16:11 Huntingdon

Thursday 20 February 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 4m 15.20s

Miss Heritage²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 115| D

15/8

Victorious by 1L over 2m at Fakenham (good-to-soft) in December on her first start since wind surgery and followed up with a good third off this mark over the same C&D on handicap debut just under a month ago. Of interest once more.

Form: 10-5213

Enlighten⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 114| D

15/2

Bumper winner recorded his best effort in three starts over hurdles when finishing 6½L fourth over an extended 1m7f at Haydock (soft) in December. Market support would be interesting on handicap debut.

Form: 6/417-74

Big Nick⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 112| BF

12/1

Placed in a maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m, heavy) for Henry De Bromhead in March last year. Pulled up in a novices' handicap chase on debut for this yard at Hereford (2m, heavy) in December and others make more appeal returning to hurdles.

Form: 2/453-0P

Itsonlyrocknroll^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 111| BF

8/1

Making his first start since wind surgery when winning over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (soft) early last month. Well held third off his revised mark over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell (soft) subsequently and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 86F2-13

Great Hall^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: M Quinn| OR: 111| CD

8/1

C&D winner has recorded some decent efforts in defeat over hurdles this campaign and makes his return to jumping following a 16½L fourth in a small field Flat handicap over an extended 2m2f at Southwell just under a fortnight ago.

Form: 8/29-255

Celestial Magic⁶¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R T Phillips| OR: 110| D

20/1

Good 6L second in a novices' handicap chase over an extended 2m3f at Stratford (good) in May 2018 and returns to hurdles on his first start since pulling up over fences at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) the following month.

Form: F464/2P-

Incredible Dream⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J E Moore| T: C Allen| OR: 107

33/1

Beaten 21L when finishing third in a 2m maiden hurdle at Fakenham (good-to-soft) at the start of last month. Market support would be notable on handicap debut.

Form: 483

Bardd^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 105| D

8/1

Makinig his return to handicaps when finishin ga neck second in a soft ground 2m event at Warwick just under a month ago. Raised 3lb for that effort and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 32-5062

Shady Character¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 104

40/1

Placed in a point-to-point in spring 2017 and registered his best effort in three hurdles starts for this yard this year when beaten 18L over 2m at Ludlow (soft) earlier this month. Market support would be notable on handicap debut.

Form: 3/P07

Fukuto²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: T J Phelan| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 102

14/1

Winner over hurdles in France but has disappointed in five starts since finishing runner-up on stable debut at Sandown (2m, soft) in January last year. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 28-5098

Nocte Volatus¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 102

16/1

Improved on previous efforts when finishing 20L eighth in a 2m novice hurdle at Ludlow (soft) just over a fortnight ago. Interesting to see how he performs on handicap debut.

Form: P98

Moonlit Sea²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 101

12/1

11 race maiden was beaten a neck off a 4lb lower mark when runner-up over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell (soft) on handicap debut in November. Interesting runner having finished a fair seventh on the AW at Kempton subsequently.

Form: 8642

Ulysses⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: D Shaw| OR: 91

10/1

Winner of this mark on good-to-soft ground over an extended 2m6f in August last year. Out of form in four starts since joining this yard however and others appear to hold more obvious claims.

Form: 255756

Royal Concorde^t⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 75

50/1

Seven race maiden pulled up over an extnended 2m4f at Plumpton (soft) early last month. Drop in trip a positive racing from well out of the handicap.

Form: 6803-5P

Non-Runners

The Newest One¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Brambledown⁴⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore

Forecasts

Miss Heritage (15/8), Enlighten (15/2), Great Hall (8/1), Bardd (8/1), Itsonlyrocknroll (8/1), The Newest One (8/1), Ulysses (10/1), Brambledown (10/1), Big Nick (12/1), Moonlit Sea (12/1), Fukuto (14/1), Nocte Volatus (16/1), Celestial Magic (20/1), Incredible Dream (33/1), Shady Character (40/1), Royal Concorde (50/1)

Top weight THE NEWEST ONE finished third in a decent looking novice event last time out and he is taken to make a winning handicap debut by defying top weight in this big field handicap hurdle. The selection can get the better of Bardd who ran well when finishing runner-up on his most recent start while third place can go to Miss Heritage who was placed on handicap debut in a mares only race over this C&D last time out.