Hermitage Green Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 3m 51.2s

Settings

Selected odds by:

Farrants Way²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

2/9

Improved on his debut effort when beaten under 8L at Ffos Las (good to soft) last time out. With more likely to come here, he should prove tough to beat.

Form: 34

Cheddleton

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

9/2

€17,000 foal, €46,000 yearling, €60,000 3yo. 4th foal. Half-brother to bumper/2m and 2m6f hurdle winner Spirit Of Kayf. Dam bumper/useful 2m-2m6f hurdle/chase winner, sister to bumper winner. Stable 0-40 in bumpers over five seasons. Market check.

Form:

Foxey^h³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart

8/1

Soft ground Newcastle bumper third (1m6f) in December. Couldn't build on that at Kelso last month, so more needed here.

Form: 730

Forecasts

Farrants Way (2/9), Cheddleton (9/2), Foxey (8/1)

Foxey needs to bounce back after showing some promise two starts ago and this can go to FARRANTS WAY, who took a step forward last time and can confirm that promise. Cheddleton has a nice pedigree but his trainer's bumper record has to be considered a negative.