15:05 Uttoxeter

Wednesday 8 September 2021

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Wayne Contracts Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 3.20s

Shetland Bus^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Justin Landy| OR: 131| D

13/2

Has taken his form up a notch recently, winning Cartmel handicaps and completing the hat-trick from 6 lb higher mark at Perth last time. Up another 4 lb but he clearly arrives in splendid nick.

Form: 453111

Dal Horrisgle⁵³

11/4

Useful on Flat and ran out a wide-margin winner over C&D in June. Completed easy task next time so he remains unexposed making handicap hurdle debut following another breathing operation.

Form: 35-11

Timetochill¹⁹⁵

16/1

Made into fairly useful 2m hurdler in 2019/20, scoring at Market Rasen/Musselburgh. Offered little on first start for new yard back in February but makes handicap hurdle debut after a wind operation.

Form: 130/32U-

Get Back Get Back^t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: H Fry| OR: 124| C

4/1

Fair winner on Flat and landed handicap hurdles here/at Plumpton last year. Held back by jumping errors on the whole since but much more like it when finishing runner-up on last couple of starts.

Form: 2830-22

Sunrise Ruby⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 123

17/2

Bumper winner who landed maiden/novice hurdle events at up to 21.5f last autumn. Dispelled pair of lesser efforts when third in a Ludlow handicap in March but made little impact at Hexham next time.

Form: 11083-6

Chef De Troupe⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 119| C

50/1

Improved to win handicap at Perth and claimer at Huntingdon (both 2m) last year. Little impact on the Flat (failed to beat a rival on last 3 starts) this year so probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 41133-2

Hurricane Ali²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: B S Hughes| T: J Mackie| OR: 113| C

5/1

Firmly on the up over hurdles, winning 3 of his last 5 starts, latest at Uttoxeter (15.8f) in May. Again ran well when second at Bangor 23 days ago and he's high on the shortlist once again.

Form: 412-112

Glan Y Gors^t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Weatherer| OR: 112

25/1

Seemingly less consistent over hurdles than on the Flat, making a bright start for new yard when fourth at Nottingham last month but unable to build on that at Epsom since.

Form: 14448-5

Calvinist^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Burke| T: K Frost| OR: 108| D

9/2

Returned to his best with cheekpieces refitted after 8 weeks off when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Bangor (19.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Up 4 lb and should be in the mix again.

Form: 04-6631

Forecasts

Dal Horrisgle (11/4), Get Back Get Back (4/1), Calvinist (9/2), Hurricane Ali (5/1), Shetland Bus (13/2), Sunrise Ruby (17/2), Timetochill (16/1), Glan Y Gors (25/1), Chef De Troupe (50/1)

Plenty in with a shout but DAL HORRISGLE is selected to make a winning handicap debut. Alan King's charge arrives here on the back of a pair of easy victories in novice events and, with his best days sure to be ahead, he's taken to complete the hat-trick. Hurricane Ali is firmly on the up in this sphere so he's taken to chase the selection home, ahead of the thriving Shetland Bus.