16:15 Worcester

Wednesday 30 June 2021

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Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 43.10s

Proper Ticket³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| D

20/1

Point winner who went right in handicaps over hurdles last year, landing pair of mares' handicaps at up to 23f. Dropped away tamely on course chase debut/reappearance and quickly returns to hurdles.

Form: 541/12-4

Dolciano Dici^t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 127

28/1

Offered more for his new yard when fourth at Cheltenham (3mf, good) in April but took a marked backwards step when down the field at Ffos Las since.

Form: 24604-0

Haul Away^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 127| CD

9/1

Four-time hurdles winner who took advantage of much-reduced mark when opening his account over fences in 23f handicap here last month. Fair third at Kelso since ahead of hurdle return.

Form: 0736-13

Asockastar^p³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bourne| OR: 127| C| D

6/1

Resumed winning ways in 14-runner handicap hurdle here (20f, good to soft) last month but not in anything like the same form at Uttoxeter on Sunday.

Form: 224/3-10

Story Of Friends^t,v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 125

13/2

Took his form to new level when taking 26.5f Newton Abbot handicap last September and back to that level on the back of 7 months off when runner-up at Plumpton in May. Latest Hexham run poor, though.

Form: 5120-27

The Vollan^v1⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 122

9/1

Placed twice in handicap hurdles last summer but has struggled since, including in a hurdle/chase back from a break in recent months. First-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) needs to help.

Form: 3U040-7

Taste The Fear²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 120| D

3/1

Bumper winner who has gradually improved over timber, landing a second win when seeing off 5 rivals in Uttoxeter novice 27 days ago. Opening handicap mark looks feasible.

Form: 31F3-21

Hotter Than Hell⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 118| BF| C

7/1

Posted several decent efforts in defeat last year. Decent return from a break when third a Haydock (19f) in April but has disappointed at Warwick since.

Form: 53463-5

Kloud Gate^v⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 118

9/2

Visored and arrives on a hat-trick after back-to-back successes at Huntingdon, scoring with plenty in hand on latter occasion. Up 7 lb but another bold showing is very much on the cards.

Form: 8940-11

Bond's Lover⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| OR: 117

22/1

Looked potentially useful when making winning Rules debut in 20.5f Newbury novice 16 months ago but dropped away quickly when pulled up on Warwick return 8 weeks ago. Clearly still early days, though.

Form: 41/P

Forecasts

Taste The Fear (3/1), Kloud Gate (9/2), Asockastar (6/1), Story Of Friends (13/2), Hotter Than Hell (7/1), Haul Away (9/1), The Vollan (9/1), Proper Ticket (20/1), Bond's Lover (22/1), Dolciano Dici (28/1)

KLOUD GATE has reacted very positively to a visor of late and may be capable of defying the handicapper again and completing a hat-trick. Recent Uttoxeter novice scorer Taste The Fear looks on a decent mark for this handicap debut and can give the selection most to do. Haul Away may prove best of the rest.