Sean Conway Racing New Owners Welcome Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 4m 58.17s

Good Boy Bobby³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 139| D

3/1

Useful hurdler/chaser who posted good fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Ascot (21f, soft) on penultimate start. Disappointing return to hurdling at Wetherby last time but drops in grade now.

Form: 5-12454

I'm To Blame^h²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 131| CD

10/1

Useful hurdler/chaser who has been below form over both sets of obstacles this term. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 213-8F3

Ashington⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison| OR: 124| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler (won twice as a novice for John Quinn) who is best excused a disappointing first outing for his current stable. Up in trip after 47 days off and worth considering.

Form: 132-359

Minella Trump³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 123| BF| CD

4/1

Looked a useful prospect over hurdles during 2019/20. Disappointing over fences this term but not disgraced back hurdling at Carlisle in February. Fairly treated if he can build on that.

Form: D4-3533

Fair Mountain¹¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121

11/4

Form: 0P6055

River Frost¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 119| C| D

12/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to land a handicap chase here in August. Lost his form subsequently but becoming too well handicapped to completely ignore.

Form: P14078

Forecasts

Fair Mountain (11/4), Good Boy Bobby (3/1), Ashington (4/1), Minella Trump (4/1), I'm To Blame (10/1), River Frost (12/1)

FAIR MOUNTAIN is handicapped to win and, despite being out of form towards the end of 2020, it's worth taking the chance that he can bounce back returning from a break. The opposition all have questions to answer, but Good Boy Bobby and Ashington are both live dangers if able to bounce back from lesser efforts.