16:30 Wincanton

Sunday 24 October 2021

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tote Supporting Racing Welfare Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 31.71s

Leroy Leroy³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: J R Boyle| OR: 121

11/1

Fairly useful Flat performer who took really well to hurdling last season, winning twice. Ticking over on the level since, and run bext excused after an early error at Plumpton 5 weeks ago.

Form: 22110-5

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Iron Mike²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Smith| OR: 119WS

8/1

Fair 12f Flat winner who ran best race over hurdles when second over this C&D back in January. Added to patchy record when last seen here 6 months ago. Had wind op/makes handicap debut for new yard.

Form: 6F2P24-

Blumen Glory¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 112

4/1

Fair form when placed on first 4 starts over hurdles, including on handicap debut at Fontwell in May. Possibly failed to stay 3 weeks later and he's one to note on return back down in trip.

Form: 4222-34

Cogital^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Robert Williams| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 112| D

15/2

Opened his account on third start over hurdles at Ffos Las in October 2020 and wasn't seen to best effect at Kempton a month later. Scored twice on the level in recent months so fitness no issue.

Form: 42/13-

Famoso¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 111WS

3/1

Low-key start given his smart pedigree but does seemed to be getting the hang of things, runner-up in novice hurdle at Chepstow back in April. Respected on handicap bow after a wind operation.

Form: 48032-

First Quest^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Hugh Nugent| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 110

6/1

Firmly back on track this summer, posting first win for over 2 years in 17.2f Cartmel handicap hurdle under this rider 6 weeks ago. Still in form when third at Exeter since so not discounted.

Form: 72-6213

Sufi^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 101

10/3

Off the mark over hurdles at Market Rasen (extended 2m) in April. Form under both codes mixed since but he continues to come down in the weights.

Form: 333646

Non-Runners

Manor Park³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: B Barr J: Patrick Cowley

Forecasts

Famoso (3/1), Sufi (10/3), Blumen Glory (4/1), Manor Park (5/1), First Quest (6/1), Cogital (15/2), Iron Mike (8/1), Leroy Leroy (11/1)

FAMOSO is no star, but his runner-up effort at Chepstow back in April suggested he's on the right track and Paul Nicholls' charge gets the vote to make a winning handicap debut having had a wind operation in the interim. Blumen Glory possibly failed to stay the distance at Ffos Las 5 months ago so he's feared most significantly back down in trip, ahead of First Quest and Leroy Leroy.