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Tuesday 20 April 2021

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Dust Free Horse Bedding Envirobed 01785719996 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 0.04s

Check My Pulse²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: R Menzies| OR: 115

18/1

Flat winner who opened hurdles account at Uttoxeter (2m) last summer. May have needed the run last month's return from a break but opening mark calls for more.

Form: 331524

Pardon Me^h¹⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 112| D

18/1

Built on a positive start for this yard when winning an eventful 10-runner event at Cartmel in July, forging clear. Matched that form when third over C&D in October but off since.

Form: 177-313

Ambassador²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 116

85/40

Speedy type who opened account in this sphere at Hereford (2m) after a wind op a month ago, coming clear with another lightly-raced one. May well have more to offer in handicaps, too.

Form: 2351

Countister²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 110| D

33/1

Close third in 2019 County Hurdle but lightly raced and not competitive since.

Form: 8-8P699

Coral Blue^h1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke| OR: 110

50/1

Long-standing maiden who ran best race over fences when second in a Cork maiden (20f) in October. Stopped as though amiss on last month's stable debut. Hood fitted.

Form: 56U728

Naizagai^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 115| D

6/1

Made winning start over hurdles at Cartmel in August and filled the frame on next 6 starts. Did too much too soon when brushed aside at Ascot 3 weeks ago. Hood left off.

Form: 222430

Burrows Diamond²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 109

9/4

Positive signs in low-grade handicaps, likely to have finished second but for a late spill at Newcastle and off the mark back at that venue in ready fashion 3 weeks ago. New mark still very fair.

Form: 544F31

Foster'sisland³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 107| BF| D

4/1

Wide-margin back-to-back winner in February. However, came up short off this mark last month and the assessor may just about have him.

Form: 6P3113

Seaborough⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny McMenamin| T: D Thompson| OR: 97| CD

33/1

C&D winner in December 2019 but little to shout about in various company of late.

Form: U9P065

Cap'n²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West| OR: 86

80/1

Showed nothing all 4 starts for Paul W. Flynn and similar story back from a 21-month absence at Taunton.

Form: 77P/PP-P

Non-Runners

River Frost²⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: B Haslam J: Adrian Heskin

Crack Du Ninian³⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Ambassador (85/40), Burrows Diamond (9/4), Foster'sisland (4/1), Naizagai (6/1), Crack Du Ninian (13/2), River Frost (12/1), Check My Pulse (18/1), Pardon Me (18/1), Seaborough (33/1), Countister (33/1), Coral Blue (50/1), Cap'n (80/1)

BURROWS DIAMOND was as easy a handicap winner as you will see at Newcastle 3 weeks ago and though hit with an 1l lb rise that may not be enough. Ambassador also won last time and is unexposed, with Crack du Ninian completing the shortlist.