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Sunday 10 October 2021

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William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 6m 36.79s

Ramses De Teillee^t²⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 147

11/1

Smart handicap chaser who signed off last season with a couple of respectable efforts but is liable to need this first run back returned to the smaller obstacles, so others make more appeal.

Form: 517049-

Tobefair³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 140| D

14/1

Useful hurdler who almost certainly needed the run when well held over C&D on reappearance 34 days ago. Given a big chance by the handicapper since and has a fitness edge on the bulk of his rivals.

Form: 6/0425-4

Blackjack Kentucky^p²²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

5/1

Useful hurdler who made a winning return to this sphere (after a couple of chase outings) at Chepstow 7 months ago. May do better still, so definite player on return.

Form: 212/4P1-

Point Of Principle³¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 130WS

14/1

Lightly raced in recent seasons and offered nothing on either outing last term, so returns from 10 months off with a lot to prove.

Form: 9274/7P-

Ballymillsy¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 127| BF| D

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler who scored at Warwick in February and was in the process of running well when falling in a novice at the same course in April. Mark looks fair and yard should have him ready.

Form: 36212F-

Cyclop^t¹⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 127| D

9/1

Rejuvenated for Tom Symonds/Matt Shepherd last season, signing off with a fourth win all told (third over fences) at Perth 170 days ago. Back with David Dennis and hurdles mark is potentially lenient.

Form: 213461-

Just A Sting²¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 123

8/1

Looked talented in his early days but lost his way over fences for Harry Fry and this is likely to be a fact-finding mission returning from 7 months off for new yard.

Form: 1FP/P86-

Crossley Tender¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson| OR: 120| CD

15/2

Excellent 2020/21 campaign, recording win number 4 at Exeter in January. Lower hurdles mark is justified and lot depends on how ready he is for this reappearance.

Form: 231326-

Non-Runners

Hogan's Height¹⁸³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: Jamie Snowden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ballymillsy (5/4), Blackjack Kentucky (5/1), Crossley Tender (15/2), Just A Sting (8/1), Cyclop (9/1), Ramses De Teillee (11/1), Point Of Principle (14/1), Tobefair (14/1), Hogan's Height (25/1)

BALLYMILLSY looks the type to make a better 5-y-o and he should be well forward for this return, so he gets the nod ahead of Blackjack Kentucky who was last seen making all Chepstow in April. Tobefair is the only one with a recent run in him, which should count for plenty, so he's hard to discount from a falling mark.