14:25 Fontwell

Friday 16 April 2021

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MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 15.81s

Westbrook Bertie^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 105| CD

12/1

Winner of C&D juvenile hurdle in December 2018. Hasn't managed to add to that since, though, and he was beaten a fair way back from a break here (first run following a wind op) last month.

Form: 8-76435

Salamanca School²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 105

8/1

Fairly useful at best on the Flat for Mark Johnston. Hasn't cut much ice in 4 starts over hurdles to date, but improvement is possible now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 8663

Jungle Prose^t1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 100| BF

11/1

Warwick bumper winner who hit the frame in her first 3 starts over hurdles. However, she was disappointing when upped to 25f at Plumpton last time and now tried in a tongue strap.

Form: 323264

Ballydoyle^v³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 99

8/1

Fair on the Flat and produced most encouraging hurdling effort to date when a staying-on fourth at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) last month. 3 lb lower now and he's not without hope.

Form: 4-334

Nye Bevan^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 94

2/1

Went close in a jumpers bumper at Lingfield in February and has recorded near misses back in this sphere the last twice. Drying ground will aid his cause and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 072522

Commander Miller¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Page Fuller| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 94

11/1

Placed twice since joining this yard, including when third of 12 at Warwick (2m, good) recently. 2 lb lower now and he should make his presence felt.

Form: P-02703

Big Jimbo¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 94

7/2

Runner-up on second start over hurdles in a C&D juvenile event in September. Decent effort on the Flat back from a break 16 days ago and not discounted on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 32P

Shareef Star^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 86

9/1

Fair winner on the Flat, but record stands at 0-7 over hurdles following a below-par recent display at Stratford.

Form: 452937

African Sun^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽⁷⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| OR: 77

33/1

Showed a bit more when pitched into a handicap for the first time over hurdles at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft), but he looks up against it from 7 lb out of the weights here.

Form: P6065

Meryems Way^p⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 69

125/1

Winner on the Flat, but only up to 1m and hasn't show much at all in a handful of runs in this sphere.

Form: U8-80

Forecasts

Nye Bevan (2/1), Big Jimbo (7/2), Salamanca School (8/1), Ballydoyle (8/1), Shareef Star (9/1), Commander Miller (11/1), Jungle Prose (11/1), Westbrook Bertie (12/1), African Sun (33/1), Meryems Way (125/1)

A deserved first taste of success beckons for NYE BEVAN, who has gone down all guns blazing in handicaps at Plumpton and Newcastle in recent weeks. Salamanca School makes his handicap bow in this sphere on an appealing mark and is next on the list ahead of Ballydoyle and Commander Miller.