13:00 Chepstow

Monday 17 January 2022

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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 6m 22.2s

Rabski³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 110

12/1

Yet to add to his debut bumper win, and only eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f, soft) 39 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 727-230

Red Lion Lad^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 110| D

13/2

Showed some promise over hurdles and back in this sphere after two underhwelming efforts over fences. Remains open to improvement, so well worth considering.

Form: 1/363-6U

Caswell Bay¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 109| C

6/1

Course winner but he came in below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle here (19.4f) 11 days ago. Up in trip with more required.

Form: 9364-56

Hard To Forget^v³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 108| D

11/1

Below par over fences this term, blinkered when fourth in handicap chase at Plumpton (25.7f) 35 days ago. Needs to step forward reverted to hurdles.

Form: P51-444

Delgany Monarch³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 105

7/2

Has hinted at promise, seventh of 16 in 3m handicap hurdle at Ascot 30 days ago. Weighted to go close off 3 lb lower mark now. Player.

Form: 3355-57

Le Tueur^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 100| D

9/1

Pulled up on both his starts over fences this season. Switches to hurdles now with others preferred.

Form: 1422-PP

Lanspark³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 100| D

10/1

Scored over 3m at Taunton in the spring, but he's been pulled up over fences and hurdles on both his starts this term. Has qustions lo answer at present.

Form: 4581-PP

Kenyan Cowboy³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Max Kendrick| T: N B King| OR: 99| C

3/1

Course winner in November who also posted good third of 17 in 22f handicap at Uttoxeter last time. One to consider now back up in trip.

Form: 07F163

The Lion Dancer^b³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 95| C| D

14/1

Off 9 months before fading fifth of 9 in 3m handicap chase at Warwick on yard bow 39 days ago. Should strip fitter for that run, but he's proved an unreliable sort.

Form: P/PP1P-5

Non-Runners

Auenwirbel¹⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 11

T: Mrs L J Young J: Mitchell Bastyan

Forecasts

Kenyan Cowboy (3/1), Delgany Monarch (7/2), Auenwirbel (9/2), Caswell Bay (6/1), Red Lion Lad (13/2), Le Tueur (9/1), Lanspark (10/1), Hard To Forget (11/1), Rabski (12/1), The Lion Dancer (14/1)

A case can be made for a few of these, but DELGANY MONARCH figures on a handy mark and is taken to open his account at the chief expense of Red Lion Lad, who is also unexposed at this trip and shouldn't be underestimated now back hurdling after an unsuccessful stint over fences. Course scorer Kenyan Cowboy must also enter calculations too.