17:00 Haydock

Saturday 20 February 2021

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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 18.66s

Bob And Co^h,t³⁶³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 146WS

11/8

Useful chaser in France who put a forgettable British debut behind him to score readily in a couple of hunters last season. Obvious claims if he's tuned up back from a year off.

Form: 5P3/P11-

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Ennistown^h,t³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: Gareth Moore| OR: 128| C

28/1

Useful chaser for Anthony Honeyball who wasn't at his best on both outings last summer (hurdles latter occasion) and only fourth at Ludlow recently on hunter debut, albeit not seen to best effect.

Form: 222-564

Wishing And Hoping⁷⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 137| BF

4/1

Useful chaser who was 2 from 3 in this sphere last year and showed his well-being when second in a point in December. Bold showing expected under a positive ride.

Form: 1121-12

Ravished³⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Bridget Andrews| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 120| D

10/1

Fair chaser who returned to this sphere with an excellent second to Hazel Hill at Ludlow a month. He'll have to up his game again if he's to go one better in a competitive affair.

Form: 1213-12

Bally Beaufort¹⁷⁵⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: R J Rexton| OR: 123

100/1

One-time useful chaser for Nigel Twiston-Davies, but ended time with that stable out of sorts and hasn't been seen for over 4 years.

Form: 16P5PP/

Garde Ville⁶³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P A Rigby| OR: 115

80/1

Fair performer in this sphere in 2018/19 but returns from a long absence needing a career best, so hard to envisage him getting seriously involved.

Form: 2/22235-

Quite By Chance⁷⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: S J Sampson| OR: 113

125/1

Regressed over fenecs for Colin Tizard and has offered little encouragement between the flags since last seen under Rules. Hard to make a case for.

Form: P4/4P-P5

Sam Red^p,t³⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: A B Leyshon| OR: 112

125/1

Made frame on point debut last March but, prior to that, hasn't done enough in hunters to suggest he can get seriously involved in this.

Form: 45/33P4-

Special Wells⁷⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Owen| OR: 104

200/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser for Sue Smith but ended time for that yard on a low note and not shown much in a couple of points more recently.

Form: 6P745/P

The Worlds End¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy| OR: 139| BF| C

13/8

Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle winner in December 2019. Not the force of old, however, and only third when 5/4 for a hunter at Warwick 17 days ago. Big player if he can recapture his old spark.

Form: 31P-P63

Non-Runners

Road To Rome⁶⁵⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: J J O'Shea J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bob And Co (11/8), The Worlds End (13/8), Wishing And Hoping (4/1), Road To Rome (9/2), Ravished (10/1), Ennistown (28/1), Garde Ville (80/1), Bally Beaufort (100/1), Quite By Chance (125/1), Sam Red (125/1), Special Wells (200/1)

WISHING AND HOPING was impressive in hunters last season and is likely to put his rivals to the sword under a typically aggressive ride. He's marginally preferred to Bob And Co, who is closely matched on form, while it's hard to rule out The Worlds End given how much class he's shown in the past.