15:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 16 March 2019

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Marston's Pedigree Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 9.3s

Lord Napier^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 145| D

7/1

Arrives here in good heart; third in a Listed race at Kempton before winning in good style at Sandown latest. Up 9lb but still on the upgrade and his consistency makes him a reliable option. Worth considering.

Form: 1-64631

Jolly's Cracked It²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: N D Fehily| T: H Fry| OR: 142

20/1

Held in a couple of graded races of late and has a bit to find with Lord Napier on the Ascot form. Needs a lot to go his way.

Form: 310/105

Buckhorn Timothy²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: R Johnson| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 140| D

20/1

Yard won this in 2016 and have secured the champion jockey for this attempt. However, this gelding has never won from a mark this high and looks weighted to the limit.

Form: 0/11P-17

Air Horse One²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Kieron Edgar⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 139

20/1

Plenty of ability but has been a tad inconsistent lately. Decent claims on the form of his penultimate start but not so good latest and his losing sequence is starting to mount up now.

Form: 3P-7026

Sully D'Oc Aa⁴⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: W T Kennedy| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 136

20/1

Decent form in France but not seen out for a while and plenty to prove on UK/handicap debut.

Form: 151211-

Coeur Blimey⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Lucy Gardner⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 134| D

25/1

Won a modest race at Hereford in December but held from a 7lb higher mark latest. Plenty to prove in a tougher race.

Form: 647-017

Shannon Bridge^p1,t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 133WS

10/1

Won a maiden at Bangor a couple of seasons ago but not made much progress since. Had a wind operation since he was last seen but still a lot to find.

Form: 2P0-357

Wynford^t¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: David England| T: D Skelton| OR: 132| C| D

50/1

Winner from a mark of 129 on good ground at Market Rasen in the summer but was poor latest and needs to up his game considerably. Stiff test ahead.

Form: 222170

Bold Plan⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 130

11/2

The form of his novice win at Taunton took a massive boost when the runner up came out and won a Grade 2 at Kempton. Yard won this last year and have a highly interesting handicap debutante on their hands here. Shortlisted.

Form: 12-331

Magoo^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 127

11/2

Another improving type who has bags of scope for improvement. Thereabouts if taking another step forward.

Form: 1/1-F42

Stowaway Magic^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: William Marshall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 127

50/1

Won over fences last November but form over hurdles has been below par lately. Hard to recommend on that evidence.

Form: 215090

Acey Milan^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 127

4/1

Winner of a couple of Listed bumpers before making good progress since switching to hurdles. More to come and not too harshly treated for his handicap debut after winning last time out. Player.

Form: 114-251

Poker Play^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 126

16/1

Posted two decent efforts over hurdles since returning from wind surgery - latest effort being his best yet. Drops in trip but should be thereabouts if he doesn't find things happening too quickly.

Form: P33-3P2

Duarigle¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: P J Brennan| T: P Henderson| OR: 125| D

12/1

Good effort when third in a decent race at Newbury latest; previously won a class 3 at Sandown in good style. Suited by the return to this trip and holds solid place claims here.

Form: 575513

Forecast^t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley| OR: 125| D

14/1

Third behind Stayer's Hurdle winner Paisley Park at Aintree last October is his stand out piece of form, held his form well since and worth bearing in mind with conditions to suit. Drops in trip here, so the betting can guide on that score.

Form: 723104

Hill Sixteen²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 123

7/1

Shown a good level of consistency and won well latest. Raised just 4lb but is up in class and more to do at this level.

Form: 1-32221

Lamanver Pippin¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: James Bowen| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 123| D

33/1

Won a novice hurdle at Ffos Las but well held on handicap debut latest. Plenty to find on face value. Jockey bookings suggest the yard's main hope for this is Buckhorn Timothy.

Form: 2-0184

River Arrow⁴⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 123| D

25/1

Ran well in a mares only race at Cheltenham when last seen but has a long absence to overcome and plenty to take on trust. Potentially still well handicapped though.

Form: 4P13/52-

Non-Runners

Theo's Charm⁴⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: N J Gifford J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Dr Sanderson¹⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Lorcan Williams

Forecasts

Acey Milan (4/1), Bold Plan (11/2), Magoo (11/2), Hill Sixteen (7/1), Lord Napier (7/1), Dr Sanderson (15/2), Shannon Bridge (10/1), Duarigle (12/1), Forecast (14/1), Theo's Charm (14/1), Poker Play (16/1), Sully D'Oc Aa (20/1), Air Horse One (20/1), Buckhorn Timothy (20/1), Jolly's Cracked It (20/1), River Arrow (25/1), Coeur Blimey (25/1), Lamanver Pippin (33/1), Stowaway Magic (50/1), Wynford (50/1)

Plenty of these have a bright future ahead and the likes of Magoo, Acey Milan, and Dr Sanderson all have plenty of scope for the future. As does Bold Plan, whose latest start is working out well. However, LORD NAPIER is also a horse on a roll at the moment and he can make this a stern test for most. Theo's Charm is back on a workable mark and is another to bear in mind for a place in the frame.