NAF Season Close Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 44.09s

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Classic King⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| BF

17/2

Shaped well when third at Hereford on debut and not disgraced at Kempton since. Has had a break and remains with potential.

Form: 34

Mad Mike

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

22/1

£16,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Us And Them, stays 2¾m and modest hurdler Veshenskaya, stays 3¼m.

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Meatloaf⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| BF| CD

2/1

Made winning start over C&D in December and improved on that form when ½-length second of 14 in listed contest at Cheltenham (14f, good to soft, 3/1). Latest run at Newbury was disappointing but he sets a good standard.

Form: 125

Coastal Rock

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: H Fry

9/4

€85,000 3-y-o, Coastal Path gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Naturelle. Dam 8.2f winner. Cost plenty and yard having another good run with bumper performers.

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The Two Harrys

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

9/4

€75,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Publican. Highly respected on debut.

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Pearl Beauty

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

33/1

Pearl Secret filly. Dam, maiden on Flat, no show in 2 starts over hurdles. Worth a market check first time out.

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Forecasts

Meatloaf (2/1), The Two Harrys (9/4), Coastal Rock (9/4), Classic King (17/2), Mad Mike (22/1), Pearl Beauty (33/1)

MEATLOAF was a bit underwhelming at Newbury last time but he's good enough to defy a penalty and now returns to the scene of his debut win, so he's preferred to newcomers Coastal Rock and The Two Harrys, who both make plenty of appeal on paper.