12:47 Chepstow

Saturday 4 December 2021

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Martyn & Orsi Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 6m 12.67s

Tobefair⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Ring| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 130| CD

28/1

Very useful hurdler at his best and has slipped to a dangerous-looking mark. However, he has looked a shadow of his former self in 3 starts since returning from a break in September.

Form: 425-46P

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Flashjack²⁶⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Buckley| T: H D Daly| OR: 128| D

16/1

Now 6 lb below the mark off which he gained his latest success in the mud at Haydock in December 2019. Ended last season with a creditable display at Warwick (26f) and possibilities here if tuned-up.

Form: 8/58953-

Jepeck¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 128| CD

40/1

Failed to complete on 4 of his 5 starts over fences last season, but he did perform with credit when third of 8 off a 2 lb higher mark in this sphere at Plumpton in March. Not entirely ruled out.

Form: PP7R3-P

Take Your Time^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 126| D

10/11

Point/novice hurdle winner who improved upped to 3m when landing a Ffos Las handicap in tidy fashion on return in October. 6 lb rise fair enough and likely he has more to offer as a stayer.

Form: 123P2-1

Point Of Principle^t,v1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 125

40/1

Winner of just one of his 14 starts in this sphere and was never travelling prior to being pulled up on recent chase debut at Sandown. Now tried in a visor.

Form: 74/7P-4P

Dell' Arca^t,v³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 125| D

10/1

Back on-song when landing a 3m Haydock handicap off a 2 lb higher mark in May. Latest effort at Newbury was encouraging and this 12-y-o has to enter calculations.

Form: 58-1775

Beau Bay^h,t²⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Cillin Leonard⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 124| D

33/1

Back to best when landing Grand Sefton at Aintree last December and went in again in a Doncaster veterans' event in February. On a potentially handy mark back in this sphere and he's one to consider.

Form: 51F61P-

What About Time³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Luca Morgan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 123| D

11/1

Point winner who made a successful hurdles debut at Uttoxeter last November. However, failed to build on that when returning to action at Ludlow, for all that he's entitled to come on for the run.

Form: 2321/1-5

Wildfire Warrior^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 121

6/1

Jumped poorly but still managed to open his account in 21f Ludlow novice hurdle last November. Looked rusty on return/handicap bow in a first-time hood at Sandown and should be sharper now.

Form: 24/31-6

Good And Hardy^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118| CD

14/1

Dual hurdles winner during 2019/20 campaign, including over this C&D. However, struggled over fences last season and beaten a fair way back in this sphere on return at Ffos Las.

Form: P/4UPP-5

Vaziani^b1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: K Brogan| T: R Walford| OR: 113

6/1

Left inauspicious reappearance display well behind when going close off a similar mark at Kempton (24.5f) recently. Reproduction of that effort would put him firmly in the picture. Blinkers applied.

Form: 310/P-72

Forecasts

Take Your Time (10/11), Vaziani (6/1), Wildfire Warrior (6/1), Dell' Arca (10/1), What About Time (11/1), Good And Hardy (14/1), Flashjack (16/1), Tobefair (28/1), Beau Bay (33/1), Jepeck (40/1), Point Of Principle (40/1)

It's hard to resist the allure of TAKE YOUR TIME, who did the job in good style upped to 3m on his reappearance at Ffos Las and there should be more to come from this 6-y-o. If able to at least match the form of his latest Kempton effort now tried in blinkers, Vaziani will be a threat. Wildfire Warrior, the evergreen 12-y-o Dell' Arca and Beau Bay are others to consider.