17:30 Uttoxeter

Sunday 1 July 2018

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Cashout At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 4m 47.30s

Mr Snoozy^p¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss E Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 114| D

9/2

Ran well to place at Aintree last time and up another 2lb which shouldn't be an issue. No surprise to see him hit the frame again.

Form: 468-313

Shillingsworth³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 112

8/1

Ran fairly well to place in maiden company at Fontwell last time and he makes his handicap debut here. Can't be ruled out off this opening mark based on his best form.

Form: 7/5957-3

Eureu Du Boulay^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 112

6/1

Yet to win in Britain but has appeared to improve with each run, including over C&D last time, and another step forward could see him hit the frame.

Form: 21P5-66

Notnow Seamus^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 109| D

9/4

Back to winning ways at Southwell last time out, and goes up 4lb for that narrow victory. Remains just 7lb above his opening mark despite having won twice, and further progression is possible.

Form: 24/1-6P1

War On The Rocks²²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108

7/2

Down the field when last seen at Cheltenham in November, but this is easier and longer trip should suit provided he's ready to go following the absence.

Form: 1334/30-

Satellite^h,t¹⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 107

33/1

Has seemingly had his issues given he's usually had a lengthy break after each of his runs, and he's no longer showing the early promise he displayed when racing in novice company.

Form: 5110/09-

Ruggiero³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 107

25/1

Showed little in a bumper and three novice hurdles. Should progress now in handicaps but tough to put faith in at first attempt.

Form: 7P-67

Doctor Thea³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 106| BF

16/1

Well-beaten when favourite at Cartmel last time, but won nicely at Market Rasen prior to that, in a manner that suggested that this handicap mark shouldn't be insurmountable for her.

Form: 5585-15

Western Storm^h⁴³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R T Phillips| OR: 105

40/1

Well-beaten again in novice company at Kempton when last seen in April 2017, and makes his belated handicap debut here having been off since. Others preferred.

Form: 569P4/

Courtlands Prince²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Farrelly| OR: 103

40/1

Beaten 99L on stable debut last time having lost his way for Neil Mulholland, and can only be watched here.

Form: D3/P3P-0

Troubled Soul⁴⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 102

14/1

First run since March 2017, when running fairly well at Huntingdon, but more than entitled to need the run after a long time off.

Form: 8732P3/

Non-Runners

Morianour⁸⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Evan Williams J: Adam Wedge

Grams And Ounces¹⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: G Harris J: M G Nolan

Forecasts

Notnow Seamus (9/4), War On The Rocks (7/2), Mr Snoozy (9/2), Eureu Du Boulay (6/1), Grams And Ounces (7/1), Shillingsworth (8/1), Morianour (10/1), Troubled Soul (14/1), Doctor Thea (16/1), Ruggiero (25/1), Satellite (33/1), Western Storm (40/1), Courtlands Prince (40/1)

The gradually progressing NOTNOW SEAMUS could take another step forward here to defy a 4lb rise for winning at Southwell last time and record his third win in five handicaps. His most recent run was his first for the Skeltons, and so it wouldn't be a surprise to see the requisite improvement on his second start for the yard. Dangers include Jedd O'Keeffe's Doctor Thea, if she can bounce back from a disappointing effort at Cartmel last time, as well as the returning War On The Rocks.