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Thursday 5 January 2023

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DragonBet The Bookmaker Of Wales NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 2.4s

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Roger Pol⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| D

7/2

Runner-up in an Irish point and went one better on Rules/bumper debut at Worcester (2m) in October. Never figured at listed level at Cheltenham (16.4f) last month but back in calmer waters now.

Form: 219

Sole Solution⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Ned Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss V Williams

5/2

Makes plenty of appeal on paper and he looked a good prospect when landing 4-runner Bangor bumper (16.6f, heavy) on debut back in November, drawing clear to win readily. Big shout with more to come.

Form: 1

Calisson³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: J L Spearing

125/1

Califet gelding. 100/1, thirteenth of 15 in bumper at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 36 days ago. Passed over on the back of that here.

Form: 0

He's A Steel^t1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: R Potter

66/1

Craigsteel gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3¼m) Classic Quart out of 2¼m-3m hurdle winner Ganpati. Unplaced completed start in points, pulled up again latest (Nov 27). Tongue tie fitted for Rules bow.

Form: 5PPP

King Codi²⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: Miss R Curtis

50/1

Not much encouragement when fifth in a C&D bumper on debut 8 months ago, and others make more appeal.

Form: 5-

Lelant

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss Eleanor Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams

16/1

€34,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Jetnova. Likely to need time and distance.

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Modern Monarch

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Lewis Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams

28/1

€22,000 yearling, Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair 2½m hurdle winner Sean Hogan. Betting should guide as one of 3 runners from this yard.

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Out Of Focus

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

20/1

€34,000 3-y-o, Montmartre gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Pale Blue Dot, stays 3m. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Gala Ball. Makes some appeal on paper and betting should reveal some clues (1 of 3 newcomers for stable).

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Smart Casual^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

9/2

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam (c111/h109), 1¾m bumper winner/2m hurdle winner (stayed 21f), half-sister to useful hurdle winner/very smart chaser (stayed 2¾m) Master Tommytucker. Interesting newcomer for yard who do well in this sphere.

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My Dream

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

40/1

Proclamation mare. Sister to fair hurdler You Name Him. Dam (h82) lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. May well be best watched making debut.

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Norman Fletcher

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

9/4

£21,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Super Six and modest chaser Cardboard Gangster. One to note on debut for yard who boast a 17% strike rate with their runners in bumpers this term.

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Forecasts

Norman Fletcher (9/4), Sole Solution (5/2), Roger Pol (7/2), Smart Casual (9/2), Lelant (16/1), Out Of Focus (20/1), Modern Monarch (28/1), My Dream (40/1), King Codi (50/1), He's A Steel (66/1), Calisson (125/1)

SOLE SOLUTION looked a good prospect when making a winning debut in good style at Bangor in November and with more to come, he may well be up to defying a penalty. Roger Pol will find this less demanding than his Cheltenham assignment and is feared, whilst Smart Casual and Norman Fletcher could well prove the pick of the newcomers.