CHC P2P At Ffos Las 8th December Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 4m 18.80s

Delface^b,t¹⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 107| CD

7/4

Previous C&D winner in decent form last term winning at Uttoxeter and Chepstow. Returns from summer break off just 1lb higher than last win so is respected for top yard that has 12% strike-rate here over hurdles.

Form: 31-3463

On The Quiet³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 105| CD

9/2

Won course bumper here in July on second appearance and shaped nicely under sympathetic ride at Bangor last month. Drop back in trip may help on this ground and may not be at all far away on handicap debut.

Form: 6-1443

Simon The Great^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Jones| T: G Harris| OR: 102| D

14/1

Landed Worcester bumper 2018 for Paul George and failed by just a head there over hurdles in modest five-runner event this summer on debut for current yard. Has run poorly since though, including in last two starts following wind surgery.

Form: 1-623P6

Nabhan^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 99| C| D

7/1

Just 1-26 over hurdles but scored on the Flat at Epsom in July. Hasn't looked a winner-in-waiting on last two runs over hurdles so on balance others are preferred.

Form: 36-2367

Bells Of Peterboro²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 95

3/1

Poor form in four starts last term but left that well behind when a good third on seasonal return at Stratford last month on handicap bow under 7lb claimer. Will be ready to roll now and has solid claims in this company off the same mark.

Form: 550-73

Flanagans Field^b¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Williams| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 81| CD

9/2

Infrequent winner but popped up at Chepstow in March off 6lb lower mark. Shaped well when third of 17 back there on recent seasonal return and has been eased 1lb. Drop back to this trip will also help the cause.

Form: 414-423

Non-Runners

Astra Via²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: Evan Williams J: Chester Williams

Kestrel Valley¹²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: M Sheppard J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Delface (7/4), Bells Of Peterboro (3/1), On The Quiet (9/2), Flanagans Field (9/2), Nabhan (7/1), Astra Via (7/1), Simon The Great (14/1), Kestrel Valley (14/1)

A few of these might well have been under the radar so far and it would not surprise to see ON THE QUIET, Astra Via and Bells of Peterboro go well. Marginal prefeence is for the former who makes his handicap bow and his yard does very well here. His stable companion Astra Via also shaped with promise and is a danger, along with Bells of Peterboro who took a big step forward when third at Stratford last time. Both Flanagans Field and top weight Delface are in with a shout too in a fair finale.