Raglan Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 4m 18.1s

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Blackwell Bay²⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroWS

20/1

Carlotamix gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler (2m winner) Maggie Neary. Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 10) and has already had a breathing operation.

Form: 2-

Canty Bay

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Shantou gelding. Brother to bumper winner Longque. Dam unraced, closely related to bumper winner/smart hurdler (stays 3m) Younevercall. Worth a market check.

Form:

Forpaddytheplumber⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

10/3

£26,000 5-y-o, Ask gelding. Closely related to point winner. Dam, winning pointer, sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Forpadydeplasterer. Placed both starts in Irish points.

Form: 3-2

Hermes Du Gouet²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

13/8

€15,000 3-y-o, £42,000 4-y-o, Saddler Maker gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Gaia du Gouet (by Saddler Maker). Won maiden point on debut so of obvious interest.

Form: 1

So Many Roads

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans

25/1

Sulamani gelding. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to fairly useful 3m hurdle winner Teeton Babysham.

Form:

Sporty Jim²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy

3/1

Flemensfirth gelding who shaped encouragingly albeit not seen to best effect when fourth at Market Rasen 4 weeks ago, left poorly placed. Capable of better, so one for the shortlist.

Form: 4

Valamix³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

18/1

Valirann gelding who went with little encouragement when finishing last on debut at Southwell last month. Will need to leave that effort well behind to feature.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Prairie Wolf⁶⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Hermes Du Gouet (13/8), Prairie Wolf (5/2), Sporty Jim (3/1), Forpaddytheplumber (10/3), Canty Bay (7/1), Valamix (18/1), Blackwell Bay (20/1), So Many Roads (25/1)

The market will no doubt prove informative with many of these making their debut under Rules but SPORTY JIM showed enough promise at Market Rasen 4 weeks ago to suggest a race of this nature is within his compass so he gets the vote with improvement to come. Prairie Wolf made a pleasing return to action at Carlisle in October so he's feared most under a penalty, ahead of Hermes du Gouet.