16:05 Doncaster

Friday 25 January 2019

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Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 5.50s

Kk Lexion²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 121

8/1

Hasn't won over hurdles for two years but that was when a 10L scorer off today's mark at Wincanton (2m5f+, soft); 0-3 at Doncaster - no problems with the underfoot conditions.

Form: 30-4530

Dreamsoftheatre^p⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 121| D

33/1

Temperamental at times and didn't appreciate the return to chasing at Ludlow last month; sits 7lb higher than when springing a 25/1 shock at Warwick (3m2f, good) in September; lesser fancied stablemate of His Dream.

Form: 1P213P

Muthabir²²

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: R Johnson| T: R T Phillips| OR: 119| C| D

7/2

Took full advantage of a marginal ease in the weights to score by a neck (all out) at Ludlow in early January; 4lb higher in the weights but with conditions just about ideal should be there or thereabouts.

Form: 054-841

Jefferson Davis²⁰¹

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 121

Form: 5-55452

Kilbrew Boy^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case| OR: 116| BF

5/1

Made all and jumped well when winning a weak 2m4f maiden hurdle at Fakenham in December (good to soft); found out in a stronger race next time (2/1f) and surely rates as a doubtful stayer over 3m.

Form: 20-4614

Notre Ami²⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N J Gifford| OR: 119

Form: 0-F2333

Djin Conti^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 114

7/2

Reliable over timber since winning a 2m Wincanton maiden (good) in May 2018; perhaps didn't conclusively prove his stamina over an extended 3m1f at Catterick latest (soft) but wasn't disgraced in being beaten just under 3L by Too Many Chiefs.

Form: 33-1932

Modern Warfair⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 112

9/2

Bought for £80,000 in April 2018; brought along steadily by his trainer this season, finishing 4L second to the 123-rated Newtide in a 2m7f maiden (soft) at Haydock in December; of interest on handicap debut.

Form: 2-42

Unblinking²⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 116

Form: 662/215

His Dream²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 108

4/1

Returned from a short break following a couple of turgid efforts (presumably something amiss) to score in a decisive manner at Warwick (3m2f, good to soft) on New Years Eve; 8lb higher here but the horse to beat if in the same form.

Form: 137PP1

Prince Of Steal²²

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: H J Evans| OR: 116| D

Form: FPUP/P8

Daydream Aulmes³⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 116| C

Form: 1-40611

Lough Ryn³⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114

Form: 4/845-69

Marten²⁰

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling| OR: 113

Form: 0/16P-P8

Lex Talionis²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C J Mann| OR: 113

Form: 1-66276

Oscar Ceremony²⁵

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C J Mann| OR: 112

Form: 483

Dancing Doug⁶⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S Thomas| OR: 112

Form: F322-F3

Querry Horse⁶⁰

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: O Sherwood| OR: 110| C

Form: 9P-5647

The Groovy Hoovy⁵⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: O Sherwood| OR: 110

Form: 47-P16P

Landecker²⁷

Age: 18| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N W Alexander| OR: 109

Form: P8-9662

J'Ai Froid²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B I Case| OR: 109

Form: 52-954

Fly Rory Fly²⁰

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N W Alexander| OR: 107

Form: 94-2644

In The Pipeline⁷⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B G Powell| OR: 103

Form: 5-320

Overtheedge¹⁴

Age: 17| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S G West| OR: 86| D

Form: P4-0PPP

Forecasts

Muthabir (7/2), Djin Conti (7/2), His Dream (4/1), Modern Warfair (9/2), Kilbrew Boy (5/1), Kk Lexion (8/1), Dreamsoftheatre (33/1)

A race in which a couple of the runners would've made a fair degree of appeal but for the presence of the smooth New Years Eve Warwick winner HIS DREAM. Jonjo O'Neill (who also saddles the less fancied veteran Dreamsoftheatre) has seemingly rediscovered the key to his 6yo Yeats gelding with a subsequent 8lb rise in the weights neither here nor there such was the manner of that most taking performance. Evidently a proven stayer on a sound surface, he's strongly fancied to follow up with those most likely to be fighting out the minor places being the handicap debutante Modern Warfair and the Richard Johnson ridden Muthabir.