15:20 Wincanton

Sunday 24 October 2021

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Fitzdares Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 59.83s

Esprit De Somoza^t⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 114WS

18/1

Tongue strap on when very good third of 7 in handicap at Newton Abbot in July. Back after a wind op now, and he can't be discounted.

Form: 13P-333

Trixster^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 113| D

25/1

Winless since 2019, and poor eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kempton (21f, good) 174 days ago. Has it to prove on his return.

Form: 43/636-8

Montys Medoc^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 112| C

7/2

Course winner who posted career best in 21f handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot 27 days ago. Can give another good account despite 5 lb rise.

Form: 0891-21

Neverbeen To Paris¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Frost| T: P G Murphy| OR: 111| D

7/1

Not the force of old, but he posted solid third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (25f) 19 days ago. Not ruled out off a falling mark.

Form: 360-763

Shinobi^p1,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 110| CD

5/1

C&D winner who reverts to this sphere after making mistakes on his chasing bow at Worcester 26 days ago. Cheekpieces go on too, so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 6-06514

Translink^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108

7/2

On the up over hurdles, and he bids for a hat-trick after two 20f handicap wins at Worcester. Not taken lightly for his in-form yard despite another 4 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 55-6F11

Getalead¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: Claire Harris| OR: 107

11/2

Off 11 months and first run since leaving Ella Pickard when encouraging second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (2m) 18 days ago. Should progress now up in trip. Considered.

Form: 5/2594-2

Geordie Washington²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 105

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, tenth of 15 in 2m novice hurdle at Exeter 7 months ago. Likely to do better now he's back up in trip for his handicap debut.

Form: 540-

Searching^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brace| T: G Harris| OR: 99| D

18/1

Unreliable type who turned in one of his better efforts when fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (21f) 12 days ago. Others remain more persuasive, though.

Form: 735-R65

Seaborough³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: James Davies| T: D Shaw| OR: 96

17/2

Arrives on a long losing run, but he's knocking on the door, not seen to best effect when third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f) 34 days ago. Weighted to go well.

Form: 362223

Sue Be It^t⁸⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 83

28/1

It's now eleven runs since his last win back in 2018, and cheekpieces tried when only seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in August. Others are preferred.

Form: 602-507

Forecasts

Translink (7/2), Montys Medoc (7/2), Shinobi (5/1), Getalead (11/2), Neverbeen To Paris (7/1), Seaborough (17/2), Esprit De Somoza (18/1), Searching (18/1), Trixster (25/1), Sue Be It (28/1), Geordie Washington (33/1)

A few with chances, but TRANSLINK's form is on an upward curve and he remains at the right end of the handicap too so he is taken to complete his hat-trick for a yard among the winners. Neverbeen To Paris arrives in decent nick and is feared most off a much reduced mark, although Seaborough is another who is weighted to have a say despite being a long time without a win.