15:50 Bangor

Tuesday 3 January 2017

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Budweiser Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 6.3s

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Born Naughty⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: Jamie Snowden

7/1

Unraced, by Notnowcato out of Tremiere. Basement priced foal (€1,000), but price had risen sharply to €43,000 as a three-year-old.

Form: 77

Celebre D'Allen³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Noonan⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe

9/4

One length down and every chance when falling at the last in sole start in Irish PTP's at Loughrea in October. Sold at the Cheltenham 2016 November sale for £100,000, and makes UK debut for top yard.

Form: F33

Fin And Game⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr

14/1

Unraced first foal by Oscar. Dam (Miss Cilla) was an un-raced half sister to this yard's Peddlers Cross.

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Holdbacktheriver⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams

40/1

Unraced 38,000 Euro fifth foal (£25,000 3yo), and a half brother to Kalane. Dam (Fairy Lane) an unraced sister to Gold Cup winner Kicking King.

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Just A Sting

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr M Legg⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry

6/1

Unraced, fifth foal by Scorpion out of Shanann Lady. €48,000 foal, and half brother to NHF and hurdle winner The Geegeez Geegee.

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La Cavsa Nostra⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss R Curtis

11/8

15,500 Euros fifth foal (€68,000 3yo). Half brother to winners Changing Times, Phare Isle and Hilltop Tommy. Finished about 15 lengths seventh of 11 in a Listed NHF race (9/2) on debut at Cheltenham in November. Drops in grade here.

Form: 7

Quigley Court¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

50/1

Unraced, eighth foal by Court Cave out of Mrs Quigley. €30,000 3yo.

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Yellow Kangaroo⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Lewis Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams

33/1

Unraced, fifth foal by Aussie Rules out of Sue N Win. €16,000 3yo and half-brother to winners Rock The World and Petuna.

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Malpreedy²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: D Loughnane

33/1

Unraced, fifth foal by Mahler and out of Miles Apart. Half sister to staying hurdle winner Ocean Glandore and PTP/hurdle winner Lillymile. Receives 7lb mares allowance from her eight rivals.

Form: 9P48

Forecasts

La Cavsa Nostra (11/8), Celebre D'Allen (9/4), Just A Sting (6/1), Born Naughty (7/1), Fin And Game (14/1), Yellow Kangaroo (33/1), Malpreedy (33/1), Holdbacktheriver (40/1), Quigley Court (50/1)

Little in the way of form to go on here with only two of the nine runners having seen the racecourse so far, so there's a need to also turn to breeding, sales values and connections to make a selection. La Cavsa Nostra was only 9/2 when contesting a Listed event at Cheltenham in October, and whilst finishing only seventh, this does represent a clear drop in grade. Fin And Game has family ties to Fighting Fifth Hurdle winner Peddlers Cross, and represents the same connections, but the tentative vote goes to CELEBRE D'ALLEN who has joined David Pipe and Allan Stennett for £100,000 recently, and may well have made a winning debut over fences in an Irish PTP at Loughrea in October but for falling at the last when in contention. 1. Celebre D'allen 2. Fin And Game 3. La Cavsa Nostra