15:45 Wetherby

Tuesday 17 March 2020

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Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 8.17s

Gennady¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 121| D

6/1

Dual handicap hurdle winner when with Keith Dalgleish landing a gamble on the first occasion at Kelso (2m, soft) Followed up in the same scenario albeit off a 9lb higher mark at Newcastle; never figured on first run for this yard given a stiff ask.

Form: 414319

Laskadine²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 120| D

16/1

Listed hurdle winner who failed to fire for Nicky Henderson after making a winning debut for that yard. Two runs for this yard (often used to rejuvenate the owners runners) have shown very little; continued to be out of sorts last time.

Form: 115-P66

Present From Dubai^h1⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 118| D

11/4

Showed much improved form after an 11-month break to get off the mark on his second handicap outing at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy), second done little for the form. No impact last time up 8lb failing to see things out on this occasion; hood on first-time.

Form: 02/24-16

Fazayte²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 113

4/1

Placed in all his French starts (bumpers/hurdle) prior to coming to this yard where he's shaped better than his two placed efforts would suggest so far. Easy to back last time at Carlisle it's still early days with him; offers more in handicaps.

Form: 4333-43

Half Bolly¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 117

9/1

Modest maiden on the Flat he defied a 14-1 SP when winning on hurdles debut at Market Rasen in September over this trip. Failed to build on that success in two starts since, running poorly and tested by the tough conditions last time; handicap debut.

Form: 15P

Mcgarry¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 107

17/2

Irish point-to-point winner who has shown some promise in novice hurdles finally getting a mark after his fourth run. Ran poorly over C&D last time although conditions will be better today as he takes his first steps into handicaps; one to note.

Form: 2-15504

Bobndave²²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 104

13/2

Lightly-raced sort who hit the frame in a couple of mid/late-summer handicap last year (not seen since). Mark remains unchanged and he's shown that he can operate in this sphere; market may be the best guide to his expectations on return.

Form: 43-3424

Lucou¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 95

7/1

Yet to win a race although he does have several creditable efforts to his name in France in the Flat and over hurdles. Yet to really show much fire in the belly for this yard in GB; 6lb out of the weights and in better company than last time.

Form: 266864

Forecasts

Present From Dubai (11/4), Fazayte (4/1), Gennady (6/1), Bobndave (13/2), Lucou (7/1), Mcgarry (17/2), Half Bolly (9/1), Laskadine (16/1)

A fairly modest contest but there are one or two that could improve and that group would include FAZAYTE who travelled well at Carlisle last time behind an odds-on favourite and the second (winner next time out). He looks the sort to take to handicaps with ground/trip looking ideal. Present From Dubai didn’t look in the same form at Newbury last time as he had when winning fresh at Uttoxeter but these look calmer waters and the first-time hood may well eke out some more progress. Bobndave is worthy of a mention given his previous handicap forays whilst McGarry stepping into handicaps for the first time having shown potential in novice hurdles can be expected to move forward now.