17:10 Stratford

Tuesday 28 August 2018

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Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 21.10s

Hatcher^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 129| CD

5/6

Completed a hat-trick when winning by 31L on good ground over this C&D last time out. Has to concede weight all round and is a leading contender once more.

Form: 2-F2111

Francky Du Berlais^h,t⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 120

6/5

Ffos Las novice hurdle winner over 2m on good ground in May. Absent since and an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 3762-31

Pack It In⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

40/1

Fair fifth when making his return to hurdles at Worcester (2m, good) early last month. More needed if he's to register a first hurdling success on this occasion.

Form: BP-5

The Tangler Barry¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: P W Middleton

16/1

Point-to-point winner on yielding-to-soft ground in April. Held on both hurdles starts so far including when 19L fourth at Worcester (2m4f, good) earlier this month.

Form: 8231-54

Bounderby²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L Heard| T: D M Loughnane

66/1

Finished runner-up off a mark of 70 on the Flat at Haydock (good-to-firm) in May. Struggled on hurdling debut however and probably best watched at present.

Form: 6

Iona Island¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Dave Crosse| T: Jean-Rene Auvray

200/1

Beaten 38L when making her hurdling debut in a maiden contest over an extended 2m2f at Newton Abbot (good) recently. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0

Lady Ingleby⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: C E LongsdonWS

200/1

Well beaten in three starts over hurdles in the spring. Had wind surgery subsequently and more needed on her return from a break.

Form: 840

Non-Runners

Call Sign Charlie¹⁰⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: B Barr J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Hatcher (5/6), Francky Du Berlais (6/5), The Tangler Barry (16/1), Pack It In (40/1), Bounderby (66/1), Call Sign Charlie (100/1), Lady Ingleby (200/1), Iona Island (200/1)

HATCHER looks the most likely winner of this event and as such holds strong claims of completing a four-timer. Of his rivals Francky Du Berlais is the only previous hurdles winner in the field and he can claim second ahead of point-to-point winner The Tangler Barry who can improve on his hurdles debut to claim third.