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Tuesday 19 October 2021

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 31.6s

Belle Jour^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: C Gordon| OR: 102

25/1

Didn't shape at all badly when third on Rules debut in a Plumpton maiden hurdle in April, but well held both completed starts since, including on recent handicap bow. Cheekpieces added.

Form: F3-4F8

Eclair Des Sablons^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Jess Stewart⁽⁷⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 100| CD

17/2

Narrow winner of C&D novices' handicap in April and went close back here 6 days later. Below par since, but he's edging back down the weights and is one to consider with conditions to suit.

Form: 12-7638

Norley^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 99

6/1

Bettered previous hurdles efforts on debut for Ben Pauling when third of 8 off 1 lb higher at Bangor (23, good to soft) in July. Not so good at Hexham next time, though, and improvement needed.

Form: 5/745-36

Good Bye^b¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Freddie Mitchell| T: A E Jones| OR: 93WS

11/1

Runner-up in a C&D seller on final run for Milton Harris in April, but well held both subsequent starts for new yard the following month and absent since (undergone wind surgery in the interim).

Form: 0352-87

Getaway Cory¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Joshua Newman⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 93

18/1

Glimmers of ability in maiden/novice company, but improvement has not been forthcoming since switched to handicaps.

Form: 7770-P0

Family Pot¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Katie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 93

28/1

Runner-up sole start between the flags and best effort yet in this sphere when second in a 3-runner Ludlow novice (21.2f, good to firm) last time. More needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 0FP-U72

Isle Of Aron¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Lewis Saunders⁽⁷⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 93

16/1

Has found some improvement switched to handicaps the last twice, third over 2m at Southwell and Worcester. This step up in trip promises to suit and he's one of the more interesting contenders.

Form: 7697-33

Rock On Tommy^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr James King| T: O Murphy| OR: 87

7/1

Has performed respectably since switched to handicaps, finishing fourth of 10 in first-time cheekpieces/first run following a wind op at Huntingdon (19.6f, good to soft) recently. Place possibilities.

Form: 88-6364

Snug As A Bug^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Myles Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 83| BF

11/2

Much improved for this yard, hitting the crossbar in Fontwell handicaps either side of last month's breakthrough success at Newton Abbot. Likely to be thereabouts once more.

Form: 84P212

Carrig Coch¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr Daniel Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 84

80/1

Well held in a bumper/maiden hurdles and he's hard to warm to on this handicap debut.

Form: 9-760

Nachi Falls⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Molly Legg⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 81| D

14/1

Has largely struggled since winning a pair of handicaps last summer, but there were more encouraging signs at Market Rasen (18.6f, good) last time and his mark continues to slide.

Form: 07-P065

Oneonechop^b,t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-4| J: Mrs Jo Supple⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 97

33/1

Fairly useful on the Flat in France, winner of 6 races up to 1m. Has some decent pieces of form to his name since switched to hurdles, but recent efforts have lacked spark.

Form: 332305

Soul Icon^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr F Procter⁽⁷⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 79

11/4

Left previous form well behind under more positive tactics on handicap bow at Huntingdon (19.6f, good to soft), making all for a cosy success. 6 lb rise fair and big player if able to back that up.

Form: 9U4-41

Forecasts

Soul Icon (11/4), Snug As A Bug (11/2), Norley (6/1), Rock On Tommy (7/1), Eclair Des Sablons (17/2), Good Bye (11/1), Nachi Falls (14/1), Isle Of Aron (16/1), Getaway Cory (18/1), Belle Jour (25/1), Family Pot (28/1), Oneonechop (33/1), Carrig Coch (80/1)

Preference is for SNUG AS A BUG, who hasn't finished out of the first two in three starts since joining Susan Gardner, and a reproduction of her latest effort at Fontwell would probably suffice here. Isle of Aron shapes as though this stiffer test will serve him well and he is next on the list ahead of recent Huntingdon winner Soul Icon and Eclair des Sablons.