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16:20 Taunton

Saturday 21 January 2023

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Rookery Bridal Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

4YO to 6YO | Class 5 | 2m 104y | 14 Runners | Turf

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Mellificent⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Anthony O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: Jonjo & A O'Neill| D

7/2

Promising second in Fairyhouse bumper in April for Lorna Fowler. Bought for €150,000 subsequently and created an excellent impression for new connections when stylish winner of Uttoxeter bumper. Big player despite conceding weight all round.

Form: 2-1

Bushtucker Park

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

12/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park mare. Dam, fair 2½m chase winner, sister to smart hurdler (stayed 25f) Not Many Left. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

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Casa No Mento³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: N A Twiston-Davies| D

10/1

£7,500 3-y-o, Casamento mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Red Reminder and modest hurdler Red Ochre. Successful on her sole start in point bumpers in March. Interesting.

Form: 1-

Dolly Delightful

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J WhiteWS

20/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam, useful 2¾m/3m hurdle winner, sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m-3m winner) Union Saint. Has had wind op ahead of her debut. Market can guide.

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Larchmont Lass⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

3/1

10/3, promising third of 8 in bumper at Ascot on debut 63 days ago. This Walk In The Park mare fetched €95,000 as a 3-y-o so she merits consideration with more to come.

Form: 3

Lily Luna

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

33/1

€8,500 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to Czech chase winner by Sulamani. Betting can prove a good indicator.

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Midsummer Lass²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

100/1

50/1, pulled up in bumper at Exeter on debut 20 days ago, pulled up back straight. Lots more is needed.

Form: P

Mollie Brown^t1⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| BF

14/1

10/3, eleventh of 18 in bumper at Warwick on debut 66 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. This Black Sam Bellamy mare should still do better so shouldn't be written off.

Form: 0

Sam's Amour¹³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: K Burke

10/1

Black Sam Bellamy mare who shaped well when second of 7 in bumper at Fontwell (good to firm) on debut 139 days ago, needing stiffer test. No forlorn hope after her break.

Form: 2

Somerway^t1⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: T R GeorgeWS

33/1

Well-held tenth of 11 to Mellificent in bumper (25/1) at Uttoxeter on debut 99 days ago. Since had breathing surgery and fitted with tongue strap now.

Form: 0

Armathia^t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry

5/1

10/1 and tongue strap on, encouraging third of 12 in bumper at Wincanton on debut 51 days ago. This Cityscape filly can go forward here.

Form: 3

Edmond⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Bryan Carver| T: B R Millman

12/1

Nathaniel filly who came in fourth of 12 in bumper at Aintree (18/1) on debut 77 days ago. Can build on it now.

Form: 4

Energy Two

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

16/1

Kayf Tara filly. Dam, useful 2m hurdle winner, also 10.7f-1½m winner on Flat. Appeals on paper so this newcomer can't be dismissed.

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Rosalys

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

14/1

Workforce filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair hurdler Diocletian. Dam unraced. Stable’s first-timers always command respect.

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Forecasts

Larchmont Lass (3/1), Mellificent (7/2), Armathia (5/1), Sam's Amour (10/1), Casa No Mento (10/1), Bushtucker Park (12/1), Edmond (12/1), Rosalys (14/1), Mollie Brown (14/1), Energy Two (16/1), Dolly Delightful (20/1), Lily Luna (33/1), Somerway (33/1), Midsummer Lass (100/1)

A few with potential and the market could prove highly informative but MELLIFICENT looked a very good prospect when going in at Uttoxeter on her yard debut and can successfully concede weight all round. Casa No Mento could emerge as the chief threat to Jonjo O'Neill's Fame And Glory mare with Larchmont Lass, Armathia and Mollie Brown all shortlisted too.