15:10 Fakenham

Friday 16 October 2020

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Champions Day Form Study On attheraces.com/ascot Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 7.9s

Mercian Prince^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 121| D

7/1

Made winning return in a novice hurdle at Bangor in July. Good second in chase at Uttoxeter later that month but posted a couple of lesser efforts and now back hurdling in bid to spark revival.

Form: 0P-1249

Carys' Commodity^p⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 120

4/1

Ended last season with success in 19f Catterick maiden. Better than bare result on return/handicap debut at Cartmel (25.4f) in August. Better to come back down in trip. On the shortlist.

Form: 2U461-4

A Little Chaos⁵⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 120| C

11/1

Dual novice winner in 2018/19, including over 2m here, but missed the whole of last season. Unexposed but market perhaps the best guide to expectations after such a lengthy absence.

Form: 549116/

Iconic Sky^p⁹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 119| C

11/1

Landed a pair of Market Rasen handicaps in spring 2018 but hasn't been seen since then so could only really consider if the betting speaks strongly in her favour.

Form: 351231/

Chieftain's Choice^b⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Cook| T: K Frost| OR: 118| BF

14/1

Multiple winner in handicap hurdles and posted a good runner-up effort on his reappearance. Not seen to best effect at Hexham last time and likely still in form.

Form: 147-264

Fricka¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Graham Carson⁽⁷⁾| T: A Carson| OR: 117| D

28/1

Gifted easy lead when landing 19.5f mares' maiden at Huntingdon last autumn. Not disgraced in comeback outings over 2m and 25f last month but it's hard to argue she looks well handicapped.

Form: 2/61F-24

Tayzar⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 109| D

11/2

Wind op has had a positive effect, winning at Warwick and Sedgefield under Theo Gillard in recent weeks. Not obviously well treated under a penalty but much respected in current mood.

Form: 3/P66-11

Xcitations²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 115

9/2

Showed promise in bumpers/over hurdles last season. Unexposed and an interesting runner for a yard which had a handicap hurdle winner at Huntingdon on Tuesday.

Form: 565F37-

Eclat Des Mottes^b³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 114

66/1

Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner for Willie Mullins in 2018 but proved disappointing on the whole last year and has continued that theme for current yard, blinkers making no difference last time.

Form: 6240-P7

Espion De Saflo²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113| D

25/1

Fairly useful and progressive over hurdles in France but hasn't fared so well for current yard, finishing remote third in Huntingdon chase when last seen in February. Back hurdling on return.

Form: 44/4FP3-

Annie Odds⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge| OR: 108

66/1

33/1 winner of a Clonmel maiden hurdle last February but yet to show anything for current yard.

Form: 51/PP0-P

Break The Rules^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Martin Smith| OR: 107| DWS

12/1

Fair Flat winner who opened her account over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces at Southwell in July. Disappointed in Southwell handicap early last month and has subsequently had wind surgery.

Form: 030-137

Bartholomew J⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: S Pearce| OR: 106

7/1

Showed a good attitude when opening his account over timber in 12-runner 2m Southwell handicap (good) in July. Even better form when second over 20.5f back there since. Needs considering.

Form: 63/B0-12

Non-Runners

Flintrock¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: N B King J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Carys' Commodity (4/1), Xcitations (9/2), Tayzar (11/2), Mercian Prince (7/1), Bartholomew J (7/1), A Little Chaos (11/1), Iconic Sky (11/1), Break The Rules (12/1), Chieftain's Choice (14/1), Flintrock (16/1), Espion De Saflo (25/1), Fricka (28/1), Eclat Des Mottes (66/1), Annie Odds (66/1)

CARY'S COMMODITY shaped much better than the result when failing to stay 25f on his Cartmel reappearance and this unexposed sort looks worth siding with now dropping back in trip. Pam Sly had a winner at Huntingdon earlier in the week and the low-mileage Xcitations rates a possible threat on his return to action. Bartholomew J and the hat-trick seeking Tayzar are others to consider.