14:20 Huntingdon

Wednesday 17 March 2021

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MansionBet Cheltmas Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 12.45s

Guildhall^t⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: S Allwood| OR: 101

22/1

Fair 7f Flat winner and has translated most of that ability to hurdles. Has left Donald McCain since a below-par run at Market Rasen in December.

Form: 4-55935

Bempton Cliffs^h⁵⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood| OR: 100

20/1

Poor form in bumpers/Flat for Tony Coyle. No better than modest form over hurdles in 2019 and best watched back from absence unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 45/4659-

Remember The Man⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: N B King| OR: 98| D

9/2

One-time fair performer on Flat. Modest maiden hurdler for current connections but last week's Wincanton second shows he can be very competitive off this mark. Claims if this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 23P652

Local Affair¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 98| CD

11/1

Below par in the first half of this season but now back on the same mark as when winning over C&D last March so needs keeping a close eye on in the betting under Brian Hughes.

Form: 1-7U57P

Near Kettering^t⁴⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 97

33/1

Fit from a Flat win and opened account over hurdles at Sedgefield last August. More miss than hit under both codes since, however.

Form: P10885-

Powerstown Park^t²^{(ex 14)}

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: S Thomas| OR: 90| D

1/3

Much improved when winning handicaps at Exeter and Plumpton in recent days. Bolted up at latter venue on Monday and double penalty won't stop him if showing up in similar form.

Form: 52/2-311

Begin The Luck²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 92

28/1

Comfortably held in novice hurdles and fared no better for a switch to handicap company last time.

Form: 9067

Ulysses¹⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: D Shaw| OR: 86

40/1

Ended last season under a cloud and fell early on Uttoxeter return in October. Off since.

Form: 57565-F

Mr Scaff⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: M G Nolan| T: P Henderson| OR: 84

100/1

Modest maiden on Flat back in 2017. No show in 2 completed starts over hurdles but more realistic chance now handicapping.

Form: 8/F9

Non-Runners

Darkest Day³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Queen Among Kings²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: A Irvine J: Page Fuller

Outlaw Jack¹²⁹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 9

T: J Farrelly J: Mitchell Bastyan

Forecasts

Powerstown Park (1/3), Remember The Man (9/2), Darkest Day (8/1), Local Affair (11/1), Outlaw Jack (16/1), Bempton Cliffs (20/1), Guildhall (22/1), Queen Among Kings (25/1), Begin The Luck (28/1), Near Kettering (33/1), Ulysses (40/1), Mr Scaff (100/1)

A race which revolves around POWERSTOWN PARK who looked a long way ahead of his mark at Plumpton on Monday and will likely complete a quick hat-trick if in similar form. Darkest Day, Remember The Man and Local Affair can fight it out for minor honours.