17:50 Wincanton

Thursday 9 May 2019

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SJH Carpets Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 5m 42.20s

Honourmission²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: H Whittington| OR: 100

6/1

Has only shown spits and spots of ability in three novice hurdle starts but now goes handicapping at a realistic level and likely to do better. Step up in trip likely to suit too, so expect better today.

Form: 4790-

Harbour Force^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 97

14/1

Moderate on the Flat and well beaten in six hurdles starts, showing very little. Cheekpieces on again today but they did little last time, and hard to see where the necessary improvement is coming from.

Form: R43PP/6-

Inspireus³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89

5/4

No wins or places in ten starts and in truth, already looks regressive. Not a terrible effort at Plumpton two starts ago, and at least this trip/ground should be fine, but hard to go overboard about his chances.

Form: 445845-

Stolberg^p,t¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 88

9/1

Well enough handicapped if you take the best of his form of last year at face value, and he certainly won't mind any rain (has won on heavy). Not beaten that far at Fakenham last time and may get in the places here.

Form: 3/36PP8-

Movie Theatre^h⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: Jack Barber| OR: 86

3/1

Point-to-point winner back in 2017, shown next to nothing in three hurdles starts but yard know the time of day, so any money for him on handicap debut tonight needs noting in such a weak contest.

Form: 21/PP55-

Petrify^p,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 81

10/1

Has at least won races, the latest coming at Newton Abbot last September but tailed off in three starts since then and is hard to fancy. Win ratio of 5-62 offputting, too.

Form: 133100-

Ruby Taylor²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Pte Alexandra Bell⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lampard| OR: 66

50/1

Tailed off at huge prices all starts and hard to see where the necessary improvement is coming from here. No realistic chance.

Form: P0900-

Non-Runners

Storm Fire¹¹²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: B Barr J: Paul O'Brien

He Is Rosy²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: Mrs S Gardner J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Inspireus (5/4), Movie Theatre (3/1), Honourmission (6/1), Stolberg (9/1), Petrify (10/1), Harbour Force (14/1), Storm Fire (16/1), He Is Rosy (16/1), Ruby Taylor (50/1)

The first division of this handicap hurdle, and it really won't take a lot of winning. Money for Movie Theatre would need noting but HONOURMISSION will struggle to find a weaker handicap to make his debut in, and he'e taken to come out on top. Inspireus and Stolberg can scrap it out for the minor medal.