13:50 Aintree

Sunday 24 October 2021

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Jewson Click and Collect Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 6m 8.9s

Dell' Arca^t,v¹⁴⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 128| CD

16/1

Veteran who took this 12 months ago and was perked up by a change of headgear when adding to tally at Haydock in May. Not in the same form at Cartmel later that month and off since.

Form: 1558-17

Bootlegger^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: K Brogan| T: T Davidson| OR: 126

8/1

Done well since joining this yard, winning over fences at Doncaster in March. Made decent return to action when third at Wetherby (3m) 11 days ago and could strip fitter with that behind him. Player.

Form: 3212-U3

Volcano^p,t²⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 125| D

50/1

Form: 14131P-

The Grand Visir^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 125

10/3

Smart stayer on the Flat and starts out in handicaps hurdles on what could be a good mark based on his Flat ability. Very interesting runner.

Form: U43/4-

Justatenner^h¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Willmott| T: T Davidson| OR: 123| D

16/1

Bounced back to form to take advantage of a reduced mark at Hexham (3m, soft) 15 days ago. Up 4 lb but retains plenty of handicapping scope on best form.

Form: 454431

Asserted⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 121

10/1

Progressive winning novice hurdler for Joseph O'Brien in Ireland this summer and boasts a very unexposed profile now handicap hurdling for a new yard. Very interesting to see how he goes in betting.

Form: 5/163

The Sweeney^p⁹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J R Wildman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 117

14/1

Two hurdle wins at Market Rasen during summer of 2019 but lightly raced in recent years. Shaped as if retaining ability back from a year off in July but off again since.

Form: 165/P6-5

O'Hanrahan Bridge¹⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 115| D

33/1

Off the mark in 3m handicap hurdle at Carlisle just under a year ago but has disappointed in his 4 runs since. Yard is in good form back from a break, though.

Form: 215P-P5

The Knot Is Tied⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N B King| OR: 114

13/2

Finally gained a second hurdle success when easily seeing off 5 rivals at Fakenham 9 days ago. 10 lb higher in a deeper race now, though.

Form: 253-461

Tayzar¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 113

80/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Ran well when second at Southwell in June but has thrown in a couple of lesser runs since.

Form: 24-5287

Legalized²⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Alexander Fielding⁽⁸⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 113

22/1

Right back to form towards end of last year, winning over 3m at Ayr. Absent since a lesser run at Catterick in February. First run for new yard after leaving Dianne Sayer.

Form: 544218-

Optimistic Bias^p¹²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: R Law-Eadie⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 112| CD

100/1

Veteran chaser who regained winning thread at Uttoxeter (3m) last November. Below that level since and other are preferred back hurdling after 4 months off.

Form: U1P43-4

Guillemot^v¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Godfrey| T: H D Daly| OR: 105

7/1

Left previous form well behind when striking in a first-time visor at Stratford (2¾m, good) in March. Backed that up when third over 3m at Southwell in April. Returns as an unexposed sort.

Form: 548013-

Uno Mas⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Ellis Collier⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 102| D

11/4

Rejuvenated lately, scoring at Uttoxeter in September and Ffos Las 8 days ago, both under Ellie Collier. Back up another 9 lb but has won off higher marks before. One of 2 solid contenders for yard.

Form: 449121

Forecasts

Uno Mas (11/4), The Grand Visir (10/3), The Knot Is Tied (13/2), Guillemot (7/1), Bootlegger (8/1), Asserted (10/1), The Sweeney (14/1), Dell' Arca (16/1), Justatenner (16/1), Legalized (22/1), O'Hanrahan Bridge (33/1), Volcano (50/1), Tayzar (80/1), Optimistic Bias (100/1)

THE GRAND VISIR has plenty of scope off his opening mark in this sphere based on his smart Flat ability and gets the vote in a competitive opener. Uno Mas and Asserted are 2 possible dangers from the Christian Williams yard. Tristan Davidson is another trainer who has 2 sound chances in the shape of Bootlegger and Justatenner.