15:50 Fontwell

Sunday 27 February 2022

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RoyalEquestrian Bedding And Manor Elite Horsebox Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 38.25s

Mont Saint Vincent³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114| D

12/1

Off the mark in a Ffos Las maiden (21.8f) in April but not kicked on subsequently, albeit unseating rider early over fences at Wincanton (20f) last month. Needs to step up back over timber.

Form: 451-46U

Buckhorn George^t1⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 114WS

14/1

Maiden hurdle winner who hit frame 3 times in handicap hurdles last winter. However, ended the campaign out of sorts and no better in trio of starts over fences/hurdles this term. Had wind op.

Form: 25P-FPP

Del Duque⁴⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: David England| T: O Murphy| OR: 114

22/1

Improved to land back-to-back handicaps at up to 23f in summer of 2020. Brought down final start in November of that year and market may prove the best guide with yard also saddling Walkonthewildside

Form: 6U211B-

Martin Spirit¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J E Moore| T: P Butler| OR: 112

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser in France (stays 2¼m) who made frame on 3 of last 5 starts last summer. Joined new yard for £60,000 in November and not ruled out here.

Form: P22528

Game Socks⁸⁷

5/1

Landed a Plumpton maiden (20.5f) last winter and ran right up to best when runner-up at Ludlow (21f) in November. Probably best not judged too harshly on Leicester display since. Had wind op.

Form: 1055-26

Walkonthewildside⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 106

7/2

Walk In The Park gelding who has displayed clear signs of ability in 2 bumpers/3 novice hurdles, unsuited by drop in trip when fourth at Huntingdon (15.8f) last month. More to come now handicapping.

Form: 4-7454

Especially So⁴⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 105

33/1

Improved to spring a 66/1 surprise in 21f Warwick novice back in September 2020 but never figured on handicap debut a month later. Absent/switched yards since and market may prove best guide now.

Form: 50/9510-

Reallyradical^v²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Page Fuller| T: P G Murphy| OR: 103| CD

20/1

Landed handicap chase/hurdle double at Fontwell 7 months apart but he's a lazy sort and he's been some way below his best in a couple of hurdle spins for new yard of late. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-1PP87

Legal Rights³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102| C

3/1

Improved to land back-to-back handicap hurdles at around 19f in December/January. Did enough to suggest he remains in decent heart when fifth at Huntingdon (20.6f) latest and fancied to be thereabouts

Form: 4-32115

Delgany Monarch⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 100

16/5

Maiden who went for a long way as if his mark is exploitable when fourth at Chepstow (23.6f) last month, fading late on. Ease back in trip an obvious plus and respected having been eased 5 lb.

Form: 355-574

Non-Runners

Getaweapon⁵³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Legal Rights (3/1), Delgany Monarch (16/5), Walkonthewildside (7/2), Game Socks (5/1), Getaweapon (5/1), Mont Saint Vincent (12/1), Buckhorn George (14/1), Reallyradical (20/1), Del Duque (22/1), Especially So (33/1), Martin Spirit (33/1)

An intriguing handicap with the narrow vote in favour of WALKONTHEWILDSIDE. Olly Murphy's 6-y-o has shown definite signs of promise in maiden/novice hurdles and he's very much the type to do better now handicapping up in trip given his low-mileage profile. Delgany Monarch ought to be well served by the drop back in trip and is feared, ahead of Game Socks and Getaweapon.