14:30 Newbury

Thursday 4 November 2021

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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 3.01s

Agrapart^t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 144| C| D

16/1

Showed he's still capable of smart form when landing 11-runner handicap at Kelso on the back of a breathing op in March. No impact both starts back this autumn (Flat latest) but he' on a fair mark.

Form: 84610-9

Sayo^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: T Lawes| OR: 143

33/1

Jumped better than has been the case and emerged with plenty of credit when fourth in the Coral Cup. Fell 2 months later on final start for Willie Mullins and not in top form on Flat for new yard.

Form: 81874F-

Spiritofthegames²⁰⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 139| DWS

8/1

Regular in competitive handicaps and regularly achieves useful form despite being very hard to win with. Has gone well fresh in the past and lower in the weights over hurdles. Has had a wind op.

Form: 248283-

Stoney Mountain¹⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 138| D

16/1

Useful 3m winner who caught the eye when seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Aintree on second start for this yard in April. Seemed to go amiss a month later, though.

Form: U59/37-P

Polish²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 137| CD

5/2

Relished return to 3m when landing handicap hurdle at Newbury in February. Also a Flat winner last month and that should set him up nicely for this.

Form: 5/43391-

Didtheyleaveuoutto²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford| OR: 134

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler who struck on the Flat at Nottingham in June. Finished with a flourish when runner-up in the Silver Trophy (19.5f) a month ago and on that evidence, 3m is well worth exploring.

Form: FF/F24-2

Highway One O One³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon| OR: 130

9/1

Smart handicap chaser at his peak. Not so good nowadays but Fontwell run with have blown the cobwebs away and he's now back hurdling.

Form: 0/6042-3

Le Musee⁴⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 128| D

50/1

Mid-field from a lofty chase mark in the Kim Muir when last seen under Rules but completed a quick-fire hat-trick on the level this summer. First hurdles start since March 2019.

Form: 331P00/

Dell' Arca^t,v¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 128| CD

17/2

Won a brace of 3m handicaps around this time last year and added to tally on return from a break at Haydock in May. Shaped as though in need of the run at Aintree 11 days ago.

Form: 558-177

One For You^t²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 123

11/2

Made it 2-2 in handicaps when accounting for some talented rivals upped to 23f at Market Rasen in March. Off since, but returns with yard in form and he could have a lot more to offer.

Form: 744511-

Non-Runners

Umndeni²⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Polish (5/2), Didtheyleaveuoutto (10/3), One For You (11/2), Spiritofthegames (8/1), Dell' Arca (17/2), Highway One O One (9/1), Umndeni (10/1), Stoney Mountain (16/1), Agrapart (16/1), Sayo (33/1), Le Musee (50/1)

Unlike most of these, ONE FOR YOU is a second-season hurdler on the up and with the Hobbs yard in good order this term, he could easily pick up where he left off. Didtheyleaveuoutto ran a cracker when runner-up in the Silver Trophy and on that evidence, 3m is well worth exploring, with Spiritofthegames another interesting rival.