15:35 Huntingdon

Sunday 7 March 2021

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Thank You Fairfax Saddles Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 3m 57.1s

Bay Of Intrigue⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T Symonds| OR: 113

4/1

Progressive form without getting his head in front over hurdles, beaten on merit under a change of tactics when runner-up at Plumpton 63 days ago. Has since left John O'Shea for this handicap bow.

Form: F57-5F2

Onemorefortheroad⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 113

7/2

Built plenty on the form of his 2 thirds last season when opening account in Newton Abbot bumper on return. Encouraging first 2 efforts over hurdles and should be bang there on his handicap debut.

Form: 6/33-133

Major Robinson^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 112| D

12/1

Overcame greenness to land 15-runner Thurles bumper on debut last March. Failed to build on that for current connections, including when mid-field in a jumpers bumper last time. Makes handicap bow.

Form: 1-0347

Azzuri^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 111| CD

9/1

Five-time chase winner who was struggling to make an impact from a sliding mark over fences during second half of last year. Well beaten in jumpers bumper last month but may feature back over timber.

Form: 506888

Dancingwith Storms^h⁶⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 108| D

33/1

Off the mark in 2m Cork maiden hurdle on final start for Ellmarie Holden in May 2018 but has suffered a few heavy defeats for current yard. Pulled hard when last seen 22 months ago so best watched.

Form: 1470U4/

Tonyx^h³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 108

3/1

Fairly useful winner on the Flat for Ed Walker. Hood on and promising start over hurdles when 9 lengths second to useful prospect at Catterick in January but below that effort since. Handicap debut.

Form: 23

Bolt N Brown^v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 103| D

33/1

Fair maiden on Flat who was allowed an easy lead when making winning hurdle debut at Ludlow last term. Unable to reproduce that since, including in cheekpieces last time so others preferred.

Form: 1-2674

Great Hall^p¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: M Quinn| OR: 101| CD

15/2

Hard to win with under both codes in more recent times but ran better than previously with headgear back on when runner-up over C&D 10 days ago. Must build on that to feature.

Form: 2-44472

Reverend Jacobs^p1⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: N Kent| OR: 97

17/2

Useful at best on Flat but has managed only fair form to this point over hurdles, dropping away early in straight in a first-time visor at Market Rasen in December. Cheekpieces now applied.

Form: 43-6P86

Derek Duval^t¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & S Best| OR: 95

66/1

Fair Flat winner for Stuart Williams but seems to be going the wrong way over hurdles. Could only consider if backed on this first outing after a short break.

Form: 40PP-07

Canny Tom^t⁵³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: D Frankland| OR: 75| D

400/1

Poor handicap chaser nowadays who has lost his way. Very hard to see him featuring switched back over timber.

Form: 8-9P656

Forecasts

Tonyx (3/1), Onemorefortheroad (7/2), Bay Of Intrigue (4/1), Great Hall (15/2), Reverend Jacobs (17/2), Azzuri (9/1), Major Robinson (12/1), Dancingwith Storms (33/1), Bolt N Brown (33/1), Derek Duval (66/1), Canny Tom (400/1)

Neil King's ONEMOREFORTHEROAD took a step forward from his hurdling bow when a close third in a Doncaster novice back in November. With the promise of better to come, he's taken to make a winning handicap debut. Azzuri's mark has dropped significantly since last seen and he could well be in the mix, with Bay of Intrigue another to consider on first start for Tom Symonds.