17:30 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 October 2017

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Jockey Club Venues Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 57.4s

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Mighty Thunder^t1¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| D

16/1

€15,000 three-year-old by Malinas out of Cool Island. Penalised after making a winning start at Perth in June, beating subsequent winner Arizona Bound by a neck. Wears a first time tongue tie.

Form: 1

Way Out West¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: C E Longsdon

14/1

This son of Westerner cost £58,000 at Cheltenham in June after making a winning debut (for Stuart Crawford) at Sedgefield the previous month. That form is largely untested, but has the potential to improve despite carrying a penalty.

Form: 1

Ainchea

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: C L Tizzard

7/2

€155,000 three-year-old. Fourth foal who is a brother to the useful One Track Mind. His dam was unraced, but is a sister to One Term, so this debutant has all of the required attributes to compete strongly both today and in the future.

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Brianstorm^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex| BF

16/1

Cost €40,000 following his debut 3m point-to-point success in April (Fairyhouse). Weakened after forcing the pace on debut at Newton Abbot just over a fortnight ago, and that goes down as a disappointing rules debut (5/4f).

Form: 1-5

Cracking Destiny^h1²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson

9/4

Cost £100,000 at Cheltenham in March following his debut (made all) distance success in a 3m Horse & Jockey point-to-point just a few days earlier. Wears a hood for rules/stable debut.

Form: 1-

Earcomestom¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: P A Pritchard

200/1

No joy in a couple of spins in point-to-points, this second foal is unlikely to have the speed for this kind of test, being out of a 3m-3m1f chase winner Earcomesannie. Others much preferred.

Form: 4-P

Gaucho

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

8/1

Unraced eighth foal by Shirocco out of Gulshaan. Half-brother to 2m2f hurdle winner Ginjo and 2m selling hurdle winner Goldie Horn. Longer term prospect.

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Herecomestheboom¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

8/1

Cost £21,000 at Ascot in June after finishing 2L second to Rueben James in a 3m maiden at Inchydoney in May (good). His dam (Dympnajane) was unraced, but a half-sister to bumper/point winner Penelope Pips.

Form: 2

Kerry's Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

13/2

Unraced Oscar gelding out of Kerry's Girl. Fourth foal who cost £27,000 as a three-year-old, and whose dam was a half-sister to the smart 2m hurdler/chaser St Pirran.

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Samson The Man^h¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: Noel Williams

33/1

First foal by Black Sam Bellamy out of an unraced mare with a point-to-point/hunters chase background (Princess Cara). Showed promise when beaten ½L by Whoshotwho on debut in a Southwell bumper in May.

Form: 2

The Road Home^t1¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

25/1

Stablemate of Mighty Thunder who wears a tongue tie for his rules/stable debut. Fifth foal by Oscar out of In Fact. Easy 8L winner of a 3m maiden at Kinsale in June (yielding to soft).

Form: 7P-F1

Top Decision^h1¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

33/1

Cost £42,000 at Doncaster in May after finishing 3L third on his debut to Highland Hunter at Ballindenisk (3m good). A brother to bumper/2m hurdle winner Top Ville Ben. Wears a hood on debut.

Form: 3

Oscar World¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: M Keighley

50/1

Cost £20,000 at Cheltenham in June after finishing a neck second to Piece A Cake in a 3m mares maiden at Tralee (point-to-point) the previous month. Her dam was a maiden, but with direct family links back to Marello.

Form: 2

Pure Affection⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

16/1

Has more experience than the others after three starts in point-to-points, and a couple of runs in bumpers. Bred to need further, being a half sister to Mrsrobin, and plenty of the others make much more appeal.

Form: 71342

Forecasts

Cracking Destiny (9/4), Ainchea (7/2), Kerry's Boy (13/2), Herecomestheboom (8/1), Gaucho (8/1), Way Out West (14/1), Brianstorm (16/1), Mighty Thunder (16/1), Pure Affection (16/1), The Road Home (25/1), Samson The Man (33/1), Top Decision (33/1), Oscar World (50/1), Earcomestom (200/1)

A race largely full of unknown horses, but a one which promises to throw up plenty of future winners. Without a deep and extensive knowledge of point-to-point form, stakes are probably best kept to a bare minimum, but some of the more obvious looking contenders would include, Cracking Destiny and AINCHEA. On pedigree, the selection looks more than capable of making his mark both in the present moment, and in the future, and that's probably reflected in his €155,000 purchase price as a three-year-old in 2016. A brother to the very useful bumper and hurdles winner One Track Mind, he now carries the silks of prominent jumps owners, and looks a potentially useful sort on paper for trainer Colin Tizzard to go to war with.