17:30 Uttoxeter

Saturday 19 May 2018

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Total Access Now On DAB Radio Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 48.9s

Western Breeze⁴⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 97| DWS

3/1

Maiden hurdle winner in 2015 but out of form the last two seasons and hopes seem to rely on a change of stable bringing about improvement.

Form: 22PPP6/

Faction^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Buckley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 90

9/2

Placed over C&D on good ground 11 months ago but well held in two subsequent outings including on return from over ten months off the track recently.

Form: 34/327-7

Benissimo⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 89

33/1

Twice a winner over hurdles in the past but struggled in recent starts. Cheekpieces worn the last twice are absent on his return from a break.

Form: 568/65P-

Grand Coureur^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: B Leavy| OR: 88

22/1

14 race maiden and pulled up on both starts since joining this stable. Others have a more obvious chance in this contest.

Form: 402PP-P

Reddington^v1¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 83

16/1

Struggled in six starts so far including in handicap company the last twice. Wears a visor for the first time here.

Form: 80970/P-

Chase Me^p1⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Bargary⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 83

6/4

Placed four times in point-to-point company a couple of years ago including on good ground on debut. Fair efforts in handicap company most recently over fences in February and wears cheekpieces for the first time on debut for this yard.

Form: 6/30055-

Isle Road⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: R D Day| T: J Riches| OR: 80

8/1

Point-to-point winner a year ago and placed in a hunter chase at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) subsequently. Well held on sole completion since and others make more appeal.

Form: R2/13P7-

Waitinonasunnyday²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: M Blake| OR: 78

8/1

Improved effort when finishing runner-up at Towcester (2m5f, soft) last time out. Races off a 2lb higher mark here and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 60PP52-

Forecasts

Chase Me (6/4), Western Breeze (3/1), Faction (9/2), Isle Road (8/1), Waitinonasunnyday (8/1), Reddington (16/1), Grand Coureur (22/1), Benissimo (33/1)

WAITINONASUNNYDAY can register his first victory by taking this opening handicap hurdle. The selection placed on soft ground last time and a reproduction of that effort should be enough to see him take this with Chase Me, who makes his first start for a useful yard taken to get the better of Western Breeze, another debuting for new stable in the battle for second.