July 18 / 19.10 Southwell

19.10

Good

eventmasters.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2614.08
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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eventmasters.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 9-

Last run: 159 days

W: 10st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a fairly useful French Flat winner; weakened into ninth of 16 after racing too freely at Huntingdon (good) in February but her respected Flat trainer doesn't run many under this code and has booked Brian Hughes.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

2

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

One Colour

11st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

taken down early, took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, prominent 3rd, weakened quickly from 3 out, tailed off before 2 out

100/1

7th

2

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

One Colour

11st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

taken down early, took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, prominent 3rd

100/1

11th

6

(2)

10th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

One Colour

9st 9lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Max Young

midfield

33/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£6,500 3yo; seventh foal; half-brother to 2m6f hurdle winner Seeyouinvinnys and 3m3f hurdle winner Lammturner; dam unraced sister to smart bumper/hurdle winner Shinrock Paddy; stable has very good bumper strike-rate (21%); shortlisted.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1

19th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 3

14:05 Market Rasen

Deploy To Spy

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

4-7 over hurdles and he posted a personal best when winning in a small field at Worcester (2m7f, good to soft) five weeks ago; may still have some untapped potential; major contender in first-time cheekpieces.

9/4

1st

2

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

19:10 Worcester

Deploy To Spy

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Completed hat-trick with ready win on handicap debut at Aintree (2m1f, good) in November; ended 2024 with a lesser effort and was safely held when upped to 2m4f for reappearance in April but may still have potential over this even longer trip.

3/1

8th

6

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

14:05 Cheltenham

Deploy To Spy

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Brought up his hat-trick on handicap debut at Aintree in November (2m1f, good) and his following run at Doncaster off this 7lb higher mark looked too bad to be true; arrives here fresh and may well have further improvement lurking.

9/1

OUR TIP

7/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to a bumper winner; well beaten in first two Irish points but lost out only by a neck when clear second on good ground in May; tongue-tie fitted for today's rules debut; interesting to see how he fares.
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Verdict Starting price

4

1st Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Uttoxeter

Minella Miracle

11st 9lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Went close in the last of his three Irish points; 0-7 under rules but he's been placed a couple of times including in a maiden hurdle (2m, good) in May; returns after 128 days off but yard is in good form and he needs watching in market on handicap/chase debut.

10/1

4

1st Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Uttoxeter

Minella Miracle

11st 9lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Went close in the last of his three Irish points; 0-7 under rules but he's been placed a couple of times including in a maiden hurdle (2m, good) in May; returns after 128 days off but yard is in good form and he needs watching in market on handicap/chase debut.

10/1

6th

2

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:28 Worcester

Minella Miracle

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Placed on stable/hurdle debut at Stratford (2m, good) in May but that form isn't anything to get too excited about, and he was disappointing when well-held fourth over 2m2f there last time; tongue-tie refitted.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
6,000gns 3yo; ninth foal; closely related Listed 1m4f Flat winner Alakhana, half-brother to three other Flat winners (one also a hurdle winner); dam German Listed-placed 7f 2yo winner; with that pedigree, he enters calculations for a race of this nature.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:45 Aintree

The Eventmaster

11st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

Runner-up in two good-ground Worcester bumpers last summer; that form isn't anything to go wild about, though, and this hurdling debut comes after an eight-month absence.

11/2

2nd

4

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:45 Aintree

The Eventmaster

11st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

Runner-up in two good-ground Worcester bumpers last summer; that form isn't anything to go wild about, though, and this hurdling debut comes after an eight-month absence.

11/2

2nd

7

18th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Worcester

The Eventmaster

11st 0lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

took keen hold, midfield, headway after 8f

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-brother to a German Flat winner and same connections' fair hurdler Gerolamo Cardano; dam well-connected Flat maiden; stable 0-25 in bumpers during last five seasons; considered only if lively in betting.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

9th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:48 Perth

Jormungandr

10st 5lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: D J Jeffreys

Did well to be beaten 10l at Worcester (2m4f handicap debut; good) given he refused to settle and perhaps the ground was too soft at Uttoxeter; remains of interest.

