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Join Us On Friday 4th October Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 4m 2.83s

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Takt De Touques^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerald Quinn| D

4/6

Winning pointer who has shown an excellent attitude to land both bumpere outings to date. Giving plenty of weight away but still appeals as the likeliest winner.

Form: 4211-1

Drumlee Myth⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: S McParlan

7/1

Watar gelding. Dam (c99/h103), 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 2¾m), sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Kentford Legend. Every chance when fell last sole start in Irish points (Apr 27). One to note.

Form: F-

Blakey Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Ewan Whillans

11/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam unraced from family of Grand National winner Rule The World and smart staying hurdler Venalmar.

Form:

East Eagle^t1⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

50/1

From the family of high-class hurdler/smart chase winner (stayed 21f) Sutton Place. Just signs of ability for Tom Weston and looks up against it starting out for new yard with a tongue strap on.

Form: 5-5

Bellmount Lady²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson

150/1

Half-sister to 4 winners but showed nothing at Kelso first time out, so will need to leave that form well behind.

Form: 0

Lewesdon Dancer²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: Paul Collins

10/1

Related to a couple of winners and showed something to work on when third at Kelso first time out. Can make her presence felt if the emphasis is sufficiently on stamina.

Form: 3

Sunset Hill⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett

25/1

€13,000 3-y-o, £8,000 5-y-o, Kingston Hill mare. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Shantou Bob. Unplaced both starts in Irish points (latest Apr 27).

Form: 56-

Ava's Angel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

16/1

Stoutly bred and shaped in kind when plugging on for third here on debut. Wasn't in the same form next time but he can't be written off.

Form: 39

Starlit Wave

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/2

€7,000 3-y-o, Affinisea filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Final Nudge, stayed 4¼m, and bumper winner Fons Vivus. Dam unraced. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

Born In The West⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: Mr Martin McIntyre

Jehol De Thaix

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

The Beekeeper²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Takt De Touques (4/6), Born In The West (7/2), Starlit Wave (11/2), Jehol De Thaix (6/1), Drumlee Myth (7/1), Lewesdon Dancer (10/1), Blakey Boy (11/1), Ava's Angel (16/1), Sunset Hill (25/1), East Eagle (50/1), The Beekeeper (66/1), Bellmount Lady (150/1)

TAKT DE TOUQUES is unbeaten in a point and two bumpers and his likeable attitude can pull him through again. Born In The West has already won between the flags and is expected to build on a positive Rules debut, so he's the main threat ahead of Drumlee Myth.