16:45 Taunton

Tuesday 8 February 2022

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Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch 18th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 10.75s

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Selected odds by:

Gallopade⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| D

15/8

Schiaparelli gelding who made a promising start when winning Fakenham bumper by 7 lengths in November, easing clear. Sets the standard under a penalty.

Form: 1

Bertie Blue³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/2

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort when fifth of 13 in bumper at Southwell (15.8f, soft, 66/1) 36 days ago, left poorly placed. Can do better still.

Form: 75

Brucie Bonus

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M G Nolan| T: Miss Sarah Robinson

125/1

Indian Haven gelding. Dam (h86), bumper/2¾m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Magical Legend.

Form:

Exmoor Forest^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: B Lund

22/1

€9,500 Sageburg gelding who showed more signs of temperament than ability in bumper at Exeter, virtually refused to race.

Form: 7

Lord Bill⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: G Harris

66/1

Touch of Land gelding. Dam, little form on Flat/ran once over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 2½m) Katies Tuitor. Down the field both starts in Irish points (Nov 28 latest).

Form: 87

Presenting Nelly⁶⁵

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

6/1

Related to a bumper winner and opened her account at the first time of asking in 7-runner event at Uttoxeter. Struggled stepped up to listed level at Huntingdon since but this easier.

Form: 19

Prince Mtm¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Lund

100/1

Hallowed Crown gelding. 125/1, sixth of 10 in bumper at Ludlow (14f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 6

Horizon Dove

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

5/1

£15,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park mare. Dam (h129), 19f-2¾m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), closely related to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 27f) On The Bridge. Stable's first-timers usually supported.

Form:

Pocket Too^t⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Heidi Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: V R A Dartnall

4/1

Left debut behind when third in bumper at Wincanton, albeit very much having the run of the race. Remains to be seen if he can repeat that.

Form: 43

Vengeance⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

11/1

Schiaparelli gelding who shaped like a stayer when third of 6 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy, 3/1) on NH debut 54 days ago.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Gallopade (15/8), Pocket Too (4/1), Horizon Dove (5/1), Bertie Blue (11/2), Presenting Nelly (6/1), Vengeance (11/1), Exmoor Forest (22/1), Lord Bill (66/1), Prince Mtm (100/1), Brucie Bonus (125/1)

GALLOPADE showed plenty of ability when easing clear under this rider at Fakenham on debut in November and is taken to defy a penalty. Horizon Dove hails from a yard that has a good record in bumpers so must be respected, while the other penalised-winner Presenting Nelly will find this easier than the listed event she contested at Huntingdon.