17:50 Fontwell

Sunday 30 May 2021

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vickers.bet Free Bets With Bet Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 5m 21.95s

Leading Knight^t⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 90

6/4

Tongue strap on, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Catterick (19.3f, good to soft) 89 days ago. Not dismissed in bid for a breakthrough victory now handicapper is relenting.

Form: 0/P0775-

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I'm On Snap²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| OR: 87| BF

8/11

Remains a maiden after 17 runs. First run since leaving Neill McCluskey when good fifth of 13 in 2m handicap at Southwell 26 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 5P60P-5

Singer In The Sand^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 80

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler. Only ninth of 10 in Flat handicap at Lingfield 10 days ago so more needed back in this sphere.

Form: 559/3-

Steel The China^b,t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 37

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time and first sign of ability when seventh of 9 in 3m1f handicap hurdle (125/1) at Plumpton 21 days ago. Headgear retained but he's 36 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 8/PP66-7

Non-Runners

Lake Shore Drive⁸⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: J Farrelly J: Mitchell Bastyan

Ballymilan²⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: R T Dunne

Flintara²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: R Bandey J: Harry Bannister

Espinator²⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: A Wintle J: K Brogan

Watchman⁴³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Mr Jason Dixon

Lemon Shoulder⁵⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: Cynthia Woods J: M G Nolan

Soarlikeaneagle²¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: R Rowe J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

I'm On Snap (8/11), Leading Knight (6/4), Espinator (4/1), Flintara (6/1), Soarlikeaneagle (8/1), Watchman (12/1), Ballymilan (14/1), Lake Shore Drive (14/1), Singer In The Sand (16/1), Steel The China (18/1), Lemon Shoulder (25/1)

Plenty of these have question marks against them. FLINTARA is a notable exception as she handles this track well and is weighted to go very close on the back of her excellent C&D third. Ex-Irish I'm On Snap made an encouraging start for Tom Lacey when fifth at Southwell and looks the one to give her most to do. Fellow maiden Espinator can make his presence felt too.