15:05 Worcester

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Richard Newland Racing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 0.18s

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Selected odds by:

West Warhorse²⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

5/1

Brother to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Western Warhorse. Dam, poor form in bumpers. Showed a bit more than on debut when sixth at Wetherby in February and returns with yard firmly among the winners. Hood left off.

Form: 76-

Wet The Shamrock¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland

13/2

£24,000 5-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Broomfields Jeremy. Dam bumper/fair 2½m hurdle winner. Runner-up sole start in Irish points during the spring and joined good yard.

Form: 2-

Wonder King

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams

33/1

£10,000 3-y-o, Creachadoir gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 8.5f winner Warsime. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner.

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Huckleberry Sting

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

14/1

Scorpion gelding. Closely related to fair hurdler If Karl's Berg Did, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Merry Berry. Trainer’s newcomers command utmost respect.

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Nowmelad¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

22/1

€3,000 3-y-o, £22,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam, pulled up all 3 starts in points, closely related to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Mad Brian. Off the mark in points at the fifth attempt in April.

Form: 3URF-1

Rickety Bridge²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

5/2

Half-brother to fair French hurdler/chaser Raffles Capital (17f/2¼m winner). Dam, maiden over hurdles/fences in France, half-sister to multiple Stayers' Hurdle winner Big Buck's and smart French hurdler (2¼m winner) Buck's Boum. Very easy winner sole start in points in March and joined top yard.

Form: 1-

Spice Boy¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

18/1

Offered plenty to work on under a considerate ride when seventh of 13 in bumper at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut 174 days ago, finishing with running left. Should have more to offer.

Form: 7-

The Dark Edge

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon

28/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Closely related to 2 winners, including point/bumper winner Milans Edge, and half-brother to bumper winner Bombay Sapphire. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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Wellington Arch

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

17/2

€100,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Pembroke, stays 2½m, and half-brother to numerous winners, including fair hurdler/useful chaser Fighting Fit. Newcomer for leading yard.

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Wendigo¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

3/1

€35,000 3-y-o, £70,000 4-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Dam (c100/h125) hurdles/chase winner in France, also 11f/1½m winner on Flat. Off the mark in Irish points at the third attempt.

Form: U3-1

Non-Runners

Cool Style²⁵⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Elyssia

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: G Brown J: Isabelle Ryder

Forecasts

Rickety Bridge (5/2), Wendigo (3/1), West Warhorse (5/1), Wet The Shamrock (13/2), Wellington Arch (17/2), Huckleberry Sting (14/1), Spice Boy (18/1), Nowmelad (22/1), Cool Style (25/1), The Dark Edge (28/1), Wonder King (33/1), Elyssia (50/1)

The market will be informative here with several point recruits to consider but RICKETY BRIDGE has transferred to Paul Nicholls following an easy win between the flags so he's awarded the vote. Huckleberry Sting is another very likely type on paper, with West Warhouse just about the pick of those with previous form.