15:45 Ascot

Friday 22 November 2019

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Rewarding Ownership With The ROA Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 47.16s

Leoncavallo^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 143| D

8/1

A winner on debut for this yard and shaped with promise on his reappearance at Ayr earlier this month when second of seven. Not obviously well-handicapped but place claims nonetheless.

Form: 3205-82

Malaya³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 142| CD

9/1

Won a Grade 3 at Sandown in March. Didn't take the larger obstacles on her chasing debut at Market Rasen last month but respected back in this sphere.

Form: FF410-3

Oakley²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 132| D

4/1

Stayed on well for third on his seasonal reappearance at Cheltenham last month. Obvious player here if he comes on for that run given his progressive profile towards the end of last season.

Form: 5/5211-3

Beltor³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: M G Nolan| T: R Stephens| OR: 132| D

40/1

Won twice last season, particularly impressive in first-time headgear at Newton Abbot in May. Beaten a long way on his reappearance and has never won from a mark this high.

Form: 3/184-19

Lust For Glory²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen⁽³⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 132| D

6/1

Made it four wins from six starts at Newcastle in February but struggled when stepped up in class subsequently. Too soon to be writing her off though and yard may have found the key to her again in the interim.

Form: 112105-

Ferrobin^t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 130| BF| D

16/1

Won twice as a novice and has run well in defeat in both her starts since returning this winter, only finding one too good on each occasion. Not obviously well-handicapped but yard in form and could go well.

Form: 2F-2122

Red Force One²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 129| D

11/4

Rattled off a hat-trick on the Flat in 2018 and has made a promising start to his hurdles career, winning at Fakenham prior to a good second here last time out. The winner has franked that form and he could be very well-handicapped here.

Form: 43-12

Speed Company^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 128| D

7/1

Better on the Flat than over obstacles but produced his best hurdles performance yet when winning in good fashion at Chepstow last time. More needed from his revised mark to have a say here.

Form: 6/2333-1

Not So Sleepy^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Burke| T: H Morrison| OR: 122

6/1

Very smart horse on the Flat, fourth in the Cesarewitch when last seen. Interesting runner on his return to hurdles (1-3 in this sphere) from a workable handicap mark.

Form: 415-

Non-Runners

Peter The Mayo Man²⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: William Marshall

Forecasts

Red Force One (11/4), Oakley (4/1), Not So Sleepy (6/1), Lust For Glory (6/1), Speed Company (7/1), Leoncavallo (8/1), Malaya (9/1), Ferrobin (16/1), Peter The Mayo Man (16/1), Beltor (40/1)

A fascinating finale to the card. NOT SO SLEEPY is the tentative selection with plenty of handicapping scope judged on the very best of his Flat form (fourth in the Cesarewitch from a mark of 96). Speed Company and Red Force One are two more recruits from the Flat who make plenty of appeal from nice marks while Oakley isn't ruled out given his progressive profile.