St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 6m 44.9s

Sizing At Midnight^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 116| CD

6/1

Made excellent start to last season with handicap chase wins here and at Ffos Las. Lost way after but went some way to stopping the slide on latest completed start (unseated last time) over hurdles.

Form: FPPP-6U

Drumlee Watar^p1,t⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 110WS

5/2

Irish point winner who showed ability in maiden/novice company prior to a brace of runner-up efforts in handicaps (tongue tied), latterly at Fontwell. Since undergone a wind op and cheekpieces added.

Form: 143/92-2

Holly James^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 108

3/1

Arrives in reasonable form and, having found the test inadequate when fifth at Ffos Las in May, he should put up a bold bid under more ideal conditions.

Form: P75-325

Three Ways^p,t⁸⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 102

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Mark tumbling but hasn't looked in the form to take advantage.

Form: 4/69590-

Master Tradesman^p⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 85

3/1

Regressive 10-y-o who makes little appeal.

Form: 69/5P73-

Non-Runners

Design Icon³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: C Gethings

Lord Getaway¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: H J Evans J: Shane Quinlan

Forecasts

Design Icon (9/4), Drumlee Watar (5/2), Master Tradesman (3/1), Holly James (3/1), Lord Getaway (9/2), Three Ways (5/1), Sizing At Midnight (6/1)

DRUMLEE WATAR has shaped well despite making mistakes on both handicap outings so, if first-time cheekpieces sharpen him up, he may well open his account under Rules. Holly James is a big player back up in trip and Design Icon can't be ruled out on his first try in handicaps.