17:55 Taunton

Thursday 9 April 2026

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St Michael's Church Orchard Portman Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:59 | Winning time: 4m 2.06s

Jacks Brother⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Stenhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray

200/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam of little account on Flat. Unplaced in 3 point bumpers (latest Jan 18) and hard to be confident on Rules debut.

Form: 964

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Roll A Dollar³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Harrison| T: D Brace

9/4

€24,000 3-y-o, Passing Glance gelding. Brother to modest staying chaser Hit The Frame, and half-brother to useful hurdler Cleatus Poolaw, stays 25f. Bred for further but did finish runner-up sole start in points and needs considering, especially if supported on Rules debut.

Form: 2

Thunderous Sea¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: N J Hawke

80/1

Isn't bred to be much and offered little on debut at Hereford.

Form: 8

Kilifi Creek

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Gingell| T: P F Nicholls

11/8

€88,000 3-y-o, Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to point/bumper winner Bud Fox. Dam (c116/h113) 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Debutant from top yard has to be of interest in a thin bumper.

Form:

Lost In The Dream

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Tudor| T: O Murphy

7/2

Pastorius gelding. Brother to 3 winners on Flat and half-brother to 6 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Legionar. Dam 9f winner. Yard's bumper horses are in fine form, and he's likely to feature prominently.

Form:

Order Driven¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: T H Weston

15/2

Badly in need of the experience on debut and wasn't seen to best effect (100/1) when stumbling at Warwick latest. Stable knows the time of day with bumper horses, so market should prove informative.

Form: 67

Worksmartnothard

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C Williams

22/1

Hillstar gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful bumper/hurdle winner James's Gate and fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Going Live. Some pedigree appeal but betting likely to prove best guide.

Form:

Non-Runners

Mac J¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D A Rees J: Jay Tidball

Forecasts

Kilifi Creek (11/8), Roll A Dollar (9/4), Lost In The Dream (7/2), Order Driven (15/2), Mac J (16/1), Worksmartnothard (22/1), Thunderous Sea (80/1), Jacks Brother (200/1)

Paul Nicholls has won with 3 of his previous 5 bumper debutants and KILIFI CREEK may well enhance that record. Olly Murphy's Lost In The Dream is another to consider on racecourse bow, with point runner-up Roll A Dollar completing the shortlist.