15:35 Stratford

Saturday 21 October 2017

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Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 29.21s

El Terremoto²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 130| C| D

5/2

Winner twice over hurdles last autumn including off a 4lb lower mark at Haydock (heavy). Disappointing the last twice however and making his seasonal debut today.

Form: 511380-

Mister Fizz^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: T Dowling⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss I Pickard| OR: 125

33/1

Successful off a mark of 140 on good-to-soft ground at Newton Abbot in August 2015 but disappointing since and races off a 15lb lower mark today.

Form: 150/00-0

Capeland^h1²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 124| D

2/1

Winner twice from five starts since joining this stable from France. Latest of those came at Newton Abbot (good) a year ago and he is one to note on just his second handicap start with a hood applied for the first time.

Form: 11/3162-

Viserion¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 124

20/1

Wetherby novice hurdle winner over 2m on good ground in April but pulled up in a handicap the following month and races off a 2lb higher mark today.

Form: 31621-P

Royal Irish Hussar³⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 124

8/1

Runner-up at Plumpton (good-to-firm) over 2m 13 months ago and two disappointing efforts sees him race off a 4lb lower mark today. Interesting runner on his first outing since last December.

Form: 43/4244-

Vive Le Roi³³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 122

8/1

Victorious over an extended 2m at Bangor (soft) in March 2016 but held in two outings since. Fair effort when third at Towcester (2m5f, good-to-soft) on his most recent outing in November last year and one to note today.

Form: 1981/33-

Itshard To No^t⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 120

8/1

Returning from a long absence when finishing 15L third at Cartmel (2m1f, good-to-soft) in August. Entitled to improve for that effort and worth considering in this event.

Form: 2521/4-3

Aficionado^p⁸²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁷⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 117| BF| D

8/1

Finished runner-up four times in 2015 but unraced since disappointing at Cartmel in July of that year. Yards horses are running well and worth a check in the market today.

Form: 122226/

Forecasts

Capeland (2/1), El Terremoto (5/2), Vive Le Roi (8/1), Itshard To No (8/1), Aficionado (8/1), Royal Irish Hussar (8/1), Viserion (20/1), Mister Fizz (33/1)

CAPELAND disappointed on handicap debut but represents a leading yard who can boast a 30% strike-rate (9/30) at present and he is taken to register a fourth victory in seven career starts by taking this. competitive handicap hurdle. Itshard To No shaped with promise on his return from a long absence last time and he is taken to claim third ahead of Royal Irish Hussar who is another returning from a lay-off today.