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Thursday 5 November 2020

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Covered By MansionBet Faller Insurance Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 5m 26.5s

Northern Princess^h¹⁹

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

6/1

Fair in bumpers and didn't need to improve to land weak Huntingdon maiden (2m) last November. Creditable fifth in Stratford handicap on reappearance and remains unexposed now going up in trip.

Form: 06/816-5

Black Abbey¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Page Fuller| T: H Whittington

28/1

Fair Flat winner in France but hasn't gone on from a promising start over hurdles, beaten 19 lengths into third in 16.5f handicap here last month. Needs to improve for longer trip.

Form: 2270-53

Double Court²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| C

40/1

Back to best when landing 20.5f Southwell handicap hurdle from the front on return in August but has been well below par in his 2 starts since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 24P-179

Spirit Of Waterloo²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: David England| T: O Murphy

33/1

In good hands but sent off at 33/1 and well beaten on last month's Huntingdon handicap debut/reappearance. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: 6/P46-0

Paris Protocol²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| C

9/1

Course winner last autumn. Decent return to hurdles when third at Sedgefield (17f) in August but well beaten back there since.

Form: 85/17-30

Envol De La Cour³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: M Scudamore

10/1

Fairly useful in France a few years back but limited impact in Britain, failing to build on Southwell reappearance when tailed off at Bangor in September.

Form: PP8U-40

Project Mars^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| BF| D

10/3

Has posted 4 good runs since joining Fergal O'Brien, the latest when third on 18.5f Stratford reappearance in October. Return to longer trip a help and yard won this last year. Respected.

Form: 20/213-3

Leading Knight²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

33/1

Lightly raced but he was 25/1 when pulled up on Newton Abbot handicap debut/reappearance 25 days ago. Hard to make a case for after that.

Form: 750-P

Roses Poses¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/2

Made an encouraging return from an absence for new trainer Dan Skelton when third of 12 at Southwell (2m) in July. Step back up in trip could suit and looks capable of winning off this sort of mark.

Form: 23259/3

Just Marvin¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

11/2

Defied absence to gain first win with bit to spare at Uttoxeter (2m) in September. Better than result both runs since but stamina an unknown for this free goer now up going up over 4f in trip.

Form: 326-144

The Rutland Rebel⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond

40/1

Fair winner on Flat. Comfortably held in 3 qualifying runs over hurdles last winter but more realistic chance now handicapping and he should be sharper for a run on the Flat in September.

Form: 696-

Cosheston^p²⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: B S Hughes| T: J Candlish

16/1

Fair in bumpers. Yet to better modest form over hurdles but yard in good form ahead of this return to action and has Brian Hughes doing the steering.

Form: 337/54P-

Forecasts

Roses Poses (5/2), Project Mars (10/3), Just Marvin (11/2), Northern Princess (6/1), Paris Protocol (9/1), Envol De La Cour (10/1), Cosheston (16/1), Black Abbey (28/1), Spirit Of Waterloo (33/1), Leading Knight (33/1), Double Court (40/1), The Rutland Rebel (40/1)

ROSES POSES shaped well enough on her return for new trainer Dan Skelton in July to suggest she can win races from this sort of mark and is narrowly preferred to Project Mars, who represents last year's winning yard and ought to benefit from this step back up in trip. Cosheston is also respected on her reappearance for an in-form yard with Brian Hughes doing the steering.