NAF Season Close Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 43.31s

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Horaces Pearl

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

7/2

Authorized gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 11.5f winner in France Yellow Storm. Dam unraced. Noteworthy newcomer.

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Kicks And Ale⁶⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe

18/1

23,000 gns 4-y-o, Pour Moi gelding. Half-brother to useful chaser Enjoy Responsibly, stayed 3m, and fair 2m hurdle winner Wilde Sapphire. Dam lightly-raced 2¾m chase winner. Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points, though that was back in May 2021.

Form: P1-

Kintail

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

85/40

£55,000 3-y-o, fifth foal, half-brother to bumper winner Kyntara, stays 3m: dam, 21f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3¼m) Head To The Stars out of winning hurdler/useful chaser (winner up to 3¼m) Sail By The Stars. Newcomer for top yard.

Form:

Soir De Gala^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

7/4

Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Rebellio and fair hurdler/chaser Solingen. One for shortlist on debut given connections. Wears tongue strap.

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Selkirk Grace^t1¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: H Morrison

11/2

Cityscape filly. Sister to 7f-1¼m winner Escape The City and half-sister to 2 winners. Dam 1½m-1¾m winner. In contrast to her pedigree, she shaped like a stayer at Ludlow in January. Tongue tie on.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Soir De Gala (7/4), Kintail (85/40), Horaces Pearl (7/2), Selkirk Grace (11/2), Kicks And Ale (18/1)

A small field but KINTAIL, Soir de Gala and Horaces Pearl are a trio of interesting newcomers representing top stables, preferred in that order without the benefit of market clues.