Premier League Offers At Rhino.Bet Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 35.46s

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Absolute Steel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

17/2

€16,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Daphne Moon and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Mulberry Hill. Market should prove a useful guide on debut.

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Ballyvango⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

10/3

Showed ability when fifth in big-field Kempton bumper on debut in March that has worked out well but not in same form back from 7 months off when midfield in 15-runner Cheltenham bumper in October. Still, it remains early days and better showing anticipated here.

Form: 5-7

Casual Observer²⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

2/1

€20,000 3-y-o, £55,000 4-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Dam unraced. Runner-up sole outing in Irish points (Mar 19) and he's well worth a second look on Rules/bumper debut. Yard 1-5 with their runners in this sphere this term.

Form: 2-

Dark Mix

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs P Sly

16/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Half-brother to modest chaser Mixedwave. Dam (c111/h112), 2m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Helpston.

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Diamond Koda²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: N Kent

13/8

Half-brother to a winning hurdler and fairly useful form himself in pair of bumpers 6 months apart, runner-up over C&D in May and filling same spot at Sandown (2m) 25 days ago. Big player on that evidence again partnered by Brian Hughes.

Form: 22

Non-Runners

Ted's Gift¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Diamond Koda (13/8), Casual Observer (2/1), Ballyvango (10/3), Ted's Gift (5/1), Absolute Steel (17/2), Dark Mix (16/1)

DIAMOND KODA again ran to a fairly useful level when runner-up back from 6 months off at Sandown 25 days ago, encouraging he could pull clear with the winner given the steady pace. He can get off the mark now with Ballyvango possibly the lead threat. Casual Observer rates an interesting Rules debutant having finished runner-up to a promising one on his only start between the flags.