16:52 Uttoxeter

Sunday 21 February 2021

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Will Cemis Happy 30th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 4m 10.40s

Timeforaspin^h³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher| OR: 119

15/2

Landed a maiden hurdle for Olly Murphy in late 2019 and, while below form on both outings for current yard, there was more encouragement to be gleaned from his fifth at Newbury last time.

Form: 23/51-P5

Endlessly^t1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 118| DWS

5/1

In good form but fell second in handicap hurdle at Hereford (16.2f) 41 days ago. Since had wind op so merits consideration with tongue strap on.

Form: 11-8P3F

Bean In Trouble¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 116| D

6/1

Landed gamble at Ludlow (2m, heavy) on handicap hurdle debut a year ago to end last season. Below that mark having struggled this term (including over fences) and drops in class here.

Form: 1-54657

Fugitif^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: R Hobson| OR: 113

4/1

Third in a 4-y-o hurdle at Nantes in France in October 2019. Yet to match that in British novice hurdles but shaped better than the result at Doncaster last time, so could do better now handicapping.

Form: 57/3-567

Dharan⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: W Bethell| OR: 112

9/2

Promise when fourth on debut at Hexham and built on that when runner-up in a pair of 2m maiden hurdles since, latterly at Wetherby. Opening mark looks fair and type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 422

Poucor^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C Gethings| T: B Leavy| OR: 108| D

14/1

Plumpton winner in the mud for Mick Channon last season. Respectable efforts on both outings for current stable but could do with more leeway from the handicapper.

Form: 8368-35

Hats Off To Larry^t1¹⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Alan Johns| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 106

22/1

Fairly useful on the Flat (below form when last seen at Ripon in August) and, while he's yet to match that form over hurdles, may yet do better having been freshened up.

Form: 66/4-9

Doyannie^h⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: Jack Barber| OR: 105

14/1

Fair form on second of 3 bumper starts and not without promise over hurdles, undone by a mistake and a stumble 3 out on handicap debut at Chepstow (2m) recently. Remains capable of better.

Form: 39-4756

Gamesters Icon^p,t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 102

11/2

Fair Flat winner who has quickly translated that ability to hurdles, third in 2m novices at Catterick and Leicester the last twice. Interesting handicap debutant.

Form: D33

Non-Runners

Fanfaron Dino³⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Fugitif (4/1), Dharan (9/2), Endlessly (5/1), Fanfaron Dino (5/1), Gamesters Icon (11/2), Bean In Trouble (6/1), Timeforaspin (15/2), Doyannie (14/1), Poucor (14/1), Hats Off To Larry (22/1)

DHARAN has an appealing pedigree and has progressed with each run over hurdles to date, so he's taken to defy an opening mark of 112 with another improved showing. Fellow handicap debutants Gamesters Icon and Fugitif also warrant respect in an open-looking contest.