16:35 Fontwell

Sunday 10 September 2017

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Winner Plant Hire Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 24.3s

Jackblack^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: B R Johnson| OR: 113| CD

9/1

Victorious in a three runner novice hurdle over C&D on good-to-firm ground last month. Made all on that occasion and looks vulnerable under a penalty today.

Form: 33-5331

Amadoue^h¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: T Lacey| OR: 112

7/1

Couple of decent efforts in maiden hurdles including when third of eight over 2m at Worcester (good) last time out. Leading jockey booked to ride and one to note in this contest.

Form: 43

Legal Ok^e/s1,h1¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: S Edmunds

3/1

Granted a soft lead when easily winning his point-to-point on good ground in Ireland last December. Held in a bumper and two hurdles so far but this looks weaker with a hood and eyeshield worn for the first time today.

Form: 4/1839-

Light Of Air^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 104

16/1

Dual winner on the Flat including over 1m4f at Brighton (good) in May. Running well since and interesting with better ground likely to suit compared to his three hurdle outings last season.

Form: 576-

Lubatic¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

11/1

Confirmed the promise of his debut fourth in a Taunton (good) bumper in April when winning a similar event over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (good-to-firm) later that month. Making his hurdling debu ttoday.

Form: 41-

Rod Of Iron¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick

66/1

Maiden after nine starts on the Flat and rated just 41 in that sphere following a defeat in a first time visor (absent today) at Lingfield recently. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form:

The Detainee^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland

8/1

Winner of two of his three starts on the Flat since joining this stable earlier this season. Stable have had a couple of winners in recent days and worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.

Form:

Thisonetime^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115

3/1

Placed three times from five starts over hurdles but disappointing over 2m6f at Stratford (good) in first time cheekpieces (left off today) in April. Absent since and a leading player dropping in trip today.

Form: 1/52224-

Udogo²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: B G Powell

50/1

Five time winner on the Flat and ran well on hurdling debut on good ground at Clonmel when with Joseph O'Brien. Disappointing on only start in that sphere since and well held on the Flat for this yard in 2017.

Form: 39-

White Valiant⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: John Berry| C

5/1

Winner of two of his four bumper outings including over an extended 1m5f on good ground here in April. Finished runner-up here subsequently and an interesting runner on his first outing over hurdles.

Form: 181-2

Onehelluvatouch²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Aspell| T: P Hide

40/1

Flat winner over 1m2f in first time blinkers at Brighton (good-to-firm) 12 months ago but disappointing in the main since and others make more appeal in this contest.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Thisonetime (3/1), Legal Ok (3/1), White Valiant (5/1), Amadoue (7/1), The Detainee (8/1), Jackblack (9/1), Lubatic (11/1), Light Of Air (16/1), Onehelluvatouch (40/1), Udogo (50/1), Rod Of Iron (66/1)

THISONETIME can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by taking this novice hurdle dropping in trip for trainer Dan Skelton. The selection boasts some solid form over hurdles and can get off the mark here at the chief expense of Worcester third Amadoue who is another with with decent form over hurdles so far. Light Of Air is likely to appreciate the forecast ground conditions and comes here fit from an outing on the Flat and he can claim third today.