Peter Niven won a Market Rasen bumper last week with a newcomer, and Ben Reid, bred along similar lines, needs taking very seriously, especially if he's strong in the market. Coffee Boy and I Am Simba are other debutants with appealing profiles on paper but it was hard not to be impressed by the way JAPETUS quickened to win over C&D last month and he's taken to follow up.[Richard O'Brien]
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28,000euros 3yo; half-brother to French 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner No Risk For You; dam French maiden Flat/jumps, half-sister to French 2m6f Grade 1 chase winner Top Of The Sky; from leading northern yard with 16% strike-rate in bumpers; wears hood; interesting newcomer.
Made the frame on all his completed outings in Irish points, including on good ground; new stable has had two bumper winners (from 35 attempts) in last five seasons; has plenty of experience and cannot be dismissed.
21,000gns yearling; Roaring Lion half-brother to five winners including Captain Chorus (Norwegian 7f-1m6f including Listed; RPR 108), Seaside Song (Norwegian/Swedish 1m Listed; 95) and Tavener (5f-7f; 86); dam 1m4f winner (79), closely related to 1m2f Group 1 winner; has a useful Flat pedigree, and in-form yard wins its share of bumpers; has had wind surgery.
Third in a point bumper, then well beaten on rules debut at Ayr (soft; 20-1) in January; needs to improve markedly for today's less testing conditions and the fitting of a hood.
Has a useful Juddmonte Flat pedigree; built on debut promise when winning five-runner race over C&D (good to soft; evens) three weeks ago with more in hand than the margin suggests (quickened well); more rivals to contend with here and has a penalty, but still holds leading claims.
Some promise in point bumpers over the winter but was last of seven on rules debut at Doncaster (good; 20-1) three weeks ago; much more needed in a first-time hood.
Bred along similar lines to his stable's recent winning bumper debutant On To The Rouge, out of an unraced half-sister to bumper winner Simply Rouge and from the family of smart dual-purpose performer Clever Cookie; commands plenty of respect, especially if strong in the market.
Nathaniel half-sister to winners Majestic Ace (German 7.5f) and Gerolamo Cardano (2m/2m4f hurdle); dam maiden (stayed 1m4f; RPR 71), half-sister to 10.5f Group 3 winner Goncharova; yard's record in bumpers (0-32 last five seasons) is off-putting.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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