16:30 Southwell

Monday 21 March 2022

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Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 34.50s

Gibberwell^p1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Max Kendrick| T: J Coulson| OR: 100

18/1

Ex-Irish hurdler who landed a Wexford maiden over there. Sound start for new yard when fourth at Uttoxeter in December but has run 2 lesser races since. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 144-45P

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Optimistic Bias^b³⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 96| C| D

7/1

Last 4 wins have come over fences but still plenty of mileage in him over hurdles from lower mark, finishing placed on his last 2 starts. Ought to be in the mix again.

Form: 3-40623

Hillview¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 96| BF

7/2

Off the mark when taking 7-runner Bangor handicap in September. Good close second back there since and claims if returning from a break in similar form.

Form: 834212

Uisce Ur^p³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 92| D

16/1

Beaten a long way on both starts back with former yard but he's dropped to a winning mark and is worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

Form: F123-96

Train Hill²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 90

3/1

Off since finishing second in a Uttoxeter handicap hurdle in September but that form is solid and he's a major player off only 1 lb higher if showing up in similar form.

Form: 8P4522

Cloudy Wednesday⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 88| D

20/1

Poor form over hurdles/fences in Ireland. Could only consider if backed on this handicap debut for a new trainer.

Form: 7P-14P6

Bunny Boru^p1,t⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 84

33/1

Successful between the flags and there were positives to glean from her first 2 starts over hurdles last winter. It's been all downhill since, though. First-time cheekpieces need to make a difference.

Form: 267P-06

Bendy Bow^p1⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss L Bradstock⁽⁷⁾| T: M Bradstock| OR: 83

20/1

Modest maiden who ran one of his better races when 15 lengths third of 10 in Market Rasen handicap on Boxing Day. Not in anything like the same form at Fontwell since, though. Headgear goes on.

Form: P/407-30

The Questioner^p1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 83

10/1

Poor form in bumper/over hurdles but worth a precautionary betting check now handicapping over a longer trip in cheekpieces.

Form: 2-6P60

Miss M^b,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 79| C

4/1

Losing run stretches back to August 2020 and hasn't really been shaping as if she's ready to take advantage of her falling mark.

Form: 566755

Ratoute Yutty^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 73

25/1

More impact from much-reduced mark when second at Fakenham (23.5f) in January but hasn't got close to reproducing that form in 2 runs since.

Form: 7P-0256

Fitz The Brief¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Dickin| OR: 68

66/1

Little solid form.

Form: P7F77P

Jump Over The Moon^p1⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Reed| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 45

25/1

No show in a trio of maiden/novice hurdles around 2m but is worth monitoring in the betting now handicapping over a significantly longer trip. Cheekpieces also go on.

Form: P0P

Result Amended

Hillview - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

The Questioner - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Train Hill (3/1), Hillview (7/2), Miss M (4/1), Optimistic Bias (7/1), The Questioner (10/1), Uisce Ur (16/1), Gibberwell (18/1), Cloudy Wednesday (20/1), Bendy Bow (20/1), Ratoute Yutty (25/1), Jump Over The Moon (25/1), Bunny Boru (33/1), Fitz The Brief (66/1)

It might be worth chancing the fitness of TRAIN HILL as his Uttoxeter second when last seen in September suggests he has a race in him off this mark. Optimistic Bias arrives on the back of a couple of placed efforts and should give another good account, while, like the selection, Hillview was in fine form when last seen in the autumn.