14:50 Uttoxeter

Wednesday 2 September 2020

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attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 53.1s

Demon Fou¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott| OR: 116

18/1

Latest win at Wincanton last October but pulled up there when last seen out 6 months ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 41444P-

Searching^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 116

40/1

Scored in 20f handicap at Marrket Rasen on return but (12/1) last of 7 in similar event at Stratford (22f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 165P-17

St Lawrence Gap^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 115

40/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2017, and below-par sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Perth (23.9f) 22 days ago. More needed.

Form: 53D6-P6

Chasamax²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 114

13/2

Failed to build on hurdling debut second when third of 9 in novice at Plumpton (15.9f, heavy) 7 months ago, racing freely. Open to progress up in trip for handicap debut but needs to settle.

Form: 323-

Gavrocheka³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 115

9/2

Winner at Market Rasen in July and good third of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Southwell (20.4f, good to firm) 34 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Solid claims off unchanged mark.

Form: 1222-13

Hunting Percival⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| OR: 114| C

16/5

Built on hurdling debut promise when winning 12-runner novice here (15.8f, good) 41 days ago. Has more to offer now up in trip for his handicap debut so not ruled out.

Form: 13-1

Minella Mojo^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 112| CD

9/1

C&D winner but below-form seventh of 15 after 10 months off in handicap hurdle (28/1) here 16 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 43139-7

Mix Of Clover¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 112

14/1

40/1, below-form sixth after 9 months off in handicap hurdle over C&D 16 days ago. Not easiest to catch right.

Form: 29019-6

Espalion^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 111

11/2

Right back on song on return when running-on second of 10 in handicap hurdle over C&D 41 days ago. Much respected despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 80760-2

North Hill^h⁶⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 110

33/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler at his best but not seen out for 22 months. Fitness clearly a big concern after such a long absence.

Form: 598243/

Methag⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 109

25/1

Dual 20f winner last season but well below par when eighth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Southwell (20.4f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Has it to prove now.

Form: 26/121-8

Speedy Buck^b1³¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 108WS

40/1

Maiden hurdler who was pulled up in handicap chase at Wincanton (20.2f) on debut over fences 10 months ago. Difficult ask on his return.

Form: 2P65P/P-

More Music^p1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: L Morgan| OR: 103

40/1

Ex-Irish winning 3m hurdler. Pulled up in handicap (18/1) at Stratford (16.3f) on yard debut 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on now with plenty to find.

Form: 00891-P

Flintrock^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 103

9/1

Back on track in blinkers when second of 12 in handicap hurdle over C&D 11 days ago. Up 2 lb but firmly in the mix if able to back that run up.

Form: 875-502

Rebel Leader^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 102

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1 and tongue strap on, pulled up in handicap chase at Newton Abbot (21f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back over hurdles but hard to warm to.

Form: 1/32F-3P

Phoebus Lescribaa^t1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 98

33/1

Well treated over hurdles but not at his best when fourth at Bangor and also when tried back over fences at Stratford (19.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Tongue strap on now.

Form: 123-544

Commander Miller³⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 92

80/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Nicky Henderson but not seen out since pulled up in handicap at Worcester (20f) 12 months ago. Plenty to prove for new yard now.

Form: 5/66F2P-

Non-Runners

Adimelo²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Mrs M Evans J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hunting Percival (16/5), Gavrocheka (9/2), Espalion (11/2), Chasamax (13/2), Minella Mojo (9/1), Flintrock (9/1), Mix Of Clover (14/1), Demon Fou (18/1), Adimelo (20/1), Methag (25/1), Rebel Leader (25/1), Phoebus Lescribaa (33/1), North Hill (33/1), Searching (40/1), St Lawrence Gap (40/1), More Music (40/1), Speedy Buck (40/1), Commander Miller (80/1)

GAVROCHEKA looks the way to go here as she has returned in excellent form and can add to her Market Rasen win having been caught further back than ideal when third at Southwell last time. Espalion is sure to provide a stern test on the back of his good C&D second, while Hunting Percival has the potential to make his mark too on his handicap bow.