13:47 Sedgefield

Thursday 11 November 2021

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Spray Technologies Paints And Aerosols Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 4m 4.07s

Enlighten³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 105

13/2

Bumper winner who is yet to score over hurdles but ran up to best in this sphere when fourth on return from 9 months off at Huntingdon (15.8f) in October. Can give another good account.

Form: 48/242-4

Oasis Prince^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Luca Morgan| T: M Walford| OR: 102

10/1

Maiden hurdler who ended time with Lucy Wadham with a good second at Market Rasen (18.6f) in August. Fit from trio of spins on Flat for new yard and not discounted back over timber.

Form: 3-05252

Countister²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Harrison| T: B Haslam| OR: 101| D

9/2

Gained first success since 2017/18 campaign when scoring in good style at Kelso (2¼m) in September. Good third next time but bounce back called for having run below par here latest.

Form: 942134

Sweet Justice²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Willmott| T: V Thompson| OR: 100

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who again ran below pick of hurdles form when midfield in a 2m Thurles handicap in October. Has since switched yards and likely best watched on balance.

Form: 0-568

Genever Dragon^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 97| CD

13/2

Landed a C&D juvenile here last summer. Record patchy subsequently but far from disgraced from sliding mark when third over 2m at Stratford last month, keeping on. Possibilities with a repeat.

Form: 3-30643

Top Attraction^t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 94

18/1

Modest handicapper on the Flat who showed more than on hurdles debut when fourth in a C&D maiden in October. Not in same form at Wetherby latest but handicaps more his bag at least.

Form: 540

Burnage Boy³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 90

11/1

Largely struggled on Flat this summer but dispelled a lesser effort over timber when runner-up in a C&D handicap in October, pulling clear of the remainder. Task now is to back that up.

Form: 25P/9-82

Strong Team^v²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Oakley Brown| T: C Grant| OR: 87| CD

10/1

Fair hurdler at his best who supplemented his C&D victory in August at Kelso a month later. Not disgraced from inflated mark either outing since and claims of hitting the frame again.

Form: 071135

Major Snugfit^t,v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 77

10/3

Enjoyed a productive spell on Flat, gaining third success of the year at Newcastle (12.5f) on his penultimate start. 2m at that venue taxed stamina latest but not dismissed back over hurdles.

Form: 4D5-576

Leopolds Rock¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 60

11/2

Beaten a long way in 3 maiden hurdles but did manage to make the frame in a recent spin on the Flat following an absence. Worth a precautionary market check now handicapping from out of weights.

Form: 5965-0

Forecasts

Major Snugfit (10/3), Countister (9/2), Leopolds Rock (11/2), Genever Dragon (13/2), Enlighten (13/2), Oasis Prince (10/1), Strong Team (10/1), Burnage Boy (11/1), Top Attraction (18/1), Sweet Justice (150/1)

A wide open handicap in which it may pay to take a chance on MAJOR SNUGFIT. He's enjoyed a good time of things on the level this year, winning 3 times, and this sort of test will prove more suitable than his assignments over hurdles this summer. Genever Dragon and Oasis Prince head up the dangers, ahead of Enlighten.