12:15 Huntingdon

Sunday 1 November 2020

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Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 3m 55.55s

Chef De Troupe³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 126| D

1/1

Marked progress when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Perth a month ago, readily. Runner-up has won since and he should make a bold bid in attempt to concede weight all round.

Form: 022-441

Mon Port¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy| OR: 120| CD

5/2

Bagged a pair of Market Rasen novices during 2018/19 campaign. Very lightly raced since and hard to know how much ability he retains, but he is in good hands.

Form: 511/3F-0

Brawny⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R D Day| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 102

100/1

Failed to win on the Flat for Charles Hills or over hurdles for Gordon Elliott, leaving latter yard very cheaply last month. Hood left off.

Form: 8P7-678

Head High¹⁰³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: R T Dunne| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 100| CD

50/1

Won C&D maiden hurdle in April 2017 but long way below that level over hurdles/on Flat thereafter. Not seen since January 2018 and passed over here.

Form: 561787/

Phoenix Dawn^b⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: L Allan| OR: 103| D

20/1

Posted career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Plumpton (2m) in September 2018 but doesn't seem to retain much ability nowadays.

Form: 615/05-P

No Alarm^p³⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 84

150/1

Successful over 20.5f at Market Rasen in March for Olly Murphy 2019 but he's essentially made no impact in modest handicaps for current yard.

Form: 6/6908P-

Raashdy^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: S England| OR: 104| D

4/1

Bit more like it when third of 6 in handicap company at Fakenham 16 days ago, One of the likelier sorts at the weights dropped to a claimer.

Form: 75-P853

Lyrical Ballad^h1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland

9/1

Caught the eye on second start over hurdles at Bangor in July before going close on the Flat the following month. Disappointing at Hereford but one of the few open to progress in this. Hood fitted.

Form: 547

Non-Runners

Eclat Des Mottes¹⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: James Best

Field Exhibition¹⁹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: G Harris J: Jordan Nailor

Forecasts

Chef De Troupe (1/1), Mon Port (5/2), Field Exhibition (10/3), Raashdy (4/1), Lyrical Ballad (9/1), Phoenix Dawn (20/1), Eclat Des Mottes (20/1), Head High (50/1), Brawny (100/1), No Alarm (150/1)

It's slightly surprising to see CHEF DE TROUPE dropped to a claimer given he was better than ever when landing a handicap last month, but with his well-being assured, he can successfully concede weight all round. In contrast, Field Exhibition doesn't arrive in top form but is very dangerous on these terms, while the market may help assess Mon Port.