17:10 Wincanton

Sunday 14 April 2019

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Royal Bath & West Show Society Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 38.3s

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Eritage⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

3/1

1m4f French AW AQPS winner in July 2018; finished 25L third to the unbeaten Get In The Queue (runner-up has also won since) on debut for Paul Nicholls at Exeter (2m1f, good to soft) in February; stablemate of Mister Timmytucks.

Form: 13

Adjourned¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/4

6L winner on debut at Southwell (good) in October for the James Bethell/John Dance combination; sold for £110,000 the following month and debuts under a penalty for Kim Bailey with the promise of plenty more to come.

Form: 1

Perfect Predator⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

9/2

Made it third-time lucky when keeping on well to run down the short priced favourite First Lord Du Cuet (pair well clear) in a 2m Taunton bumper (good) latest; form franked by that rival with his 13L romp at Plumpton since.

Form: 721

Et Apres Thou²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: P Hobbs & J White

25/1

Cost €32,000 as a yearling; started 15/2 on debut at Kempton (2m, good to soft) last month when finishing 14¼L fifth to the rules debutante Shiskin; more required; stablemate of Raven Court.

Form: 5

Mister Timmytucks¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

7/1

Kayf Tara gelding; brother to the sidelined, but talented novice chaser Master Tommytucker; started 2/1f on debut at Exeter on New Years Day finishing a weakening 21L sixth to New Age Dawning; stablemate of Eritage.

Form: 6

Mr Woody⁴⁷

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

8/1

Cost €54,000 as a 3yo; ran reasonably well on debut at Warwick on New Years Eve when beaten 8L by a stablemate of Perfect Predator (Nobby - a Listed second since); unfortunately didn't progress on his next start at Ffos Las.

Form: 27

Mystic Court¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling

25/1

Bought for £32,000 in May 2018 as a short-head winner of a 2m4f Littlewindsor maiden (good); has hindered his chances in bumpers by racing keenly; likely to fare better once (re)introduced to obstacles.

Form: UF-156

Raven Court³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/1

Cost €80,000 as a 3yo; posted a solid debut when finishing a close third to Sojourn and the subsequent Listed scorer Misty Whisky on debut at Aintree (2m1f, good) in November; not so effective over this C&D (7/2) since; stablemate of Et Apres Thou.

Form: 36

Silver Nickel⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins

150/1

€14,000 purchase by Gold Well; bred to be a chaser; always in rear on debut at Fontwell (2m2f, good to soft) 49-days ago; stablemate of Tara Niece; very unlikely to be competitive..

Form: 8

Bonne Nuit

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr

50/1

First foal from a 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner (Frosted Grape); trainer 1-26 (4%) with his bumper runners over the past five years; stiff task on debut.

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Brummie Boys

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood

14/1

Cost €38,000 as a 3yo; sixth foal; half-brother to the bumper/2m hurdle winner Definitelyanoscar and the 2m-2m7f hurdle winner Towering; market helpful in assessing his chance in a very competitive looking bumper.

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Funki

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: James Best| T: R Walford

50/1

Cost €3,000 as a 3yo; third foal from a 2m1f-2m5f French winning chaser (Medine); half-brother to the 2m2f French chase winner Easyrun; can be expected to come on for this initial racecourse experience.

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Spinolo

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke

50/1

Cost a mere £600 as a juvenile; fifth foal with a predominately Flat-based pedigree (dam was a hurdles scorer); others rate as plenty more appealing.

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Miss Katniss⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁵⁾| T: J Scott

16/1

From an essentially modest dam (Kate Hill Dancer); sent off at odds of 25/1 on debut at Exeter in February when finishing a well beaten sixth to the unbeaten Get In The Queue - today's rival Eritage finished three places and 4½L ahead in third.

Form: 6

Tara Niece⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: J W Mullins

100/1

Kayf Tara mare; half-sister to the bumper/2m5f hurdle winner Jubilympics; finished sixth of nine to Early Morning Rain on debut at Plumpton (2m2f, good) in February; stablemate of Silver Nickel.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Adjourned (11/4), Eritage (3/1), Perfect Predator (9/2), Mister Timmytucks (7/1), Mr Woody (8/1), Raven Court (9/1), Brummie Boys (14/1), Miss Katniss (16/1), Mystic Court (25/1), Et Apres Thou (25/1), Funki (50/1), Spinolo (50/1), Bonne Nuit (50/1), Tara Niece (100/1), Silver Nickel (150/1)

A very competitive bumper to conclude the Wincanton action with the surnames of Nicholls (x2), Bailey, King, Hobbs (x2), Henderson, Pauling and Sherwood all listed among the fifteen strong field. Adjourned makes his debut for Kim Bailey after joining the stable for £110,000 in November as a Southwell winner for James Bethell and John Dance. He rates as a promising individual who should relish both the flat track and the drying conditions. Mister Timmytucks is probably the pick of the Nicholls duo, although he'll need to step forward from his Exeter debut. However, with his recent form-lines appearing rock-solid, the selection is the Alan King-trained PERFECT PREDATOR.