15:20 Wetherby

Thursday 1 April 2021

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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 29.10s

Diamond Fort¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118| C

9/1

Is well over 3 years without a win but hinted at a revival at Uttoxeter 12 days ago and potentially well treated if able to build on that. Brain Hughes interesting booking.

Form: 33-56P7

Enfin Phil⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 115

22/1

Fairly useful 19f winner but yet to hit top form this term, again pulled up at Doncaster 61 days ago. Plenty to prove.

Form: 15-96PP

One Fine Man⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R D Day| T: James Moffatt| OR: 114

14/1

Showed a bit in 2 novice hurdles that worked out last season. Shaped as if needing the run on return/yard debut and may do better now venturing into handicaps with that under his belt.

Form: 646-4

Diodorus^v²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 112| C

16/1

Fair Flat winner who built on the promise of hurdle debut second when going one better in 2m novice here 12 months ago. Running well below that level of late though, so others more persuasive.

Form: 1-22447

Kauto D'Amour¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 112

11/4

Beaten by one well ahead of his mark at Sedgefield and went one better at Newcastle (20.3f) 12 days ago, driven out. 5 lb higher mark probably workable, but isn't sure to be in the same form.

Form: 42-8621

Lord Apparelli^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 108WS

10/1

Somewhat underwhelming over hurdles this season after showing plenty in strong bumpers last term, but has been freshened up ahead of this switch to handicaps. Had wind op/now tongue tied.

Form: 42-636

Major Robinson²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 107

11/1

Fair bumper winner in Ireland who shaped encouragingly in a first-time hood on Newbury hurdling debut in December, but has gone backwards since.

Form: 1-03478

Roxboro Road^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Alain Cawley| T: B Haslam| OR: 103| C| D

11/8

Left previous efforts in Britain behind when justifying market support in 2½m Musselburgh handicap chase. Defied an 8 lb rise with ease here last week and now returns to hurdling from favourable mark.

Form: 6-5P511

Non-Runners

Docpickedme²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H Whittington J: Non Runner

Largy Mouth²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Roxboro Road (11/8), Kauto D'Amour (11/4), Docpickedme (4/1), Diamond Fort (9/1), Lord Apparelli (10/1), Largy Mouth (10/1), Major Robinson (11/1), One Fine Man (14/1), Diodorus (16/1), Enfin Phil (22/1)

ROXBORO ROAD returns to hurdling from a favourable mark having been thriving over fences of late, so he's the one to side with. Diamond Fort lurks on a dangerous mark and hinted at a revival at Uttoxeter last time.