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Monday 22 March 2021

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Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 16.41s

Joie De Vivre⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 102

7/1

Flat winner in 2019 and opened hurdles account at Ayr in October. Placed in mares' handicap hurdle and jumpers bumper at Newcastle since and likely to be in the shake-up once again.

Form: 525132

Onlyfoolsownhorses^p,t¹²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 100

22/1

Won 3 on the bounce in 2017, but it's been a struggle since and he's essentially opposable, for all that the handicapper has shown mercy.

Form: PP6-P56

Sweet Vinetta^b¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: G Boanas| OR: 98

33/1

More miss than hit since landing a mares' handicap at Hexham early last season, and she was beaten a country mile on the Flat 18 days ago.

Form: 5-05956

Buttevant Lady¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 93WS

66/1

Winner of a Wexford mares' maiden hurdle on final start for Timothy Townend last June, but she's shown nothing in 4 runs for this yard. Has undergone wind surgery.

Form: 52PPP-0

Diakosaint¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 87

17/2

Winning Irish pointer at third attempt in December, but no spark in a trio of starts under Rules to date.

Form: 415P90

Getaman⁴⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 84

5/4

Well held in maiden/novice hurdles at up to 3m late last year, and this dual point winner needs to take a sizeable step forward now pitched into a handicap.

Form: PP1/008-

Emissaire^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 79

13/2

Bumper winner on debut back in November 2017. Latest fifth in a big-field Wetherby handicap hurdle was certainly one of his better efforts in this sphere, and claims here if able to build on that.

Form: UU935-5

Masterdream⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 84

8/1

Fair maiden on Flat for John M. Oxx, but has shown little in 3 starts over hurdles. Another who will need to improve now making the switch to handicap company.

Form: 869

Friends In Heaven²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A Wilson| OR: 72

80/1

No worthwhile form under Rules to his name, and it's best to look elsewhere.

Form: P/P4-9P8

Eden Collonges⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 71

11/2

Winner of 3 of his 10 starts between the flags, but little to show from his 7 runs under Rules.

Form: 005-P76

Non-Runners

Golan Cloud¹⁰³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

The Gold Bug¹²¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Getaman (5/4), Golan Cloud (15/8), Eden Collonges (11/2), Emissaire (13/2), Joie De Vivre (7/1), Masterdream (8/1), Diakosaint (17/2), Onlyfoolsownhorses (22/1), The Gold Bug (25/1), Sweet Vinetta (33/1), Buttevant Lady (66/1), Friends In Heaven (80/1)

GOLAN CLOUD was given a break prior to landing this race last year and, on the back of a similar period of absence this time round, he is taken to repeat the dose. He wasn't beaten far despite the combination of the 23.3f trip and heavy going amounting to too stiff a test at Hexham when last seen in December. Emissaire has claims judged on his latest effort and Joie de Vivre merits respect, too.