17:35 Wetherby

Wednesday 16 October 2019

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Off time: 17:39 | Winning time: 3m 47.2s

Project Bluebook^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 140| D

4/1

Continues to progress over hurdles running well in defeat in the Grade 3 Swinton hurdle at Haydock in May. Beaten at Cartmel and the Galway festival since but entitled to be in the firing line with a number of conditions in his favour here.

Form: 6/00-227

Theatre Legend¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 134| CD

6/1

Winner over C&D when landing a soft ground handicap in March off a 21lb lower mark before winning again at Ayr a month later. Appears to have plenty going for him back in this company.

Form: 0/3311-3

Lucky Icon⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A Nicol| T: P A Kirby| OR: 133| D

25/1

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins over timber. Beat Lever Du Soleil by 3½L when notching a second straight Irish hurdles win for Thomas Mullins during the summer. Beaten on the Flat on stable debut in August, disappointing as strong favourite.

Form: 3-63811

Captain Moirette¹⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 132| D

10/1

Promising winner of a couple of novice hurdles last term before a disappointing effort in the Grade 2 Scottish Champion hurdle when last seen in April. Major player back in this company.

Form: 34/4118-

Lucky Lover Boy^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 130| D

14/1

Ended last term with a hat-trick winning two novices and a handicap before running down the field in a 1m6½f soft ground handicap on the Flat at Chester last month. Place claims.

Form: 22111-

Nayati²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 129| D

9/2

Performed well for this yard since transferring from Alan King winning three small-field handicaps the latest in August at Perth in testing conditions. beaten since but a little early to be writing off just yet.

Form: 137123

Beach Break^b³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 127| D

18/1

Winner of four of his 18 career starts over hurdles. Bounced back to form at Bangor-On-Dee in August landing a 2m½f contest before finishing second of seven at Stratford off his revised mark last month.

Form: 80-4612

Idilico^p¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 126| D

12/1

Has yet to add to his win on debut in six subsequent starts since. Struggling on recent starts and difficult to fancy on this occasion.

Form: 2452U0-

Antunes²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 125| D

3/1

Easy winner of Uttoxeter handicap in December but raised 14lb. Running with credit in three starts since including finishing second of nine at Chepstow when last seen in March. Open to more improvement.

Form: 3/01532-

Enfin Phil¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 118

14/1

Finished 30L adrift of Captain Moriette at Catterick in February before an improved effort at Sedgefield over 2m4f. Well held when last seen in April and needs to step up on those efforts to get competitive here.

Form: 163424-

Forecasts

Antunes (3/1), Project Bluebook (4/1), Nayati (9/2), Theatre Legend (6/1), Captain Moirette (10/1), Idilico (12/1), Lucky Lover Boy (14/1), Enfin Phil (14/1), Beach Break (18/1), Lucky Icon (25/1)

The John Quinn-trained PROJECT BLUEBOOK can take advantage of a recent run at Ayr last month to land the spoils in the closing race of the day. The J P McManus-owned six-year-old can get back to winning ways in the last at the expense of the Dan Skelton-trained Antunes who appears to be on a lenient mark for his return in this company. The potential improver Captain Moirette and C&D winner Theatre Legend can battle to grab a place while Lucky Lover Boy should not be easily dismissed.