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Thursday 28 October 2021

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Star Sports Bet Owners Club Guarantee Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 5m 17.4s

Faire Part Sivola²⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 121WS

9/1

Ended last term with poor run in 3m handicap hurdle at Haydock for Lucinda Russell. Since had a wind op, so he has a bit to prove on his return/yard bow.

Form: 6P/4F30-

Golden Emblem^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 120

15/2

Enjoyed a good last term, scoring twice, and signed off with good Perth third. Yard among the winners, so she's shortlisted on her seasonal return.

Form: 612153-

Kuraka^p²¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 118

6/1

Cheekpieces on when posting good third in handicap hurdle over C&D in April. Off the track since, but he can't be dismissed with headgear retained.

Form: 7/43053-

Coal Stock^b¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: R J Smith| OR: 117

50/1

Dual 19f winner in March but off since poor fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Exeter on final run for Nick Mitchell. Needs to bounce back for his new handler.

Form: 3/00115-

Jaisalmer^t⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Alfie Jordan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Bradstock| OR: 116

28/1

Scored at Warwick in April but well below par both runs since at Worcester. Has it to prove now.

Form: 6541-00

Statuario^b1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 116| C

50/1

Course winner but it's now fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Back over hurdles with blinkers reached for and questions to answer.

Form: 225448

Honorary Colonel²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 113

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler, and off since pulled up in handicap at Sandown in March. More is needed on his seasonal return.

Form: 9364P-

Sermando¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 113

15/2

Off 20 months before fading fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (21.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Should strip sharper now, so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 36714/4

Bembridge¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 107| CD

10/3

Improved form on his handicap debut when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle over C&D in May. Yard in good nick, so he merits consideration on his comeback.

Form: 5502-1

Blueberg^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 106

3/1

Had wind op and tongue strap on before excellent third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good) 24 days ago. Weighted to go close lowered 2 lb now.

Form: 83457-3

La Fille Francaise²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 102

11/1

Fair 3m winner for Robin Dickin who shaped encouragingly on yard debut after over 2 years off when ninth of 13 in handicap here in April, travelling well to 3 out. Not discounted on her return.

Form: 14580/9-

Forecasts

Blueberg (3/1), Bembridge (10/3), Kuraka (6/1), Golden Emblem (15/2), Sermando (15/2), Faire Part Sivola (9/1), Honorary Colonel (11/1), La Fille Francaise (11/1), Jaisalmer (28/1), Statuario (50/1), Coal Stock (50/1)

A tightly-knit handicap in which BLUEBERG gets the vote given he can race off a 2 lb lower mark than when an improved Stratford third on the back of a wind op. Both Bembridge and Golden Emblem lack a recent run but they ended last term in good order and hail from in-from yards so can make their presence felt. La Fille Francaise is an outsider worth a second look too.