16:00 Warwick

Saturday 11 January 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:00

Cheltenham And South West Syndicate 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 54.9s

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Comotion

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

50/1

Unraced Kapgarde gelding and a half-brother to a number of winners including the useful pair Soul Emotion and Slowmotion. Worth a check in the market on racecourse debut.

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Diamond River

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

3/1

Unraced gelding by Imperial Monarch cost connections €42,000 at the sales as a three-year-old in June 2018. Half-brother to staying chaser Are Ya RIght Chief and represents a top yard on debut.

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Eaton Collina

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee

20/1

Unraced Milan gelding bought for €85,000 at the sales. Dam an unraced daughter of Presenting and market support would be notable on debut.

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Foillan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: W T Kennedy| T: Ian Williams

25/1

Unraced Le Fou gelding was bought for €5,500 as a foal in December 2015. Dam unraced and interesting to see how he performs on first racecourse appearance.

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Folks On The Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Adrian Heskin| T: J & A O'NeillWS

20/1

Unraced gelded son of Black Sam Bellamy was purchased for €100,000 at the store sales as a three-year-old. Dam ran in a couple of bumpers as a five-year-old. Worth a check in the market on debut.

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George Valentine

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

4/1

Unraced George Vancouver gelding and a half-brother to useful jumper Superb Story. Represents a good yard and is an interesting contender on first visit to the track.

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Here Comes McCoy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

14/1

Unraced Dylan Thomas gelding bought for €25,000 as a three-year-old. Dam unraced and market support would be notable for a stable with a 32% strike-rate (8/25) in recent weeks.

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Just A Deal

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

80/1

Unraced gelding by Arvico is a half-brother to the yards winner Speckled Door. Probably best watched on debut for a yard who are 0/8 with their bumper horses in the last five seasons.

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Kennack Bay

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

20/1

Unraced Balko gelding was purchased for £35,000 at the sales in May 2018. Half-brother to a couple of winners over jumps and he is a notable runner on debut.

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Mad Barry

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R J Price

66/1

Unraced home-bred gelded son of Norse Dancer and a half-brother to winer Flight To Nowhere. Others make more appeal on first racecourse appearance.

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Theme Tune

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

14/1

Unraced Fame And Glory gelding cost connections €115,000 at the sales as a three-year-old. Full-brother to winner Now Is The WInter and is a notable runner on debut.

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The Rosary Flyer

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D SkeltonWS

14/1

Unraced Robin Des Champs gelding bought for €45,000 as a three-year-old in June 2018. Dam won two bumpers and a hurdle and he is an interesting runner for a top yard on debut.

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Wildfire Warrior

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

8/1

Unraced Flemensfirth gelding and a full-brother to winner Lady Of Portlairge among others. Represents a good yard and market support would be notable on racecourse debut.

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Adstantes

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

100/1

Unraced gelding by Gregorian out of an unraced half-sister to the useful jumper Tawaagg. Interesting to see how he performs on first racecourse appearance.

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Big Hearted Arthur

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: H D Daly

33/1

Unraced Trans Ireland gelding out of a mare who was a winner on debut in a bumper. Worth a check in the market for a decent stable on racecourse debut.

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Colonel Manderson

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Nick Williams

5/1

Unraced gelded son of Kapgarde purchased for €70,000 at the sales as a foal. Half-brother to the useful Pierrot Lunaire and he is an interesting contender on first visit to the track.

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Denable

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁷⁾| T: A Carson

40/1

Unraced home-bred Champs Elysees gelding out of a mare who was placed on the Flat. Probably best watched on debut for a yard who are 0/15 with their bumper horses in recent seasons.

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Midnight Jewel

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: K Woollacott

66/1

Unraced Midnight Legend gelding fetched €7,000 at the sales as a three-year-old. Dam won twice on the Flat but he is probably best watched on debut.

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Forecasts

Diamond River (3/1), George Valentine (4/1), Colonel Manderson (5/1), Wildfire Warrior (8/1), Here Comes McCoy (14/1), Theme Tune (14/1), The Rosary Flyer (14/1), Eaton Collina (20/1), Folks On The Hill (20/1), Kennack Bay (20/1), Foillan (25/1), Big Hearted Arthur (33/1), Denable (40/1), Comotion (50/1), Mad Barry (66/1), Midnight Jewel (66/1), Just A Deal (80/1), Adstantes (100/1)

HERE COMES MCCOY represents a stable in good form at present and he can make his first visit to the racecourse a winning one by registering a victory in the concluding bumper. The selection is taken to get the better of Diamond River who represents a top stable while third place can the way of The Rosary Flyer who is out of a bumper winner and hails from a top stable.