Wrights 100 Year Dash Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 3m 53.38s

Blinded By Grace²⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen

9/4

Isn't bred to be much but was well backed when third in a Worcester bumper on debut last September and that form puts him right in the mix.

Form: 3-

Cruikshank

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

11/4

€52,000 3-y-o, Poet's Word gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Puffin Billy and bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Zuzka. From a top yard who had a winning bumper debutant earlier this month and he needs a close look in the betting.

Form:

Lucky Diamond²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien

11/2

Easy to back but showed more than first time up when third of 8 in a bumper at Worcester, though he did have the run of the race on that occasion and will need to improve to open his account.

Form: 53-

Sano City³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: John Berry

6/1

Showed a fair amount of ability when second in a bumper at Warwick on debut. Worth noting a rare National Hunt runner for this stable (19% strike rate in bumpers since mid-1990s) and he's likely the one to beat.

Form: 2-

Show Your Hand^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Rian Corcoran⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe

7/2

With sights lowered, he left his debut form well behind when a strong-travelling second of 5 in a first-time tongue strap at Exeter and is entitled to go close if building on that.

Form: 02-

Non-Runners

Ask Ernie

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Blinded By Grace (9/4), Cruikshank (11/4), Show Your Hand (7/2), Lucky Diamond (11/2), Sano City (6/1), Ask Ernie (12/1)

An encouraging runner-up on debut at Warwick, SANO CITY is fancied to go one better. Show Your Hand travelled well for a long way at Exeter but may have to settle for second again, while Nicky Henderson's newcomer Cruikshank makes appeal on paper.