16:30 Huntingdon

Monday 12 April 2021

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Racing TV Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.43s

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Selected odds by:

Campden Lad

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

10/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Railroad Junkie and bumper winner/fair hurdler Fourni. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Cousu Main¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/2

Plenty of speed in the pedigree and pleasing start when second of 14 in bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) on debut 164 days ago.

Form: 2

Not Long Now

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

10/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler (stays 3m) Prince of Scars (by Flemensfirth) out of useful 2m/17f hurdle winner Spirit Leader.

Form:

Sami Bear³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

5/1

£10,000 Sulamani half-brother to yard's smart chaser On The Slopes. Unsuited by speed test when only eighth in an AW bumper on debut and much more like it when third switched to turf over C&D.

Form: 83

Shantou's Melody¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

11/8

Showed up really well when head second of 8 in bumper at Fontwell (17.7f, good to firm) on debut in September. Similar form when fifth in a deeper race at Cheltenham 5 weeks later.

Form: 25

The Wise Traveller¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

11/1

£19,000 3-y-o, £24,000 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced. Won sole point start in December so commands respect.

Form: 1

Hors Guard^t1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: R Bandey

100/1

50/1, last of 10 in bumper at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 47 days ago. Tongue strap applied.

Form: 0

Red Hot Radish³⁶

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

22/1

Related to several winners but mid-field only both starts so far, latterly over C&D.

Form: 68

Samatian

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/1

£20,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Small World and bumper winner Banjo Davis. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Spacesuit⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J E Moore| T: M Murphy

100/1

Eleventh of 12 in bumper (7/1) at Lingfield (16f, standard) on debut 70 days ago.

Form: 0

Nightvisitingsong⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Conway

250/1

Limited impact both starts.

Form: 06

Non-Runners

Bold Vision⁴¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D E Cantillon J: S Bowen

Induro De Fontaine

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: L Allan J: Joshua Moore

Forecasts

Shantou's Melody (11/8), Cousu Main (9/2), Sami Bear (5/1), Not Long Now (10/1), Campden Lad (10/1), Samatian (11/1), The Wise Traveller (11/1), Bold Vision (20/1), Red Hot Radish (22/1), Induro De Fontaine (33/1), Hors Guard (100/1), Spacesuit (100/1), Nightvisitingsong (250/1)

SHANTOU'S MELODY showed up well for a long way in a better race than this at Cheltenham in October, and though off since, he's certainly in very capable hands. He could be the answer, with Sami Bear the chief threat on form, though point-winner The Wise Traveller deserves a mention.