Win Wild West NAP

NEWBERY.................3.40
When	18/01/12 15:40
Selection	£500 Win Wild West NAP (Win and EW)
Comments	The selection is a son of Galileo who is a close relation of connections' dual bumper (including on debut)/very smart 2m 4f-3m hurdle (including at Grade 1 level)/smart triple 3m chase winner (including at Grade 3 level) Wichita Lineman (by King's Theatre) and a half brother to very smart dual bumper (including on debut)/top-class 2m-3m hurdle winner (including twice at Grade 1 level) Rhinestone Cowboy and to the dam of bumper winners Lady Rhinestone and Present Gesture, out of a 12f 3yo Flat/dual 2m hurdle winner who was a half sister to 1990 Triumph Hurdle winner Rare Holiday and to the dam of US 12f Grade 1 winner Relaxed Gesture and high-class 8-10f winner (including at Grade 2 level) Evolving Tactics. This smartly bred gelding is trained by Jonjo O'Neill (unraced on the Flat for Aidan O'Brien) and makes any amount of appeal on paper as a close relation of connections' sadly ill-fated Wichita Lineman, a dual bumper winner in this division who was later a Grade 1 winner over hurdles and a smart 3m chaser, and a half brother to the yard's unfortunate 2002 Champion Bumper runner-up Rhinestone Cowboy, later a dual Grade 1 winner over hurdles at up to 3m, out of a winner under both codes from a smart Moyglare Stud bloodline. His handler sent out both Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Lineman to make winning debuts in this sphere, and this gelding should be suited by both this sphere and also this extended mile and a half distance, being a son of top stallion Galileo. The yard has been in decent form in bumpers so far this term, sending out a handful of winning newcomers including recent Listed scorer Shutthefrontdoor; been found a decent enough race in which to debut, but it would still be desperately disappointing if this well-connected son of Galileo couldn't get off the mark at the first time of asking and put himself in the frame for some of the better bumper races later on in the season.