14:40 Uttoxeter

Sunday 25 November 2018

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Steve Grestly AKA The Trowl Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 6m 0.8s

Oh Land Abloom³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 129| D

13/2

Didn't really take to fences last time and should be happier now back over the smaller obstacles and back on his last winning mark.

Form: 46207-4

Notwhatiam^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 128| CD

7/4

C&D win on debut for the yard and then was travelling well enough when falling two out in a much stronger race at Cheltenham. Open to improvement judged on those runs and sets the standard.

Form: 3U4-01F

Ocean Cove¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127

3/1

Finished last season with a gutsy win at Ayr on good ground and should come on for recent Newbury comeback. 5lb above that win but has more to offer.

Form: 22321-9

Malapie²¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 127| CD

9/1

Won on chase debut when last seen in April but now reverts to hurdles at a track he won at last December and has a decent record fresh.

Form: 183931-

Landin^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J McGrath| T: J W Mullins| OR: 127

14/1

Two wins in the mud over shorter last winter but seems to have the lost the plot of late and plenty to prove at present.

Form: 11PP-B0

Bryden Boy¹⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 122| CD

16/1

9lb below last winning mark but usually needs very soft ground to be seen at his best and would welcome rain.

Form: 44270-8

Silva Eclipse¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 121

5/1

Didn't run badly on Bangor comeback last week and can build on that. Now steps up in trip but it promises to suit.

Form: 1228-4

Non-Runners

Crixus's Escape²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: G Boanas J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Notwhatiam (7/4), Ocean Cove (3/1), Silva Eclipse (5/1), Oh Land Abloom (13/2), Crixus's Escape (7/1), Malapie (9/1), Landin (14/1), Bryden Boy (16/1)

NOTWHATIAM was still in there with a chance when coming down at Cheltenham and can gain compensation. Ocean Cove can leave his comeback run behind and looks a threat with Crixus's Escape completing the short list.