15:25 Ffos Las

Sunday 8 November 2020

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Walters Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 22.35s

Trixster⁴⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 125| BF| D

20/1

Fairly useful 3m hurdler, latest win at Kelso in January 2019. Perhaps unlucky not to make a winning chase debut in October of that year but absence since raises questions.

Form: 11274/3-

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Shantou Vow²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: H Whittington| OR: 125

10/3

Made winning hurdles debut at Southwell a year ago and doubled his tally when landing a 20.4f novice back there in March. Excellent second on reappearance/handicap debut at Wetherby.

Form: 41031-2

Summer Name^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 124| C

13/2

Well prepared to make a winning hurdles debut on the back of an absence in November and would have finished closer on reappearance (having had a wind op) without a bad mistake at Uttoxeter last month.

Form: 8/16-4

Some Can Dance²⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 122| C

28/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser but ended last season with a brace of heavy defeats, albeit set a very stiff task at Cheltenham when last seen. Hurdles mark looks pretty stiff on reappearance.

Form: 0213PP-

Putting Green^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 118| D

40/1

Came good in July last year with a brace of wins at Perth. Shaped as if needing the run when a well-beaten fourth at Fontwell and quickly back over timber following inauspicious chase debut.

Form: 0116-4P

Looks Like Power^h,t²⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 117| C| D

66/1

Last season was something of a write-off, completing only once. Lower hurdles mark is justified so others more persuasive.

Form: 33/5PPS-

On Call²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 116| D

28/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Joseph O'Brien in Ireland, fourth of 11 in Limerick handicap on second of 2 starts in 2019/20. Tasted success in points after but brushed aside on Rules return last month.

Form: 44431-6

Skewiff³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 115| C

20/1

Winner over timber last year and took advantage of a drop in the weights to score over the larger obstacles at Carlisle in February. Left poorly placed on last month's reappearance.

Form: 14541-7

Seaston Spirit^b²⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Sherwood| OR: 114| D

16/1

Successful in heavy-ground 3m handicap chases at Lingfield and Uttoxeter in December and quickly back on the up when adding to tally at Taunton in March. Has lower hurdles mark to exploit.

Form: 5411P1-

Crown Hill³¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: J Farrelly| OR: 111

100/1

Cashed in on a lower hurdles mark in a 9-runner handicap in May 2018. Off 17 months after and 2 heavy defeats last winter raise serious doubts back from another absence.

Form: 2421/PP-

Out The Glen²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: P J Brennan| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 100| C

13/8

Placed in points and proved a different proposition switched to handicaps when winning back-to-back contests to end 2019. Excellent return when second to a thriving rival over C&D 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5/6114-2

Kestrel Valley^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 99| BF| C

5/1

Proved better than ever to make a winning return at Ffos Las (20f) well positioned at the head of affairs but keeping on well in any case. Matched that level when third from this mark at Chepstow.

Form: 41P3-13

Forecasts

Out The Glen (13/8), Shantou Vow (10/3), Kestrel Valley (5/1), Summer Name (13/2), Seaston Spirit (16/1), Trixster (20/1), Skewiff (20/1), On Call (28/1), Some Can Dance (28/1), Putting Green (40/1), Looks Like Power (66/1), Crown Hill (100/1)

Having ended last season on the up, OUT THE GLEN improved again when runner-up to a thriving rival (who has won again since) over C&D 3 weeks ago and a 3 lb rise looks well within range. Shantou Vow was also better than ever when runner-up on reappearance and is second choice, with Summer Name another to consider.