12:45 Kempton

Tuesday 9 February 2021

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vbet.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 3m 33.75s

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Balco Coastal¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

5/4

€52,000 3-y-o, £100,000 4-y-o. Runner-up sole start in maiden points in October, form which has been boosted by the winner. Joined top yard and very much of interest on Rules debut.

Form: 2

Bold Red

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

125/1

Dunaden gelding. Dam temperamental 2½m-23f hurdle winner. Yard isn't a frequent source of winning newcomers and he's probably best watched this time.

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Crawford^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J E Moore| T: M Bradstock

66/1

Dam, lightly-raced in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser (Cheltenham Gold Cup winner) Coneygree. Sports a tongue strap on debut and likely to need more time and distance.

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Gold In Doha

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: H FryWS

14/1

£40,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Dam unraced. Yard can certainly ready a newcomer and he's certainly one to note in the betting ahead of this debut. Has undergone a wind op.

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My Bad Lucy¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

18/1

Off the mark at the third time of asking in Irish points in October. The betting should be a guide with regard to expectations ahead of this Rules debut.

Form: 6-31

Nina The Terrier⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Max Browne⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A King

5/2

Clear-cut debut winner in a bumper at Doncaster in November. Shaped better than the result when fourth of 13 in a listed event at Huntingdon next time and she's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 14

Ruler Ryde

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Appleby

50/1

Alqaahir gelding. Dam point winner. Others appeal more on pedigree, but he's in very good hands and, with Sam Twiston-Davies booked, he needs a second look in the betting.

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Settle Down³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Megan Nicholls| T: P F Nicholls

14/1

£30,000 3-y-o, half-brother to 3 winners on Flat. Left debut effort behind when fifth of 14 in 2m Lingfield bumper (AW) last month and each-way chance if able to build on that.

Form: 65

Get Sky High²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

8/1

Winner of sole start between the flags in October and encouraging third on Rules debut in 13-runner Newcastle bumper (16.2f, AW). Leading claims.

Form: 13

Grangeclare Knight

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: C GordonWS

33/1

Doyen mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Baddesley Knight and fairly useful hurdler Aarons Day, and half-sister to a winner. Has undergone a wind op prior to this debut.

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Mr Yeats³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

66/1

Well held on debut in a Lingfield bumper last month and will need to leave that well behind if he's to make an impact here.

Form: 0

Red Hot Radish

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J R Fanshawe

16/1

Closely related to a winner and half-brother to 5 winners on Flat, including useful 1¼m/11f winner Wickwing. In good hands and it will be very interesting indeed to see what the market has to say.

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Wun Wun

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

33/1

Power filly. Dam 2m hurdle winner, also 1¼m-1½m winner on Flat. Yard's strike rate in bumpers is very modest and this filly will probably come on for the run.

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Non-Runners

Homegrownalligator⁸⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: J Ryan J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Balco Coastal (5/4), Nina The Terrier (5/2), Get Sky High (8/1), Gold In Doha (14/1), Settle Down (14/1), Red Hot Radish (16/1), My Bad Lucy (18/1), Grangeclare Knight (33/1), Wun Wun (33/1), Ruler Ryde (50/1), Homegrownalligator (50/1), Crawford (66/1), Mr Yeats (66/1), Bold Red (125/1)

The most persuasive piece of form comes from the point-to-point arena, with BALCO COASTAL's debut second to Gentlemansgame in a 4-y-o maiden point in October now looking very solid indeed (the winner was runner-up in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday). He is taken to make a winning start under Rules, with Nina The Terrier, Get Sky High and newcomer Red Hot Radish all feared.