Racing Blogger Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Big John Ollie (G) €55,000 Poet's Word gelding who is probably a budding stayer but definite encouragement to glean from his debut third in a Ffos Las bumper (15.8f) in October, keeping on well to take that place dying…	3	C J Todd D Skelton	5	73.5kg	4.50 7/2
—	2	—	Blackswan D'oroux (G) €155,000 3-y-o, Tunis gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/useful chase winner Blueking d'Oroux, stays 3m, and useful hurdler/chaser Path d'Oroux. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France. Of obvious intere…	—	Ben Jones B Pauling	5	73.5kg	3 2/1
—	3	—	Elusive Pb (G) H Elusive Pimpernel gelding out of an unraced sister to unreliable but useful hurdler/chaser Out Sam and half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Honest John. Likely to need more time and dis…	335	Kielan Woods Nick Scholfield	5	73.5kg	15 14/1
—	4	—	I'm Wide Awake (G) Fair form when runner-up both starts to date, latterly in 15-runner bumper at this C&D (heavy) 27 days ago. Likely to be competitive again.	22376	Lucy Gardner Mrs S Gardner	6	73.5kg	5 4/1
—	5	—	Kiptanuy (G) Jeu St Eloi gelding. Brother to fairly useful 15f French hurdle winner Sainte Candy and and half-brother to 4 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Pic d'Orhy. Rare UK runner for Irish-…	—	Jack Andrews W J Burke	5	73.5kg	15 14/1
—	6	—	Le Cold Grey (G) €95,000 3-y-o, Cokoriko gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/17f hurdle winner in France Hardi du Mesnil and smart hurdler/very smart staying chaser Gaillard du Mesnil. Stable’s first-timers merit …	32	Lorcan Williams P F Nicholls	5	73.5kg	5.50 9/2
—	7	—	Valiant Soldier (G) £32,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Brother to a point winner. Dam (h105), bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 25f) Teescomponents Lad and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (s…	55	Paul O'Brien J Tizzard	5	73.5kg	11 10/1
—	8	—	Fountains Gala (M) Passing Glance mare. Sister to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chase winner Fountains Windfall and bumper winner/fair 19f hurdle winner Fountains Blenheim.	90	James Best Claire Hitch	6	70.3kg	51 50/1
—	9	—	Hotter Than Dubai (M) Dartmouth filly. Half-sister to useful chaser Tile Tapper, stayed 4¼m, and fair hurdler Hot Ryan, stayed 3¼m. Dam (c107/h93) 23f chase winner. Bred to stay long distances.	6	Miss Thomosina Eyston C Honour	5	70.3kg	51 50/1
—	10	—	Rob's Spirit (M) Maxios filly who was sent off at 200/1 and looked clueless when a well-beaten tenth of 11 in bumper (200/1) at Chepstow (16.1f, soft) on debut 41 days ago.	0	Mr Eddie Edge Nick Scholfield	5	70.3kg	101 100/1
—	11	—	Topsham Tide (M) Showed nothing in a C&D bumper on debut last month.	0	James Davies C J Down	5	70.3kg	151 150/1
—	12	—	Up The Hill (M) Getaway filly. Dam (h115), 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 25f) As I See It out of smart 2m-21f hurdle winner Chomba Womba. Bred more for stamina than speed.	7P-	Harry Kimber P Gundry	5	70.3kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Blackswan D'oroux (2/1), Big John Ollie (7/2), I'm Wide Awake (4/1), Le Cold Grey (9/2), Valiant Soldier (10/1), Kiptanuy (14/1), Elusive Pb (14/1), Up The Hill (25/1), Fountains Gala (50/1), Hotter Than Dubai (50/1), Rob's Spirit (100/1), Topsham Tide (150/1)