15:36 Exeter

Tuesday 22 March 2022

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Harcombe Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 4m 35.31s

Deeper Blue³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: H Fry| OR: 117

5/2

Evens, posted career best when winning 6-runner novice hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f) 3 days ago. Not taken lightly under his 7 lb penalty.

Form: 5-32651

Franco D'Aunou⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 123

15/2

Off 3 months before good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f) 43 days ago. Well in the mix despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 3312-42

Stormy Flight¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 123

8/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Newbury (20.5f) 17 days ago. This shorter trip not likely to suit, though.

Form: 1-P7B23

Sonigino^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 121

9/2

Dual winner who wasn't disgraced when fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Newbury (16.3f) 38 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back in handicap company off an attractive mark.

Form: 113545

Grandeur D'ame^h1⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 117

13/2

13/2, creditable second of 7 in novice hurdle at Sandown (16f) 45 days ago. Hood on for handicap debut and needs considering.

Form: 265-132

Buckhorn George^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 115

14/1

Had wind op before (tongue strap also on) when creditable second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (21.8f) 23 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 5P-FPP2

Ballybreeze^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 111

7/2

9/4, creditable second of 5 in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (16f) 24 days ago. Enters calculations in his bid for a first success.

Form: 6-57432

Jack's A Legend^t1¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: T J O'Brien| T: A E Jones| OR: 110| BF

22/1

Pulled up in handicap at Doncaster (16.6f) 17 days ago. Tongue strap on now and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 00-637P

Non-Runners

Smurphy Enki³¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: C Gordon J: Joshua Moore

Bluffmeifyoucan²⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Sean Houlihan

Global Agreement¹⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: M F Harris J: Kevin Jones

Forecasts

Deeper Blue (5/2), Ballybreeze (7/2), Sonigino (9/2), Grandeur D'ame (13/2), Bluffmeifyoucan (7/1), Franco D'Aunou (15/2), Stormy Flight (8/1), Smurphy Enki (14/1), Buckhorn George (14/1), Global Agreement (16/1), Jack's A Legend (22/1)

A few with chances but Paul Nicholls' SONIGINO looks weighted to bag a third win of the season. Franco d'Aunou is next on the list on the back of his good Fontwell second with in-form maiden Ballybreeze another who can have a say in an open handicap.