14:48 Kempton

Monday 9 November 2020

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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 4m 59.60s

Younevercall^p,t⁵⁰⁶

7/1

Dual winner of this contest and smart hurdler at his best. Returns after wind op/16 months off but has gone well fresh before so he's not to be underestimated. Well worth a market check.

Form: 172181/

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The Cashel Man^b³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson| OR: 147| D

17/2

Useful winning hurdler but (11/4) made inauspicious start over fences when last of 4 in novice at Chepstow (23.6f, good) 31 days ago. Quickly back over hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: 11210-4

Flashing Glance²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 139| C| D

10/3

Course winner who arrives on a hat-trick after recent handicap successes at Uttoxeter and Market Rasen. Up another 4 lb but game sort who is not taken lightly.

Form: 15P-211

Enniscoffey Oscar^p¹⁰⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 133| D

8/1

7/1, cashed in on reduced mark in 23f handicap hurdle at Market Rasen. Off 105 days and raised 7 lb but still well in the mix.

Form: 5527/81

Who's My Jockey^p,t²⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 133| CD

9/1

C&D winner but he ended last season under a cloud, tried blinkered when only sixteenth of 20 in handicap over C&D final run. Has questions to answer on his comeback.

Form: 5/41700-

Boreham Bill⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 130

12/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler but he has gone the wrong way in three runs over fences this term. Back over hurdles now and not dismissed.

Form: 7/10-343

Storm Goddess^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 128

4/1

Has improved with each of her three runs this term, and excellent fourth of 19 in 21f handicap at Cheltenham 17 days ago. Nudged up 1 lb but still holds good claims.

Form: 731-334

Neverbeen To Paris⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: H Whittington| OR: 127| CD

10/1

Fairly useful hurdle/chase winner but he arrives on back of poor effort in first-time cheekpieces when pulled up in handicap chase at Market Rasen 44 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 77-361P

Cotswold Way^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 127| D

10/1

Yet to make the frame in four runs this season, never-dangerous fifth of 17 in 3m handicap at Cheltenham (66/1) last time. Falling in the weights but still needs to show more.

Form: 25-7765

Paseo⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 127

33/1

Posted creditable seventh in 20f Southwell handicap hurdle in July but jumped hesitantly on chasing bow when sixth of 9 in novice at Newton Abbot 80 days ago. Back hurdling with bit to find.

Form: 3213-76

Forecasts

Flashing Glance (10/3), Storm Goddess (4/1), Younevercall (7/1), Enniscoffey Oscar (8/1), The Cashel Man (17/2), Who's My Jockey (9/1), Cotswold Way (10/1), Neverbeen To Paris (10/1), Boreham Bill (12/1), Paseo (33/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but the most persuasive one is for STORM GODDESS who is on an upward curve and is taken to gain a deserved first win of the season. Hat-trick seeking Flashing Glance rates a big threat, despite taking another rise in the weights, while the returning Younevercall, a dual former winner of this race, can't be dismissed either if a wind op sparks a resurgence.