15:38 Uttoxeter

Sunday 22 November 2020

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Watch And Bet At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 5m 12.40s

Florrie Knox⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 118

13/2

9/2, returned with promising second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (23.3f, soft) 43 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Must enter calculations nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 5/536P-2

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Eleanor Bob²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 118| D

40/1

10/1, only ninth of 10 in 21f handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot on comeback 24 days ago. Fairly useful winner last term but needs to bounce back.

Form: 0/6116-9

Java Point^t1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: N de Boinville| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 117

10/3

Lightly-raced point winner who (5/1) shaped well on return after 9 months off when fading fifth of 13 in 20f handicap at Bangor. Tongue strap on now and form has been franked so interesting contender.

Form: 1/4324-5

Transpennine Star^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 117| D

10/1

Resumed with handicap win at Stratford in August and not disgraced when fourth of 15 in similar event at Chepstow (23.6f) 26 days ago. Effective at this shorter trip so he's shortlisted.

Form: 15P-154

Easter Gold²⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: L Wadham| OR: 116WS

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler at 2m to 20f last term but tailed off final run when upped to 3m at Doncaster. Not dismissed on handicap bow back in trip now provided she hits the ground running.

Form: 7/42125-

Le Grand Fromage^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| OR: 115

4/1

Low-mileage 5-y-o who (5/1) posted improved effort when third of 9 in 19f handicap at Ascot 22 days ago. Can make his presence felt again off unchanged mark.

Form: 2P47-33

Riggs²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115

6/1

10/1, stepped up on two previous hurdling runs when encouraging sixth of 11 in 19f handicap at Ascot 22 days ago, fading late as lack of outing told. Worth considering now.

Form: 642-6

Nifty At Fifty^p1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 114

7/1

Returned after 8 months off with good third of 15 in 3m handicap at Chepstow 26 days ago. Cheekpieces go on this quirky sort now but he's weighted to go well.

Form: 21R45-3

The Knot Is Tied^v1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: N B King| OR: 114

28/1

Offered little last season but (14/1) showed bit more on return when eighth of 13 in 20f handicap at Bangor. Visored now and needs another step forward if he's to figure though.

Form: 1/PPP5-8

Haasab²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: L Morgan| OR: 112

40/1

Fair winning hurdler who was already struggling when unseated rider seventh at Hexham on debut over fences 28 days ago. Quickly reverted to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: 4121-8U

Jamessaintpatrick^p1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 110

9/1

LIghtly-raced winner who (15/2) resumed with good fourth of 10 in 21f handicap at Newton Abbot 24 days ago. Cheekpieces fitted and in the picture if they eke out a bit more improvement.

Form: 86/317-4

Forecasts

Java Point (10/3), Le Grand Fromage (4/1), Riggs (6/1), Florrie Knox (13/2), Nifty At Fifty (7/1), Jamessaintpatrick (9/1), Transpennine Star (10/1), Easter Gold (12/1), The Knot Is Tied (28/1), Eleanor Bob (40/1), Haasab (40/1)

A case can be made for lots of these but the most persuasive one is for Kim Bailey's point winner JAVA POINT who has better days ahead of him over hurdles and should be spot on here after his eye-catching fifth at Bangor. Le Grand Fromage is another with few miles on the clock with the potential to have a big say while both Nifty At Fifty and Riggs can make their presence felt too in a warm heat.