The See You At Cheltenham Open Maiden

National Hunt Flat Race (Class 5) (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB RACE)

TWO MILES ABOUT HALF A FURLONG (2m 70yds) for maiden four, five and six yrs old

Total prize fund £4000

Owners Prize Money Winner £1669; Second £835; Third £417; Fourth £209. (Penalty Value £2178.40)

SEE PAGE 30 FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE.

1 CAME FROM NOTHING (IRE) (119)0 5 11 6

B g Beat Hollow - By The Hour (IRE)

O Mr D. W. N. Walker

T Jonjo O’Neill, Cheltenham

WHITE, RED diamond

Br Mr D. Breen

S Wasdell Group

TIMEFORM VIEW 12/1, eighth of 14 in bumper at Exeter (17f, good to soft) on debut 119 days ago

Was a bit better than the result on that occasion but he’ll need to leave that bare form well behind back from a break Star Rating

2 FREDDIE’S SONG (FR) (-)

Bl g Great Pretender (IRE) - Athinea (FR)

O Mr Simon Hunt

Br Mr Athanase Poulopoulos

T David Bridgwater, Stow-on-the-Wold S Winvic Construction Limited

RED and WHITE check, BLACK and WHITE check sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap.

5 11 6

TIMEFORM VIEW Great Pretender gelding Dam (c99/h110), hurdle/chase winner in France, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (17f-19f winner) Aflatoun. Yard 0-18 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons

3 NATIVE MOON (IRE) (-)

Ch g Sea Moon - Toye Native (IRE)

O The Gosden Mob Br Mr Ian Lindsay

T Victor Dartnall, Barnstaple

MAUVE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, MAUVE armlets

5 11 6

TIMEFORM VIEW Sea Moon gelding Half-brother to fair hurdler Tullyveery Lad, stays 23f, and 3m hurdle winner Joanna I’m Fine, both by Famous Name Stable enjoys the odd bit of bumper success and has been among the winners in recent days Star RatingHHHII Official BHA Rating - ALAN JOHNS

4 RASCAL (GB) (-)

B g Blue Bresil (FR) - Fairy Theatre (IRE)

O Sharon Nelson & Vicki Robinson Br Jeremy MacTaggart

T Tom George, Slad

WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap.

S HBA Media

5 11 6

TIMEFORM VIEW £40,000 Blue Bresil gelding Dam (h106), maiden hurdler, sister to smart hurdler/ top-class chaser (stayed 29f) Bellshill Betting should guide to expectations with this newcomer

5 SAINT JAGUEN (FR) (110)

B g Saint des Saints (FR) - Soif d’Aimer (FR)

O Imperial Racing & Mr John Blackburn Br H. Tibeuf

T Fergal O’Brien, Cheltenham

BLACK, WHITE stars, striped sleeves, BLACK cap.

5 BF

5 11 6

BURKE

S Bresbet

TIMEFORM VIEW Could only manage a well-held fifth on his Hereford debut in November but the fact that he went off at 15/8 suggests that a lot better was anticipated. Has subsequently undergone wind surgery and also wears a first-time tongue tie Could prove a different proposition this time Star RatingHHHHI Official BHA Rating - PADDY BRENNAN

6 SOUTH OMO ZONE (IRE) (149) P-2

B g Court Cave (IRE) - Starry Lady (IRE)

O Air-Water Investments Ltd Br S. McGivern & P. Harford

T Milton Harris, Warminster

S Bresbet

ROYAL BLUE, WHITE spots, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE spots and cap.

5 11 6

TIMEFORM VIEW £80,000 buy after finishing runner-up on completed start in Irish points Very interesting contender for a stable with a good bumper record.

Star RatingHHHHI Official BHA Rating - BRADLEY HARRIS (7)

7 THORPENESS (IRE) (16) 0 5 11 6

B g Doyen (IRE) - African Keys (IRE)

O Mr P. H. Betts

T Dan Skelton, Alcester

Br Brian Griffin

S HATCHER COMPONENTS LTD

YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE braces, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars and stars on cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW From a top stable but sent off at 25/1 when well held on Kempton debut 16 days ago.

STEWARDS NOTE: Following its run on 25/2/2023 it was reported that the horse hung left-handed.

8 TREGELE (IRE) (43)

B g Mahler - Emily Gray (IRE)

O Julie and David R Martin and Dan Hall

T Kim Bailey, Cheltenham

Br Suroben Ltd

S Kim Bailey Racing Ltd

DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW 7/1, shaped encouragingly when 9 lengths fifth of 10 on Southwell debut in January, travelling well long way. Much respected with improvemnet likely

9 CORNAMONA (IRE) (85)

Ch m Doyen (IRE) - Belle Bora (IRE)

O Countrywide Park Homes Ltd

T Nicky Henderson, Lambourn

RED and WHITE diamonds

Br Christopher Maye

S Countrywide Park Homes and Luxury Lodges

TIMEFORM VIEW Has joined a top yard since making a winning start in the Irish pointing field in December Market confidence behind her would look very significant.

10 BALLEE (IRE) (19) 5

B or Br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE)

O Mr P. J. McBurney

T Gerald Stephen Quinn, Ireland

RED, ROYAL BLUE hoops, armlets and star on cap.

Br Greg Rossiter & Denis Hickey

TIMEFORM VIEW 14/1, raced freely despite being fitted with a hood but did show ability when fifth of 10 in a Punchestown bumper (2m, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago This sharp track ought to suit him on that evidence. Yard has had a bumper winner in Britain.

11 FLYING FORTUNE (IRE) (34) 34

Br f Soldier of Fortune (IRE) - Turbo Linn

O Fortune N’Fame fillies Br Cathal Ennis

T Peter Bowen, Haverfordwest

EMERALD GREEN, RED chevron, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE chevrons on sleeves, RED cap, WHITE star

TIMEFORM VIEW Soldier of Fortune filly who has shown fair form when reaching the frame at Ludlow and Market Rasen (listed) in recent months Prominent showing likely here.

Star RatingHHHII Official BHA Rating - SEAN BOWEN

10.

Running for the first time since Gelding No. 2, 3, 4. Running for the first time since Wind Surgery No. 5.

2022: UKANTANGO (IRE) 5 11 4 Aidan Coleman 11-2 (Olly Murphy) 12 ran

PLAY SMARTER

BETTING FORECAST:

3-1 Cornamona (IRE), 6-1 Saint Jaguen (FR), Flying Fortune (IRE), 15-2 Ballee (IRE), 8-1 Tregele (IRE), 17-2 South Omo Zone (IRE), 14-1 Rascal (GB), 25-1 Came From Nothing (IRE), 28-1 Native Moon (IRE), 50-1 Freddie’s Song (FR), Thorpeness (IRE)

RACE SUMMARY:

An interesting bumper to conclude. TREGELE impressed with the way he travelled for a long way on his Southwell debut 6 weeks ago and gets the nod to build on that promising run. Point-recruits Cornamona and South Omo Zone are potentially dangerous opponents, particularly if the betting speaks in their favour Flying Fortune has the form to be thereabouts, while the strength behind Saint Jaguen on his debut suggests he’s thought capable of a lot better than he showed on that occasion.

1-2-3:

1.TREGELE (IRE) 2.CORNAMONA (IRE) 3.SOUTH OMO ZONE (IRE)

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