McHale Orbital INH Flat Race

Affinisea gelding is first foal of modest racemare, half-sister to useful winners G K Chesterton (1m/8.5f) and Submariner (1m1f-1m4f), out of 10.5f Group 3 winner; the 'Shark' rarely wins bumpers.

Cost E200,000 as 3yo; half-brother to winners Santini (top-class 2m4f-3m1f hurdle/chase), Dusky Legend (bumper/useful 2m hurdle) and Rockpoint (useful 3m hurdle); dam 1m4f Flat/2m hurdle winner; weakened tamely in valuable Punchestown bumper last month, but was only 8-1 for that; tongue-tie might help.

Cost only 2,600gns as 3yo; second foal; half-brother to Greek/Polish 5f/6f winner Mollys Pride; dam 6f/7f maiden (RPR 68), half-sister to 5f winner Rat Catcher, out of 6f winner; yard 11-94 in bumpers last five seasons.

(E12,000 vendor F); first foal; dam unraced sister to 2m/2m1f chase winner Doyouknowwhatimean, half-sister to 2m hurdle/chase winner Fabrique En France, out of 2m4f/2m5f hurdle winner from family of Champion Hurdle winner Hors La Loi III; small yard is respected and wins bumpers from time to time; Gleeson rode him when he was third in a good-ground point last month, and the winner made 500K four days later.

E11,000 F, E15,500 Y; fourth foal; dam unraced sister to smart 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Tumbling Dice, out of unraced half-sister to top-class chaser Remittance Man; pulled up in a point on testing ground in March