14:50 Lingfield

Tuesday 12 November 2019

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Weatherbys Racing Diaries Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 15.62s

Reve^t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: M Keighley| OR: 122| DWS

4/1

Won maiden hurdle over this trip at Catterick in February but pulled up in better race at Cheltenham in April. Not the best of rerturns at Worcester in September and has since had a wind operation so has a few questions to answer at present.

Form: F821P-6

Potters Hedger^p²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham| OR: 120| D

3/1

Stays well and won over 3m1f at Plumpton last season. Also effective at around this trip but is 3lb higher than last winning mark and needs to be spot on for this seasonal return if he's going to score.

Form: 517433-

Cesar Collonges²⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 118

15/2

2m1f novice hurdle scorer at Carlisle two years ago, and scored over fences last campaign at Market Rasen over same trip. Has to prove stamina at this trip but handles easy ground and is not out of it if fit after 249 days off the track.

Form: 025/617-

Ruacana^p¹⁸⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 112

8/1

Won Grade 1 Finale hurdle back in 2013 but career hasn't hit the heights expected since then. Lightly raced last two years and has shown poor form tumbling down weights as a result. Debut here for new yard but hard to be confident about him.

Form: 50/564-5

Tazka²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 111

10/1

Won at Fontwell this time last year and went close back there soon after. Fair third off 114 at Newbury in March and should strip fitter for a quiet run back at Fontwell recently. One of the more likely sorts.

Form: 24538-8

Never Equalled^b¹⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 108| D

7/2

Been a while between drinks and hasn't won since defying mark of 124 at Ffos Las in April 2018. Starts this campaign off 108 and young rider claims 7lb more so not out of it if ready go off potentially favourable mark.

Form: 545P2-5

Barntown^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 106

7/1

Bits and pieces of form in six starts in Ireland in bumpers and over hurdles. Made British debut for new yard at Carlisle last month when never competitive but may be straighter now and any market support might be very interesting.

Form: 8/6366-6

King Cool^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 103| D

16/1

Won Kempton 2m5f h'cap hurdle in January off 100 and second three times this summer on decent ground off up to 109. Shown nothing in two starts this autumn though and appears to be struggling at present.

Form: 222508

Non-Runners

Snippetydoodah²⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: M Roberts J: David Noonan

Forecasts

Potters Hedger (3/1), Never Equalled (7/2), Reve (4/1), Barntown (7/1), Cesar Collonges (15/2), Ruacana (8/1), Tazka (10/1), Snippetydoodah (14/1), King Cool (16/1)

All these have questions to answer but TAZKA has time on her side. She ran with a degree of promise on her reappearance at Fontwell last month and is feasibly handicapped in a race where most of her rivals are struggling for form. Although she's 4lb wrong at the weights the mud-loving old mare Snippetydoodah is not out of it. She only faded on the run-in on her first run of the term and has conditions in her favour now. A case can be just about made for both Barntown and Never Equalled, while at the top of the shop Reve may have more to offer on his first run since a recent wind operation.