15:32 Huntingdon

Monday 26 December 2022

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Racing TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 3m 53.2s

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Odin's Quest^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| CD

11/1

Related to several winners and made successful start himself in 5-runner newcomers bumper at Huntingdon in January, readily. Only fourth at Ascot last time and looks vulnerable again.

Form: 1-4

Alright Chap

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: R T Phillips

22/1

£3,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. First foal: dam unraced sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 27f) Carlton Ryan and closely related to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Bellflower Boy.

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Billy Boi Blue⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| BF

7/2

Half-brother to 4 winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler Martello Sky. Promising start when second of 7 at Huntingdon under a hold-up ride in April. Winner that day successful since and he matched that form when fifth on return at Ascot.

Form: 2-5

Diamond Twin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

17/2

£25,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Crealion and fair French chaser Lion Toto. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

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Jean Pierre⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N P Mulholland

33/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Gazton. Dam, 8.6f winner who stayed 11f, half-sister to high-class hurdler (Stayers' Hurdle winner) Penhill. Sixth of 11 in bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 44 days ago.

Form: 6

Jet Of Dreams³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory| T: W GreatrexWS

33/1

Cosily won sole start in Irish points (Mar 5) but only fifth in a bumper at Catterick a month ago

Form: 1-5

Kankin⁷⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: A M Hales

25/1

Showed plenty of ability when second in a 9-runner bumper on debut at Market Rasen in December 2020. However, it's hard to know what to expect of him here given his subsequent absence.

Form: 2/

Mullins Bay⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| BF

15/2

Fetched £165,000 as a 3-y-o and boasts a good jumps pedigree. Never looked like justifying favouritism on debut at Newton Abbot in October but he couldn't be in better hands and is likely to improve here with that experience to draw upon.

Form: 3

Piper Tom^t1³⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

9/1

€40,000 3-y-o, £60,000 4-y-o, Presenting gelding. Half-brother to modest 3¼m chase winner On Time. Dam (c93/h87), 2m chase winner, half-sister to fair hurdler (stayed 3m) City Of Sails. Third sole start in Irish points (Feb 20).

Form: 3-

Range⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: S Thomas

13/8

Attracted support ahead of his debut at Chepstow last month and he was a very promising second in that 13-runner bumper, despite signs of greenness. Entitled to come on for that and he's the one to beat.

Form: 2

Remember Ally

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Tracey Leeson

66/1

£2,000 4-y-o, Sinndar gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Song Light and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Jarlath, stays 2¾m. Dam 7f winner.

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Elsieanne¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

100/1

Has run to just a poor level on both starts to date and doesn't seem likely to feature.

Form: 48

Theatrical Light²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

20/1

€5,000 3-y-o, £20,000 4-y-o, Leading Light filly. Dam, unraced, out of fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Cailin's Perk. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (May 14).

Form: 2

Forecasts

Range (13/8), Billy Boi Blue (7/2), Mullins Bay (15/2), Diamond Twin (17/2), Piper Tom (9/1), Odin's Quest (11/1), Theatrical Light (20/1), Alright Chap (22/1), Kankin (25/1), Jean Pierre (33/1), Jet Of Dreams (33/1), Remember Ally (66/1), Elsieanne (100/1)

Having been strong in the betting, RANGE made a pleasing start at Chepstow 54 days ago and, with improvement on the cards, he looks the one to beat. Billy Boi Blue looks the main danger on form but there's probably improvement to come from Mullins Bay if he's learned from his debut.