8/1

8th

11

17th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

17:45 Uttoxeter

Jormungandr

10st 5lb

J: Cian Chester

T: D J Jeffreys

Happier for the step up to 2m4f on last month's Worcester handicap debut (good), keeping on late despite initial refusal to settle; grounds to expect better and 2lb drop is most welcome; remains of interest.

8/1

Form: 8

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a French Flat winner; unable to justify prominence in the betting when tailed off at Hexham last month and deserted by Brian Hughes today but is presumably thought capable of better.
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10th

3

(4)

19th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

16:50 Newcastle (AW)

J C International

9st 7lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Only a hint of ability so far and, although cheekpieces fitted for this AW debut, he'll have to better everything he has done so far if he's to win this.

33/1

7th

8

(11)

12th Sep 2023

Good

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

15:40 Catterick

J C International

9st 11lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Well beaten in bumpers and he's failed to threaten in sixth on all three Flat starts (1m2f/1m4f); market check advised on handicap debut but improvement is needed.

16/1

6th

2

(3)

28th Aug 2023

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

15:00 Ripon

J C International

9st 12lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Well beaten in both bumpers and has made no impact on his two Flat starts, most recently when 200-1 at Catterick last Monday.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£25,000 yearling; third foal; half-brother to low-grade chase winner Ahead Of Schedule; dam placed on Flat in France and over hurdles in Britain, sister to smart hurdler Cockney Sparrow; fell on point debut in April; market may guide.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

2

18th Jul 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

19:10 Southwell

Doiwannaknow

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter Bowen

midfield, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, ridden and no impression from 3f out

14/1

Form: 9

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful hurdler Potters Midnight; made low-key debut for Charlie Longsdon when ninth of 16 at Huntingdon (good) in May; now with Matt Crawley.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

4

18th Jul 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

19:10 Southwell

Potters Bishop

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Matt Crawley

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

16/1

9th

4

11th May 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:05 Huntingdon

Potters Bishop

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Charlie Longsdon

Third foal; half-brother to bumper/useful hurdle winner Potters Midnight; dam low-grade hurdle winner; stable has good bumper strike-rate (14%); market may guide.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in both Irish points, more recently when third of 13 on good ground in April; changed hands for £36,000 the following month; should have a future under rules but new trainer is not prolific in bumpers.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

13:30 Leicester

Wexford Park

10st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Gary Hanmer

0-7 under rules and showed little in two chase starts last month, since a break; visor replaces cheekpieces; others preferred.

50/1

7th

10

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

14:08 Catterick

Wexford Park

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Gary Hanmer

Placed in his two Irish points in 2023 but has accomplished little in six races under rules, pulled up this term in both his chases (3m, soft); now tries cheekpieces.

33/1

10

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

14:08 Catterick

Wexford Park

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Gary Hanmer

Placed in his two Irish points in 2023 but has accomplished little in six races under rules, pulled up this term in both his chases (3m, soft); now tries cheekpieces.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-brother to 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner Nazwa; dam unraced half-sister to useful 7f-1m6f Flat winner Emenem; stable does well in bumpers (19% strike-rate).
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

9

2nd Feb 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:25 Southwell

Pic The Power

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: L J Morgan

17-2 from 4-1, remote last of eight in bumper at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) in November.

50/1

Non-runners

Wexford Park, Pic The Power

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Payout
Exacta £10.90
Straight Forecast £10.02
Trifecta £97.60

Selections

The Times:

One Colour

POSTDATA:

Deploy To Spy

SPOTLIGHT:

The Eventmaster

RP RATINGS:

Potters Bishop

The Star:

Wexford Park

Daily Mirror:

Minella Miracle

The Guardian:

Deploy To Spy

Daily Record:

Deploy To Spy

Telegraph:

One Colour

Daily Mail:

One Colour

D Express:

One Colour

The Sun:

One Colour