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Wednesday 15 September 2021

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William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 4m 16.60s

Flighty Bride^p1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 98

16/1

Good efforts when runner-up in mares novice/maiden this season but wasn't quite in the same form in a similar event at Worcester last time. Cheekpieces added for handicap bow and needs to improve.

Form: 50-7224

Countister²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 95

3/1

Has plummeted in the weights since joining this yard and confirmed she's back in better heart when second in 12-runner event at Sedgefield (19.8f) 20 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 96-8942

Monash^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 96

9/1

Returned to form in a first-time visor on latest hurdle start at Cartmel and has been shaping up okay in blinkers (retained here) back on the level since. Not ruled out.

Form: 452-976

Craig Star^p⁵⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 88| BF| CD

8/1

Veteran on a long losing run and went backwards from his reappearance when only sixth of 9 in 22.1f handicap at Cartmel in July.

Form: 5525/96

Rickety Gate⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 85

8/1

Still looking for first success and hard to find encouragement from Uttoxeter handicap bow in July.

Form: 77856-7

Grey Atlantic Way^b,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 84

16/1

Limited chaser who looked rusty with a tongue strap refitted on his first outing for a new stable at Sedgefield 20 days ago. Blinkers back on and this ought to reveal more.

Form: 064P-90

Stage Power^p,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 85

12/1

Ran his best race over hurdles from 8 lb out of the weights when second in 18.7f handicap at Stratford 11 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Can make presence felt with a repeat.

Form: 0-96582

Grand Enterprise^p,t³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 78

11/2

Belatedly gained a second career success at Market Rasen in July. Decent second from 1 lb out of the handicap there last time and should be able to remain competitive from his current mark.

Form: 228-512

Hey Bob^t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 78

8/1

Modest weak-finishing hurdler for Chris Grant. Sound start for the Olly Murphy yard after wind surgery when third at Uttoxeter in July but went backwards at Market Rasen last time.

Form: 6852-39

Red Ochre^v1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 76

5/1

Long-standing maiden who wasn't disgraced on the back of 5 weeks off/breathing operation when seventh at Sedgefield 20 days ago, but he's not one to go overboard about. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: P2-4UP7

Andonno^t⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 71

50/1

Modest Flat performer who has yet to offer any sign of encouragement over hurdles and is a long way out of the weights on this switch to handicaps.

Form: 456

Forecasts

Countister (3/1), Red Ochre (5/1), Grand Enterprise (11/2), Hey Bob (8/1), Rickety Gate (8/1), Craig Star (8/1), Monash (9/1), Stage Power (12/1), Grey Atlantic Way (16/1), Flighty Bride (16/1), Andonno (50/1)

One-time useful hurdler COUNTISTER confirmed she's back in decent heart when runner-up at Sedgefield 20 days ago and a reproduction of that may well be good enough to come out on top here. Stage Power and Monash head up the opposition.