11:45 Stratford

Sunday 18 April 2021

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Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 6m 45.14s

Drumlee Watar^t1⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 110

9/1

Irish point winner who showed ability when making the frame on both hurdle starts in November 2018. Likely needed his belated return at Wincanton in March and this should reveal more now handicapping.

Form: 143/9

Fontley House^p1,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T R George| OR: 108

6/1

Fair winning 3m hurdler in 2019 who has essentially struggled to make an impact in handful of starts this season, no threat from 3 out in a C&D event last month. Still, his mark is easing all the time

Form: 15-3P74

Aasleagh Dawn^p,t1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 107

150/1

Three-time winner over hurdles in Ireland, but losing run is mounting up and he ran no sort of race returning from a break at Wincanton in March. Switch back to timber needs to perk him up.

Form: F5PP3P

Tactical Manoeuvre²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 101

9/1

Taunton regular who added another to his tally at that venue over 23.9f in March. Fact he arrives in form should count for plenty in this line up. Respected.

Form: 655641

Wbee⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 101| C

13/8

Fair bumper winner who arrives on the back of a string of consistent efforts, just touched off at Catterick (25.3f) last month. Mark creeping up but he's a big player on balance.

Form: 640232

Frankie Baby^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 98

11/1

Useful NH pedigree and showed a bit over hurdles during the winter. Exploits over fences have been underwhelming though, and return to hurdling needs to have a positive effect now.

Form: 796P34

Missthecuddles^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 97

10/1

Surpassed form showed in trio of mares' novice events when 7.5 lengths second on handicap debut at Hexham (23.3f) in September. Well beaten on return at Huntingdon in March but it's still early days.

Form: 84928

Mighty Leader^p⁹⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-13| J: David Bass| T: T Symonds| OR: 97| CD

20/1

Won 3 times over fences in 2018 for Fergal O'Brien. Struggled over hurdles for John O'Shea and offered little on debut for new yard at Plumpton (25f) in January.

Form: 346-P09

Daranova²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 97

20/1

Fair form in bumpers last season but seems to be going the wrong way over hurdles this term. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5P9080

Auenwirbel²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 91

6/1

Modest hurdler who took advantage of a drop in the weights when landing a 19f Taunton selling handicap back from 13 months off in February. Not in quite same form since but he holds each-way claims.

Form: 5/90-175

Non-Runners

Three Colours Red¹²⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Oscar Asche¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: Miss R Curtis J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wbee (13/8), Auenwirbel (6/1), Fontley House (6/1), Drumlee Watar (9/1), Tactical Manoeuvre (9/1), Missthecuddles (10/1), Frankie Baby (11/1), Oscar Asche (12/1), Three Colours Red (14/1), Daranova (20/1), Mighty Leader (20/1), Aasleagh Dawn (150/1)

WBEE has highlighted his turn isn't far away in hitting the frame on each of his last 3 starts in handicaps, latterly when just touched off at Catterick in March, and he gets the nod to shed the maiden tag over hurdles. Taunton-scorer Tactical Manoeuvre and Auenwirbel are fancied to pose the chief threats.