15:40 Fontwell

Sunday 28 February 2021

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Champagne PIAFF Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 57.96s

Brewers Project²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 123

2/1

£185,000 Irish point winner who opened account over hurdles in 15.3f Wincanton maiden, jumping left. No match for a progressive one under a penalty at Chepstow but still beat the rest comfortably.

Form: 1/4F-412

Cannie Lad³⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

300/1

Well held in bumper/both starts over hurdles.

Form: 058-

De Cigar Man^t1⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: R Bandey

250/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Watar gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Sophist. Maiden pointer, pulled up last time (Dec 12). Wears tongue strap.

Form: F92/PU-P

Fantastikas²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 128

1/1

Scopey 5-y-o who showed plenty in bumpers and has done the same over hurdles, just bumping into another useful one at Musselburgh (23.8f) 3 weeks ago. Back down in trip but should run well again.

Form: 272-222

Flaggan⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

125/1

€30,000 3-y-o, £6,000 5-y-o, Stowaway gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Imazulutoo. Placed in points, pulled up last time (Dec 12). Market can guide.

Form: PP2/3P-P

Manvers House³⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 122| BF

15/2

Fairly useful maiden hurdler. Disappointed at Kempton on final outing last March but definite claims on the pick of his form.

Form: 6/28323-

Steel The China^p⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Garner| T: Mrs L C Jewell

300/1

Dual point winner but disappointing all 3 outings under Rules for different trainers.

Form: FP1/P8-P

Won't Talk^h⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann

22/1

Won completed start in Irish points and much better effort over hurdles when second of 5 in Sedgefield novice (19.8f) in December, but that form probably isn't worth a great deal.

Form: F1-52

Clonusker Lady^h⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: James Davies| T: Mrs L C Jewell

300/1

Little impact in a pair of novice hurdles.

Form: 06

Lucky Lara²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Nick Mitchell

14/1

16/1, built on hurdling debut when fifth of 14 in novice at Wincanton (21.4f, heavy) 24 days ago. May do better still, but is perhaps more one for handicaps afrer this.

Form: 3-45

Meryems Way²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L C Jewell

300/1

Winner on Flat but only up to 1m and went with no promise completed start over hurdles.

Form: U8-8

Saghir¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

13/2

Fairly useful Flat winner in France who is the right hands to make it as a hurdler and should be winning races in due course.

Form:

Forecasts

Fantastikas (1/1), Brewers Project (2/1), Saghir (13/2), Manvers House (15/2), Lucky Lara (14/1), Won't Talk (22/1), Flaggan (125/1), De Cigar Man (250/1), Clonusker Lady (300/1), Cannie Lad (300/1), Meryems Way (300/1), Steel The China (300/1)

BREWERS PROJECT was no match for a very progressive one at Chepstow last month, but he still beat the rest comfortably and can resume winning ways here. Fantastikas takes a marked step back in trip but is an obvious contender on form, as is Manvers House, who makes his seasonal reappearance.