12:35 Huntingdon

Tuesday 22 December 2020

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Fitzdares Supports East Anglia's Children's Hospices Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:36 | Winning time: 6m 41.80s

Jamessaintpatrick^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Lucy K Barry| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 110

12/1

Low-mileage 7-y-o who suffered poor run when tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f, heavy) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces retained and not ruled out now going up in trip.

Form: 6/317-40

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Coillte Eile³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁶⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109| BF| D

10/3

11/4, first run since leaving Dr Richard Newland when good third of 8 in 3m handicap at Ascot 31 days ago. Nudged up 1 lb but form has been franked so she must enter calculations for new yard.

Form: 899-453

Demon Fou⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 109

8/1

Arrives in decent form, fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Exeter (23.1f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Dropped 2 lb so he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 44P-985

Frankie Baby^b1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: W Greatrex| OR: 108

33/1

Maiden hurdler who has run poorly on his last two starts, ninth of 11 on handicap bow at Taunton (23.9f, good) 26 days ago. Blinkers on now with plenty to prove.

Form: 30-5379

Akarita Lights³⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 108

12/1

Modest winning hurdler for Alan King in early 2019. Back now after 11-month absence so others are more persuasive.

Form: 12/1735-

Crown Hill²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 106

4/1

Ended run of poor efforts when fourth of 12 to Mr Washington in 3m handicap hurdle at Ludlow 20 days ago. Still not easy to make a case for though.

Form: 21/PP-P4

March Is On^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 106

16/5

Back on song with cheekpieces refitted when second of 8 in 3m handicap hurdle at Wetherby 17 days ago. Not ruled out if able to build on that effort.

Form: 707-862

Ding Ding¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 103

28/1

Failed to build on encouraging reappearance fourth when laboured second of 5 in 25f handicap hurdle (4/1) at Plumpton 15 days ago. Needs more if she's to get back to winning ways.

Form: 0654-42

The Tin Miner^v⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁸⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 102

11/2

Fair winning hurdler/chaser who returned after 9 months with good second of 8 in 25f handicap (10/1) at Fontwell last month. Winner has gone in again since so he can make his presence felt.

Form: 32/P1P-2

Non-Runners

Certainly Red³²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Mrs L Richards J: C Brace

Mr Washington²⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: T Symonds J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mr Washington (5/2), March Is On (16/5), Coillte Eile (10/3), Crown Hill (4/1), The Tin Miner (11/2), Demon Fou (8/1), Certainly Red (10/1), Jamessaintpatrick (12/1), Akarita Lights (12/1), Ding Ding (28/1), Frankie Baby (33/1)

A few in with a chance, including COILLTE EILE, with the form of her Ascot third (first run for Fergal O'Brien) looking strong. The Tin Miner is another in-form rival who can have a say, while March Is On can't be ruled out either.