14:40 Wetherby

Friday 29 October 2021

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bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 55.40s

Theatre Legend¹⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 131| CD

10/1

C&D winner but only seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (16f, good) 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 2/2F517-

Herbiers^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 129| D

7/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sandown in April but pulled up in handicap at Chepstow (16f, good to firm) 21 days ago after all but falling at the first flight. Worth another chance.

Form: 21311-P

Blakeney Point^b,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 127| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Perth in August and posted creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) 34 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 02-6133

Champagne City²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 126| D

14/1

Scored at Worcester in August but only fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Fontwell (17.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Needs to improve his jumping.

Form: 81-1214

Red Force One²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 126| D

28/1

Fair hurdler at his best. Arrives fit from the Flat, so he's no forlorn hope back in this sphere.

Form: 63/106-0

Restandbethankful^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy| OR: 125| D

5/2

Dual 2m winner in May before back after a wind op with encouraging sixth in handicap at Chepstow (16f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly eased 1 lb now.

Form: 122-116

Son Of Red²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 124| D

9/2

Fair 2m Flat winner who showed similar form in three runs over hurdles. Not seen to best effect when fourth on Flat at Lingfield 29 days ago and needs considering with that run under his belt.

Form: 135-

Got Trumped^p²³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 120

20/1

Out of sorts when last seen over jumps for Jessica Harrington but a fair winning hurdler/chaser at his best in Ireland. Figures on a good mark now, so not ruled out for his new yard.

Form: 1PP7U9-

Saint Arvans^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: M A Barnes| OR: 114| D

4/1

Dual 2m scorer last term who arrives on back of good second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, good) 12 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 144-332

Ilaya^h,t²²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 111| D

25/1

Off 7 months since good third in 2m handicap hurdle at Newcastle. Back to a potentially lenient mark now, so no forlorn hope on his comeback run.

Form: 2/55663-

Forecasts

Restandbethankful (5/2), Saint Arvans (4/1), Son Of Red (9/2), Herbiers (7/1), Blakeney Point (9/1), Theatre Legend (10/1), Champagne City (14/1), Got Trumped (20/1), Ilaya (25/1), Red Force One (28/1)

A few with chances, but RESTANDBETHANKFUL should take a step forward from his promising reappearance Chepstow sixth and is fancied to provide another winner for the in-form Olly Murphy team. Son of Red is unexposed in this sphere and feared most after a recent run on the Flat, with Got Trumped weighted to have a say too if fully tuned up on his first run for Sandy Thomson.