15:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 20 March 2021

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Burton Union Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 0.7s

Wilde About Oscar³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 146| C| D

9/5

Challow run aside (bad mistake did for him) he has been unbeaten over hurdles, dominant from the front in listed company at Exeter a month ago. Needs to be pretty smart to defy opening mark, though.

Form: 14-11P1

Rockadenn^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 140

6/1

Fairly useful jumper in France, completing 4-timer in Cagnes-Sur-Mer listed chase. Looked temperamental on stable debut over fences (ran out) but quickly back on track when winning over timber latest.

Form: 1112-R1

Mint Condition²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: J Candlish| OR: 138| BF| D

17/2

Ex-pointer who has returned an improved model, winning a trio of handicaps, latest at Wetherby on Boxing Day. Just failed in Warwick Grade 2 and given a break following lesser run at Haydock.

Form: 114124

Gustavian^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 135| CD

7/2

Hasn't finished out of the first 2 in 8 career starts, winning for the third over hurdles here a month ago in ready fashion. Up 7 lb in a better race but very much going the right way.

Form: 12-2211

Winningseverything¹⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 135| D

14/1

Surpassed his fairly useful bumper form in just 2 starts over hurdles in 2019, defying a penalty under no-nonsense ride at Market Rasen. Fell on chase debut in October and off since.

Form: 134/11-F

Nickolson⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 133

16/1

Bumper winner who did make a winning hurdles bow back in October 2019 but lightly raced and held back by his jumping since. No impact in a jumpers bumper last month.

Form: 1/12-268

Relentless Dreamer^p,t¹⁶⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 132| D

50/1

Sparingly raced in 2018/19 but shaped encouragingly after a year off when third at Chepstow on last season's return. Reportedly finished sore on this year's reappearance and this a rare hurdles run.

Form: 31/3P6-2

Illegal Model^t⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 131

9/1

Well held sole point start but winning debut under Rules in 23f Lingfield novice hurdle in the mud last inter. Solid start to life in handicaps this term and remains unexposed.

Form: 61-354

Thibault^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West| OR: 128| D

11/1

Thriving for new yard this term, landing handicaps at Plumpton and Hereford before bagging Lingfield jumpers bumper. Another superb effort when second in a big-field handicap at Ascot.

Form: 311U12

Non-Runners

Dan McGrue⁴⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: B Barr J: David Bass

Forecasts

Wilde About Oscar (9/5), Gustavian (7/2), Rockadenn (6/1), Mint Condition (17/2), Illegal Model (9/1), Thibault (11/1), Winningseverything (14/1), Nickolson (16/1), Relentless Dreamer (50/1), Dan McGrue (50/1)

This looks open, with ILLEGAL MODEL, who appeals as the type to improve as he gains experience, taken to open his account in handicaps at the fourth time of asking. Rockadenn was on his best behaviour back hurdling last time and may have more to offer for Paul Nicholls, with Gustavian and Wilde About Oscar also considered.