Restandbethankful. A cheap purchase given pedigree but needs a market check with Brian Hughes booked.

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Jetzet^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

5/6

€115,000 3-y-o, Poet's Word gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Jetz and useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Jetez. Makes plenty of appeal on paper. Tongue tied.

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Locksman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T H Weston

14/1

Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam (b78) ran twice in bumpers. Yard has had recent success with newcomers in bumpers.

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Port Isaac

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: T Bulgin

13/2

Massaat gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 6f-7f winner Gold Club. Dam, 6f/7f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (winner around 2m) Oceana Gold. Yard sent out a winning newcomer the previous month, so worth a market check with Danny McMenamin booked.

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Savon

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

14/1

Teofilo gelding. Brother to a winner and closely related to 2 winners on Flat, including 1¼m winner Young Ireland. Dam 1m winner. Bred to possess a fair bit of speed.

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Non-Runners

Noble Way¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: Charlie Maggs

Forecasts

Jetzet (5/6), Don't Tell Dougie (9/2), Noble Way (9/2), Port Isaac (13/2), Batchelor's Lad (7/1), Savon (14/1), Locksman (14/1)

JETZET makes a fair amount of appeal on paper for a yard that does well with its newcomers in this sphere, so he earns the vote before market clues. Noble Way showed promise on his recent C&D debut and can put his experience to good use, with Savon another likely type to note in the betting.