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Sunday 1 January 2023

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JCB 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 3m 25.75s

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Cloud Dancer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

5/1

Jukebox Jury gelding. Dam 1¼m-13f winner.

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Crystal Mer³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: P R Webber

80/1

Sea The Stars gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 10.5f-13.2f winner Motazzen. Dam, smart 11f-1½m winner in France, half-sister to high-class 1m-1¼m winner Matterhorn. 5/1, seventh of 12 in bumper at Doncaster (16.6f, good) on NH debut 36 days ago.

Form: 7

Dancing In Brazil⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| D

3/1

Blue Bresil colt. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Thomas Campbell and useful hurdler/chaser Lisp. Plenty to like about the way he won 12-runner bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f, good to soft, 7/2) on NH debut 43 days ago. Will improve and high on shortlist.

Form: 1

Dino Bellagio³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: D McCain Jnr

14/1

Doyen gelding. Dam (h119), bumper/21f hurdle winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stays 4¼m) Rathvinden. 7/2, won slowly-run 6-runner bumper at Ayr (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago, cosily. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1

Dotties Star⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan

25/1

Sea The Moon gelding. Dam winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner). 25/1, 5 lengths third of 12 to Dancing In Brazil in bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 43 days ago, held back by inexperience under pressure.

Form: 3

Fiercely Proud⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling

17/2

Iffraaj gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Raiff. Dam 1m winner. Justified market confidence when winning 10-runner bumper (3/1) at Market Rasen (13.1f, good to soft) on NH debut 78 days ago, despite refusing to settle early. Subsequently sold from Don Cantillon £125,000 in November. Considered.

Form: 1

Fravanco³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick

100/1

Proconsul gelding. Dam 5f winner. 9½ lengths sixth of 12 to Meatloaf in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 6

Gallant Approach

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: H Morrison

11/1

Garswood gelding. Half-brother to 11.6f-2m winner High Wells. Dam 6f/7f winner.

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Meatloaf³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

3/1

Doctor Dino gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Thyme White. Dam unraced. Justified short odds to win 12-runner bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Mr Mackay, staying on well. Should improve.

Form: 1

Mr Mackay³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

17/2

Mount Nelson gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Princelet and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Cockleshell Road. Showed plenty when 2¾ lengths second to Meatloaf in bumper (15/2) at Wincanton 31 days ago, running on. Yard won this with The New One in 2012.

Form: 2

Polemon^t1⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson

33/1

Picked up for 17,000 gns in July and is a Frankel half-brother to very smart 1¼m-1¾m Flat winner Weekender. Showed ability but didn't see his race out so well as the pair ahead when third of 5 in bumper at Exeter (13.2f, good) on NH debut 75 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3

Feryl Beryl^p1⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Chris Ward| T: Deborah Cole

80/1

Scorpion filly. Half-sister to bumper winner Duke of Rockingham. Dam, maiden pointer, half-sister to unreliable but useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Ohio Gold. 33/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f, soft) on NH debut 54 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7

Jackeline

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Daniel Sansom| T: J W Mullins

40/1

Jack Hobbs filly. Dam unraced half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Punjabi and useful hurdler/chaser (stays 2½m) Attribution.

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Peribonka River^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: I Jardine

17/2

Kapgarde filly. Sister to fairly useful chaser Shawinigan. Dam maiden half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3m) Hammersly Lake. 7/2 and hooded, won 8-runner bumper at Wetherby (12.4f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago, forging clear and looking very willing. More to come.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Scratch Card³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Miss R Curtis J: Non Runner

Shinji⁴⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M Keighley J: Aidan Coleman

Forecasts

Meatloaf (3/1), Dancing In Brazil (3/1), Cloud Dancer (5/1), Shinji (15/2), Fiercely Proud (17/2), Mr Mackay (17/2), Peribonka River (17/2), Gallant Approach (11/1), Dino Bellagio (14/1), Dotties Star (25/1), Polemon (33/1), Jackeline (40/1), Scratch Card (50/1), Crystal Mer (80/1), Feryl Beryl (80/1), Fravanco (100/1)

There was a lot to like about DANCING IN BRAZIL's debut win at Huntingdon in November and he shades the vote over Fiercely Proud, who changed hands for £125,000 after landing a gamble at Market Rasen. There are 4 other debut winners in the field, with Peribonka River arguably the pick on form.