12:20 Newbury

Thursday 5 November 2020

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tote.co.uk Ten To Follow Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 3m 54.2s

Neff²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁶⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 130WS

11/2

Recorded a couple of creditable second-place finishes in between posting victories at Fontwell. Allotted stiff mark on the back of it and made no impact in Betfair Hurdle when last seen 9 months ago.

Form: 12210-

Fair Mountain¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: William Marshall⁽⁸⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 127| D

16/1

Fine second in competitive contest at Market Rasen in July but has misfired subsequently. Up against it.

Form: 2/20P60

Playa Blanca³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Daniel Sansom| T: J W Mullins| OR: 124| D

13/2

Completed a quick hat-trick at up to 19f in March and improved further when making a winning return from 8 lb higher mark at Kelso last month. Up another 4 lb but should remain competitive.

Form: 50111-1

Tomorrow Mystery^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 124| D

6/5

Fairly useful on Flat and consistent over timber, scoring at Kempton in May 2019 and following up 3 weeks later. Shaped as if retaining all ability after 17 months off at Bath so rates a major player.

Form: 2322/11-

Long Call⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: James Nixon| T: A W Carroll| OR: 123| D

50/1

Hurdles winner for Tony Martin in 2017 but rarely seen over obstacles since. Not seen to anything like best effect here on the Flat back in August and others make plenty more appeal.

Form: 120703/

Coole Well⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Max Kendrick| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 121| D

6/1

Slipped up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Cartmel on return but ran creditably after 6 weeks off when runner-up at Hexham 5 weeks later. Up 4 lb for that effort but should be in the mix.

Form: 2U42-S2

Zamani^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel Hiskett| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 118

14/1

Flat winner in Germany. Built on promise of hurdle debut when seeing off 10 rivals in Fontwell juvenile last December. Ran his best race in a first-time hood at Plumpton on return so he's respected.

Form: 31P-3

Green Or Black^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 117

10/1

Winner from a 4 lb lower mark at Cartmel last summer who ran right up to best when third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Each-way hope with yard in fine form.

Form: 34-5343

Ingenuity^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| OR: 107

80/1

Never truly convinced over hurdles for Gordon Elliott though he did step up on his return/yard debut when runner-up at Bath (13f) in September. Must show more to feature on handicap debut.

Form: 9600/6-4

Forecasts

Tomorrow Mystery (6/5), Neff (11/2), Coole Well (6/1), Playa Blanca (13/2), Green Or Black (10/1), Zamani (14/1), Fair Mountain (16/1), Long Call (50/1), Ingenuity (80/1)

TOMORROW MYSTERY proved she retains all her ability following a lengthy absence when a close third on the Flat at Bath last month. That was presumably just a pipe-opener, and she's taken to build on that and gain her third win over hurdles. Playa Blanca rates as an obvious threat arriving on the back of an impressive 4-timer, while Green Or Black and Coole Well can fight out the minor honours.